Has anyone used the PTT in court or mediation?

[Brent]

>Thanks for letting me know you need excel. We don't have that.

Alot of people don't; unfortunately that's one of the major drawbacks to using the PTT. I think the whole idea of Optimal being a web service was to eliminate the need for Excel and to make it accessible from anywhere via the net. I know they (the Optimal people) talked alot with the admin here when they were making Optimal to get ideas on how to make it better.


>I talked to him about buying the Optimal service but I don't
>know if it's worth it to us.  We only get her every other
>weekend and as of right now, she doesn't even want to come and
>see us because her mom has brainwashed her into thinking that
>we discipline her too much.  
>
>We haven't gotten her for about 3 weeks now but I'm hoping
>that will change soon.  

No matter what you use, this is exactly the kind of thing you should be documenting. Whether it's the PTT or Optimal or a paper notebook, this is the kind of stuff that needs to be recorded.



>We know of quite a few weekends that her aunts or her grandma
>have had her but I don't know if that can be used in court
>because it was told to us by someone else.  

Having it on the record somewhere means it can be checked and verified later if need be.


>Even if you track what you heard happened on the weekends and
>certain other times, do you think the judge would listen to
>it?  

An evaluator or judge could consider this kind of thing and it may help them make a decision. It never hurts to document all this stuff. If you aren't certain of something, say so in your notes, but at least get it on the record.



>Can you help make our decision?

I think Optimal is a good deal, but regardless of what you use the important thing is to be documenting events as consistently as possible.

[Peanutsdad]

The other drawback to the PTT of sparcs,, is the other party can claim its merely more hesaid/she said.

Thats what I faced in court,, BUT, the judge did accept it into evidense and did read it.

[kiddosmom]

Wether it is Sparcs PTT or the Optimal, both can be called he said/ she said. So long as the logging is consistant and truthful it can be used as a tool in custody fights.

We used the PTT, The only part I had problems with was the cs section.  Besides the PTT you also need to keep a journal. Make sure you label it across the top 'Confidential for ------' so the other party cannot get there hands on your journal.