Very good advice, About Time.
Also, don't forget to stand when addressing the judge.
Unfortunately, how well you behave and how eloquently you make your points won't sway the judge in one direction or the other. My husband went into court the other week, as professional and eloquent as can be, well spoken, polite, with documentation and information that - according to some members of this forum - was foolproof, valid and justified. Yet, he still got "castrated" - as he put it - and sent out by the judge with less rights than he came in, and owing $2K to my stepson's mom for her legal fees. So hope for the best, yet don't forget to prepare yourself for the worst. We forgot to do the latter, and the judge's ruling tore us apart emotionally and psychologically. Good luck to you. :-)
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