Thanks, and God bless
Dana
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I went to court for Bella today. It was horrible...but maybe in a good way? First, the judge was 30 minutes late. Then, when she finally came in, she sent me and Bella's dad out, and turned it into a lawyer conference. His group (including Bella) was down the hall, and in the main hall of the courthouse, so I sat down right outside the court room to wait. A few minutes went by, and then Bella's dad came back to where I was waiting, and started screaming at me. Finally, the court clerk/reporter, who had been in the court room with the judge and lawyers came out to tell him that the judge could hear him screaming, and that he needed to go back to his group. He then proceeded to yell and scream at HER all the way there. When she finally came back to go back to court, I asked her if she could stay with me in case he came back. She showed me a safe place that I could wait for my lawyer. My lawyer finally came to get me, and told me that I am supposed to be able to pick Bella up tonight at 6, and keep her until noon on Christmas, as we had previously agreed. As I was walking out, Bella's dad and step-mother practically threw her at me, telling her to talk to me. I gently guided her further away from them, and she said (as I'm sure she had been ordered) that she didn't really want to come visit me anymore. When I asked her why, she didn't have an answer (I guess they hadn't rehearsed that part enough). I just told her that I would see her later this evening, and we could talk then. I asked her if I could give her a hug, and she said yes, so I held her tight, and told her that I loved her SO much. Then I left. I'm on my way to pick her up now, but I'm not holding my breath. I do have the court order with me to show the police, should it come to that. Not really sure what to hope for here. If I have to call the police, that would be better for us in the long run, but I really don't want Bella to have to experience all of that. Plus, apparently the court is appointing a Guardian ad Litem (GAL - child advocate). I'm sure that my homeschooling Emma will come up at some point...kind of nervous about that...hopefully it won't be anything like our last experience with a GAL... Long story short, please keep praying, especially for Bella. We go back to court January 14.
Thanks, and God bless Dana
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