just a background i ask my question......
i hope this is the right place for it.
back in November, my wife took my children to a shelter.
then she called immigration to tell them i was out of status.
4 days after she left, i joined AA. there was NO domestic violence - i admitted to CAS that there was abuse, caused by my drinking.
i am suing for joint custody.
On 2 ocassions she refused supervised access, claiming that the she felt the children would not be safe.
It was CAS, the shelters on site workers who urged me to contact my lawyer ASAP.
i was allowed drop them down gifts for christmas, which they were not given.
We filed an emergency motion for supervised access - the case worker aggreed to be served.
between that and the court date, she moved to another shelter, a 2 hour drive away. and enrolled the children in school. i dont know if they were in school between leaving and then.
in her response, and counter claim for sole custody, she made baseless, far fetched allegations of violence. she also claimed the children did not want to see me.
she said she intended to live in the named city, and hand wrote another city,
using duty consel, she agreed to the access, up there.
she also stated that if/when she gets a restraining order, her extended family are willinng to help.
i went and did the intake interview and got to see them last weekend.
at her intake interview, she said our eldest daughter did not want it, and possibly not our youngest.
the reunion went great, with the younger saying as she left, 'dont die daddy'. unfortunately, she said it as she was leaving so it was not heard by the observer for her notes.
the other day, she moved again. i dont know if is to another shelter, or independent living.
it is going to take 2 weeks for the intake interview. my lawyer told her, as of today she still had no lawyer, she should have given more notice, or get a ride up to there for the access (she does not drive)
the centre called late this evening to say she could not get a ride up, and was cancelling the access.
can a contempt motion be slapped on her? she has had since Wednesday to get a way there, or make sure that some arrangement was being made for the visit. or at least all day today - when my lawyer's paralegal told her that it was her responsiblity to get there, or arrange a neutral to supervise the access.
what will that do FOR my case? our first case conference is on early March, or will something be done in the meantime?
altough i was the cause of the inital move to the shelter, since it all happened, i am looking the sensible parent by going to AA, other conselling, whereas she has refused supervised access twice, moved them all over - at least 3 schools in since October, the constant moving, not going to court for emergency motion, making duty conse (at the court where she was) go to her at the shelter to sign the motion.
she was given 3 options - get there tomorrow, make another arrangement or face contempt
does a contempt actually mean anything?
thanks
i hope this is the right place for it.
back in November, my wife took my children to a shelter.
then she called immigration to tell them i was out of status.
4 days after she left, i joined AA. there was NO domestic violence - i admitted to CAS that there was abuse, caused by my drinking.
i am suing for joint custody.
On 2 ocassions she refused supervised access, claiming that the she felt the children would not be safe.
It was CAS, the shelters on site workers who urged me to contact my lawyer ASAP.
i was allowed drop them down gifts for christmas, which they were not given.
We filed an emergency motion for supervised access - the case worker aggreed to be served.
between that and the court date, she moved to another shelter, a 2 hour drive away. and enrolled the children in school. i dont know if they were in school between leaving and then.
in her response, and counter claim for sole custody, she made baseless, far fetched allegations of violence. she also claimed the children did not want to see me.
she said she intended to live in the named city, and hand wrote another city,
using duty consel, she agreed to the access, up there.
she also stated that if/when she gets a restraining order, her extended family are willinng to help.
i went and did the intake interview and got to see them last weekend.
at her intake interview, she said our eldest daughter did not want it, and possibly not our youngest.
the reunion went great, with the younger saying as she left, 'dont die daddy'. unfortunately, she said it as she was leaving so it was not heard by the observer for her notes.
the other day, she moved again. i dont know if is to another shelter, or independent living.
it is going to take 2 weeks for the intake interview. my lawyer told her, as of today she still had no lawyer, she should have given more notice, or get a ride up to there for the access (she does not drive)
the centre called late this evening to say she could not get a ride up, and was cancelling the access.
can a contempt motion be slapped on her? she has had since Wednesday to get a way there, or make sure that some arrangement was being made for the visit. or at least all day today - when my lawyer's paralegal told her that it was her responsiblity to get there, or arrange a neutral to supervise the access.
what will that do FOR my case? our first case conference is on early March, or will something be done in the meantime?
altough i was the cause of the inital move to the shelter, since it all happened, i am looking the sensible parent by going to AA, other conselling, whereas she has refused supervised access twice, moved them all over - at least 3 schools in since October, the constant moving, not going to court for emergency motion, making duty conse (at the court where she was) go to her at the shelter to sign the motion.
she was given 3 options - get there tomorrow, make another arrangement or face contempt
does a contempt actually mean anything?
thanks
