I have been sitting on this for quite a while and I am wondering what the forum users think about this. Below is a statement that I wrote just after the incident and just recently added to it.
"(Original Statement written on October 10th, 2005)
Statement of
Duped October 10th, 2005
On October 5th, 2005 I walked into my son’s new school
(school name) to introduce myself and get updated school records. Upon the mention of my name I was nearly accosted by the principal. Stating that any physical contact with my flesh would constitute assault, I was invited into the principal’s office for an explanation of his actions. He stated that he had in his possession documents from the court stating that the mother had custody and that I was not to be allowed at the school. It was apparent by his demeanor that he had been misled into believing that I was an abusive parent. I informed him that I had all court documents in my possession and that none of these documents stated that the mother had custody or that I was not allowed to be at the school. It was at this point that he retrieved my sons file and produced a faxed copy of the decision of Justice
(judge's name) with an attached hand written letter stating;
“ATT: Management:
For proven the mother of (
child's name) has the custody.
P.S. Not to let (child) leave with the father, without the signature of the mother (
mothers name).” (Literal translation, original document written in French)
The principal loosely translated for me that the hand written note that came directly from the judges office stated that since the mother had custody, I was not allowed to be at the school.
I asked the principal to specifically read for me the judges decision as stated in the court document pertaining to the mother having custody and he was unable to do this. I pointed out that the only mention of custody was the point where it stated that if the mother did not return within 21 day to live with the child in
(city name) that the father would be automatically grated interim custody of the child. In his confusion he stated that
(my ex) had asked him just the other day if the fax from the judge had come yet, he was convinced that this order and the hand written note that were faxed to the school together had come directly from the judge himself. It was at this point that I pointed out to him that the fax lacked a letterhead and a signature and was not a legal document.
It was also at this point that I realized a discussion that I had overheard previously while in court on October 3rd 2005 had relevance.
(my ex’s) father walked into the court room, sat down beside her, she asked him if he had sent the fax, he stated all sent and she said good. Fax was received at 1:51 pm on October 3rd, 2005 and at that time we were awaiting the judge in the court room.
I asked the principal if he would be willing to give me a statement to the effect of what we had discussed and he stated that he would only do so if officially requested by a judge, as he did not want to get involved.
I immediately took a photocopy of the hand written note over to my lawyer’s office for his information.
(Added on May 10th, 2007)
The original photocopy remains in my file at the Law Office of
(name of former lawyer).
I was appalled that
(name of former lawyer) did not submit this document to the appropriate person(s) immediately as I believe it to be unethical at best to be passing off documents as though they were written by a judge. If nothing else, it is insulting that this behaviour is tolerated. I had hoped he would have brought this to the attention of Justice
(judges name) but he did not.
Sincerely,
Duped
Dated: ____________________"
What should I do with this piece of manipulative deception?
Is it illegal to pass off documents as official documents from the court?
Is there someone specific or a specific office that deals with this sort of thing?
Should I bring this to someone's attention or should i just sit on it?
Information or advice please!
Thanks
Duped