Category Archives: Court
Reopened
Three syllables, one hell. The divorce has been reopened. The Flagler Clerk of Court, Court Records webpage sent me into a panic this morning. If I didn’t already have an appointment for tomorrow morning to speak with my lawyer, I would be on the phone right now. I don’t know what “Termination of Child Support […]
The rest of the initial Motion
The rest of the initial motion is as mind-boggling as the the first part. There’s not much left. The majority of the Motion focused on all the myriad of ways Donkey considered himself to be a superior parent, a superior being with superior mental and physical health. Now, over two years later, I think he must have been imagining […]
If I had counted, I could tell you what number straw I’m grasping
How many times did I ask my lawyer about Donkey’s insistence that judgement had been entered stating there was insufficient evidence of domestic violence? How many times did my lawyer tell me there was no judgement entered? That the hearing was for the purpose of determining jurisdiction and only affected the divorce/custody in that the divorce/custody would be […]
Is an elevated bench necessary in family court?
In criminal court, or any which allows a gallery of spectators, it is advantageous for someone to have a superior vantage point. This allows the judge to observe the behaviors and reactions of everyone in the room, and, presumably, be the first to see if something goes amiss. Is this elevated vantage point necessary in […]
This factor is weighed evenly between the father and mother
Final Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage, Division 49, 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell, Fla., prepared by C. Michael Barnette, Esq., with The Law Office of C. Michael Barnette, Daytona Beach, Fla. “(q) The court finds that both parents have a demonstrated capacity and disposition to maintain an environment for […]
This factor is weighed slightly in favor of the father
Final Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage, Division 49, 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell, Fla., prepared by C. Michael Barnette, Esq., with The Law Office of C. Michael Barnette, Daytona Beach, Fla. “The court finds that the father has no physical or mental issues relevant to his ability to parent […]
As long as the maximum is the minimum
first draft, Final Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage, Division 49, 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell, Fla., prepared by C. Michael Barnette, Esq., with The Law Office of C. Michael Barnette, Daytona Beach, Fla. “The court finds than an additional factor considered is the father’s expressed willingness to give additional […]
Excusable aggression against a wife
Final Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage, Division 49, 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell, Fla., prepared by C. Michael Barnette, Esq., with The Law Office of C. Michael Barnette, Daytona Beach, Fla. “The mother indicated that on February 24, 2010, the father threw her into a door causing injuries. The […]
