3 days til court and need advice and help
Well I know that I posted recently that our GAL spoke with SD and SD7 told him that he wanted to spend equal time with both parents. Well that has all changed when one of BM's family memebers contacted the GAL telling them that SD had a change in heart. Needless to say everyone was told last week what SD's thoughts were and know all of a sudden one of her family memebers thinks she has a change in heart. So GAL went to the school met with SD and SD told him that she wanted to live primarly with BM and see us everyother weekend. We currently have 50/50. Our attorney contacted me yesterday and she was furious but if BM's family is telling SD what to say so that BM can get what she wants won't BM suffer from this? Help it's going to be a long weekend and I just need someone to help me out.
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I wish I had some answers.
But the best I can do is say that 7 year olds are terribly fickle even when they are NOT being told how to feel. Most judges aren't going to place a whole lot of emphasis on what the child says at this age because of this. That's why in most states a child has to be a certain age before they can "decide" who they want to live with. I think it's fair to say that if there has been no significant change in circumstances making 50/50 detrimental to SD, then things will probably stay at 50/50. I don't know who the "family member" is that started this BS, but if that "family member" is not a party to the action (meaning not SD's biological parent) then I doubt a judge will give that person an audience, either. I don't think this ONE thing, in and of itself, is going to change placement from 50/50 to EOW. It's going to take more than he said, she said. Hopefully.
~ Anne ~
"Adjust on the fly, or you're going to cry."
Steve Doocy, The Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook