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I was pretty sure someone would play that card re my comment.

I agree that if the weather was forecast a week in advance, other plans could have been made.

That said, the CP should have attempted to do so if it was that much of a concern. Instead, the CP waited until the visitation had commenced which indicates possible ill will on the CP's part. (Read other posts by the CP)

The CP never did post the outcome to the board, even though he posted Tuesday. It just smacks of vindictivness to me.

If inclimate weather were a deciding factor where I live, the CP could use that to keep me from visitation a good six months out of the year! (Very unpredictable)

I have to ask: Would the CP be guilty of custodial interferrence if he insisted that the visit be cut short for weather reasons, and then the sun came out and the roads were clear? (The other side of the coin, if you will.) Pretty petty don't you think?

Given the circumstances, I think trying to validate a contempt charge was totally out of line in this instance. FWIW, I'm a NCP dad.

I stopped reading because it's too difficult to read as one giant paragraph. Try making smaller paragraphs and maybe you'll get better feedback.

Ed,

You think you have it bad going pro se...you should try it in WA state! The family court judges here drool on the file when they read a pro se case.

They also get this demonic gleam in their eyes when they are totally giving you the shaft.

And if you pay the big lawyer fees to try and get a fair shake in family court...you're just that much more in the hole when the judge signs the orders to wreak havoc your life!

Were you not served with all the facts and what they would ask for? And what sort of answers did you file? What did you actually file with the clerk?

Me too!

"My only recourse (I believe) is to become my own attorney, and work pro se, or find a really sympathetic family law attorney."

If you find a sympathetic family lawyer, let me know! My son was moved from WA to VA 2-1/2 years ago. Your story is all too familiar.

Good luck.

PAS is really hard to prove from what I hear. I'm a victim of it as well.

My son was relocated to va...I'm on the west coast. I haven't seen him in almost two years. I'm slowly putting things together for a trip back to court. It's not an easy task going pro se...but then most of us NCP's are too broke to have a lawyer. In family court they never even begin to earn their money anyway, so why bother.

>>What the ex doesn't know is the under the advisement of my lawyer I have most of these conversations recorded.<<

Not sure why your lawyer wanted this, unless he/she just wanted to hear them first hand. Remember, you'll be paying by the hour for them to listen to the tapes.

That said, I've never heard of a tape recorded conversation being admissible in court without consent of the recorded party. With messages left on an answer machine being the only exception that I know of.

I'm not a lawyer...just my 2 cents. Good luck to you.

Thanks for the good info. It's good to know who the supporters of this bill are.

What's not good is the fact that this bill is a no-brainer, and should have already been passed!

So does this (SB 6270) replace (SB 5350)? Looks to be the same bill. Do you happen to know who in the Senate supporte this bill? I scoured the WA state senate site a week or so ago and could only fing Sen. Kastama in support of it.