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My current husband, Husband 3, and I were in an incredibly long custody battle with my ex. Husband 2, for custody of my children with 2. The custody battle had started before Husband 3 and I had married, however, due to some incredibly bad advice and decisions on my part, as well as then my marrying Husband 3 and being happy, Husband 2 decided that he, a man that hadn’t held a job in about 10+ years, had mooched off blind and idiot women (I was one of those women), fathering children hither and yonder, and having a severe allergy to any type of labor - manual or otherwise, would try and bankrupt me with a long and protracted custody battle. He imagined that he would get custody of the children and then not only me, but Husband 3, would pay $$$ in child support to him (2) so he could continue to live in the life style he had when he was with me. He fought everything. He repeatedly disobeyed court orders, refused to even consider working, let alone pay child support, and was given every courtesy and the benefit of doubt because he represented himself. He filed frivolous motion after frivolous motion, for seven years. We finally had a trial. My Husband, 3, was called to the witness stand. Husband 2 must have thought he was Clarence Darrow, or had watched Paul Newman from “The Verdict” the night before, when it was his turn to ask questions of Husband 3.Let me set the scene: Husband 3 is sitting in the witness chair. He is younger by ten years, good looking, poised, articulate and well educated. Husband 2, was all of those thing when he and I first got together, but that was fifteen years earlier. Husband 3 also has an incredibly good job, one that paid very well, Thank God, something Husband 2 never had and never would have. To have the kind of job Husband 3 had, Husband 2 would have had to go out and look, something he didn’t want to do. To have that kind of job, one had to have initiative, something Husband 2, lacked. On with the scene. Number 2 stands. He wears suspenders that day instead of a belt, just so he can place his thumbs under them. He walks to the the side of the witness stand and snaps around so he is now facing the judge. [This was a bench trial so there was no jury - except in Husband 2’s mind]. He thumbs the suspenders, stretched them away from his chest and lets them snap back against his chest. He clears his throat.I have to stop here for just a moment. I know that many of you are thinking that I’m just weaving a tale; that this couldn’t possibly have happened. I promise you I am not embellishing. I can laugh at this now - some 25+ years later, but back then, I was mortified. Here was a man that I had once cared deeply for, that I had children with, that I had thought I would spend the rest of my life with, behaving like a baffoon. He thought he was being a great attorney. I wanted to crawl under the table, dig a hole and just hide. I could only thank the Lord that our children would never see this. Back to the story:After clearing his throat he asked his first question: “So tell me, Mr. 3, have you ever been married before you got married to your wife, my ex.?” Everyone, judge, my attorney, Guardian ad Litem (attorney appointed for the children), court reporter, all looked around at each other, trying to figure out what this had to do with the current issues.“Yes, I have been”, answered Husband 3.”And how long were you divorced from your first wife before you married your current wife, my ex?””I was divorced 9 years”. Husband 3 answered.And then at the top of his voice, Husband 2 said, “AHHH HA!” …scaring the judge and my husband halfway out of their seats.“So this is just a marriage of convenience, isn’t that right?” Husband 2 snarled.Husband 3, just chuckled a little, shook his head and said, “No Sir, I can’t honestly say that there isn’t anything convenient here at all”At this point the judge admonished Husband 2 for all the nonsence, told him to ask questions that pertained to the custody of the children, and quit wasting the courts time. Which of course, Husband 2 promptly ignored. The remainder of the trial was just as bad if not more so in some areas.Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you about Husband 2’s socks he wore to court for the two day trial. They were white with fluorescent pink hearts and the words “Red-Hot Lover”.Before you ask - no he wasn’t.3/29/2019: I was reading some of the comments that came in and thought I might address them, if I could. The biggest problem with this whole custody issue - after the incredibly bad advice and decisions that I had made when it was in it’s infancy, was that it was taking place, at times, in two different states, one being Michigan. At the beginning of everything, I thought I was a hotshot, because I knew a little family law, just enough to make me cocky. That was wrong on all fronts. I behaved very stupid., basically thumbing my nose at the judge in the case. Judges don’t like that. They especially don’t like it when the party doing the thumbing lives in another state. Believe me when I say, I never made that mistake again in this case, or in my career. I paid dearly for my cockiness, but learned my lesson. It is only by the grace of God that I was able to keep my children.Two years into the custody, I married my third husband. We had known each other since he was 16 years old (and I was older - never mind by how much). By the way, THAT story is another one of my answers here on Quora.neither Michigan, nor the other state considered the spouses income in figuring out child support. However, that did no stop my ex from repeatedly filing a motion with the court requesting that they do consider it. He also attempted to sue my in-laws, in a civil suit, in an attempt to extort money from them, thinking that they were paying my attorney fees. He also attempted to sue my as well as my husband in civil court for various things. Each and every time the case was dismissed, but you have to understand, even if it’s a stupid motion, or law suit, the complaint still has to be answered, which costs money. Because No.2 was representing himself, and not working, he didn’t have to pay anything to file the complaints.Finally, one of my attorneys (we went through three) told me that even though I should be collecting child support from No.2, I shouldn’t request it, because it would make the judge upset with me.Now for the monetary cost of this: total attorney fees - approximately $70, 000, not counting court costs. Child support was eventually figured twice - the first time I was to be paid roughly $400 a month; the second time roughly $200 a month. Have you ever tried to bring up two children on either $200 or $400 a month? That doesn’t buy a months’ groceries, let alone school clothes, shoes, etc. The amount I collected - zero. I never collected a single penny from him for child support. Last time I checked, he was so deep in the arrears that it behooved him to stay as far away from Michigan as he could. Michigan likes to lock up deadbeat dads, especially the ones from out of state.Truthfully, I never thought I’d collect anything. I didn’t need the money, nor want anything. I just wanted my children.

Divorced guy here, and my ex denied me visitation 3x.You should not be involved here and you don’t have to meet his ex. That chapter is over and done with, except for his relationship with his child.In his state he should be able to file a complaint about this. In Michigan a Divorce Agreement is actually turned into a Court Order. Before this happened DAs could not be enforced, now they can. If he doesn’t file a complaint every time this happens, his hysterical/crazy ex will just abuse the situation, by using the child for her own revenge. Children should not be put in the middle of this. (I’m also the child of divorced parents. The divorce was VERY bitter.)

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