Hi everyone,
While I'm not a frequent poster, I do read quite a few of the posts and find that there is such an incredible range of situations that people here are dealing with. I often gain good general info, and a general sense of what to expect / how to proceed. That said, I just wanted to post an update - following up on my first post in January, which contains all the relevant background (http://www.ottawadivorce.com/forum/f...st-post-11095/).
The first court date went smoothly, and my partner had his case conference brief ready to go that day, well before the 7 day deadline. Her deadline for submitting her brief was last Friday, which came and went with nothing. He followed up with an email to her on Saturday asking if she had filed the documents with the court and/or sent a copy to him, and offered to discuss options for settling in advance of the case conference. No response - until today, when he received a call from her new lawyer (she was previously self represented) who offered to send a copy of her case conference brief via email as a "courtesy".
Anyway, that's the current situation. I think he's as prepared as possible, given that he can't afford a lawyer. Any tips or advice on things judges may want to hear at a first case conference? He has a well written case conference brief which addresses all of her issues, and is going to bring some photos of our place and the kids bedroom that we have prepared, to show that we have a wonderful home waiting for them.
As well, given that he hasn't seen his kids in almost a year, what do you think the likelihood is that a judge will issue a temporary order allowing him access? I'm not sure if they generally issue these at a case conference or not...
Thanks for your thoughts!
A.
While I'm not a frequent poster, I do read quite a few of the posts and find that there is such an incredible range of situations that people here are dealing with. I often gain good general info, and a general sense of what to expect / how to proceed. That said, I just wanted to post an update - following up on my first post in January, which contains all the relevant background (http://www.ottawadivorce.com/forum/f...st-post-11095/).
The first court date went smoothly, and my partner had his case conference brief ready to go that day, well before the 7 day deadline. Her deadline for submitting her brief was last Friday, which came and went with nothing. He followed up with an email to her on Saturday asking if she had filed the documents with the court and/or sent a copy to him, and offered to discuss options for settling in advance of the case conference. No response - until today, when he received a call from her new lawyer (she was previously self represented) who offered to send a copy of her case conference brief via email as a "courtesy".
Anyway, that's the current situation. I think he's as prepared as possible, given that he can't afford a lawyer. Any tips or advice on things judges may want to hear at a first case conference? He has a well written case conference brief which addresses all of her issues, and is going to bring some photos of our place and the kids bedroom that we have prepared, to show that we have a wonderful home waiting for them.
As well, given that he hasn't seen his kids in almost a year, what do you think the likelihood is that a judge will issue a temporary order allowing him access? I'm not sure if they generally issue these at a case conference or not...
Thanks for your thoughts!
A.
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