Back from court....I'm disappointed, but ok.

When I had spoken to my attorney the other day, he said he didn't see a need for me to be represented by an attorney for this. Yet, when I arrived, I learned that my ex had an attorney with him. The court strongly recommended that I have my attorney with me - especially since I'm requesting a psych eval and have these letters. They said that psych evals are not a common request, and his attorney could use some tactics to have the letters dismissed - like saying they aren't notarized, etc. And if the judge dismisses them and my request, then the restraining order could be dropped altogether - and I would have to wait for him to pounce again before going through this process all over again.

I requested a postponement...and the judge granted 2 weeks. Ex's attorney asked to address parenting time. I told the judge that according to the TRO, he has to have my permission for parenting time and that my intent was to request a psych eval before allowing permission for visitation, but that I would agree to supervised visitation.

His attorney accepted that, and the judge agreed to it.

In retrospect, I wish I didn't bring up the whole psych eval piece because now my ex and his attorney have 2 weeks to come up with a game plan - but I needed to judge to know the seriousness of the issue. *sigh* I felt like I was just stuck, ya know? UGH.

Anyway, so I reached out to my attorney and hope he can accompany me to the next hearing. I didn't mention anything about the letters - but the first thing I'm doing is getting them notarized.

Thanks for all your support. I don't think I could've endured this without your help.