Hello again everybody.
So from some advice on this forum, grumpy clerks and countless hours spent waiting for free legal advice, I'm ready for my Case Conference on Wednesday.
I am self representing and the applicant to this case. I am asking for Joint Custody as well as structured access/visitation and that child support be settled (what I will be paying monthly)
A couple of days ago a received the respondents case conference brief and learned that she had found a lawyer. The CCB was full of a lot of written spite and a lot of untruths. I went to see free legal advice and they told me that I could complete a 14a affidavit in response to what the other party wrote. I completed my write up stating the truth to each of their numbered paragraphs and kept it short and simple. I also attached 3 "exhibits" in reference to my statements (for people new to this...you need to get each exhibit sworn in order for the judge to take them into consideration)
I am seeking joint custody with graduated access capping out with every other weekend visits and 3 times weekly on the weeks that I won't have our daughter.
This is what the respondent propposed:
a. Twice weekly for two hours in a supervised access centre
b. Upon four consecutive weeks of successful supervised access visits the access visits shall occur twice weekly for two hours unsupervised
c. Such further and alternate access as agreed upon between both parties
Note that our daughter is only almost 8 months old and I have been completely shut out of her life for over 2 months. I have had less than 10 visits with her totaling apprx. 20 hours.
I understand that the judge will want me to graduate into a unsupervised roll and I am willing to do the supervised access (I have nothing to hide) and graduate into small amounts of time unsupervised...but I eventually want my overnights on weekends.
I was looking for advice of what I should stay stern with and what not to just settle with if we attempt mediation. I'm assuming the judge will try to urge us to mediation and as the respondent has a lawyer and I'm just a newb rookie I may get walked all over on this.
As always, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
So from some advice on this forum, grumpy clerks and countless hours spent waiting for free legal advice, I'm ready for my Case Conference on Wednesday.
I am self representing and the applicant to this case. I am asking for Joint Custody as well as structured access/visitation and that child support be settled (what I will be paying monthly)
A couple of days ago a received the respondents case conference brief and learned that she had found a lawyer. The CCB was full of a lot of written spite and a lot of untruths. I went to see free legal advice and they told me that I could complete a 14a affidavit in response to what the other party wrote. I completed my write up stating the truth to each of their numbered paragraphs and kept it short and simple. I also attached 3 "exhibits" in reference to my statements (for people new to this...you need to get each exhibit sworn in order for the judge to take them into consideration)
I am seeking joint custody with graduated access capping out with every other weekend visits and 3 times weekly on the weeks that I won't have our daughter.
This is what the respondent propposed:
a. Twice weekly for two hours in a supervised access centre
b. Upon four consecutive weeks of successful supervised access visits the access visits shall occur twice weekly for two hours unsupervised
c. Such further and alternate access as agreed upon between both parties
Note that our daughter is only almost 8 months old and I have been completely shut out of her life for over 2 months. I have had less than 10 visits with her totaling apprx. 20 hours.
I understand that the judge will want me to graduate into a unsupervised roll and I am willing to do the supervised access (I have nothing to hide) and graduate into small amounts of time unsupervised...but I eventually want my overnights on weekends.
I was looking for advice of what I should stay stern with and what not to just settle with if we attempt mediation. I'm assuming the judge will try to urge us to mediation and as the respondent has a lawyer and I'm just a newb rookie I may get walked all over on this.
As always, any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
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