Hi NeedsHelp, it's good to hear from you again.
"Limited Case Management" is a new phrase for me (so perhaps for other members as well). One site I searched described it as:
a process has been developed called Limited Case Management (LCM). This process has overshadowed pure mediation to some degree. Attorneys prefer LCM at times because if the parties should come to an impasse in mediation, the Limited Case Manager is ordered by the Court to proceed with an investigation and recommend to the Court what ought to happen with the children.
Another site said this:
Limited Case Management - Process where the parties meet with a trained third party who, upon interviewing the parties, looking at evidence, and interviewing witnesses, makes recommendations to the Court on who the children should live with and the other parties’ parenting time based on statutory factors.
So it sounds like "mediation when we're pretty sure there is high conflict preventing the parents from working it out themselves". I don't know an exact timeline, but I suppose whenever mediation would happen in a "typical" divorce is when LCM would happen for you. Is there a court clerk you could chat with?
Now I am concerned my living situation will have an effect on the outcome.
Did you end up moving in with the friend whose address your H didn't know? Someone/somewhere else?
I've heard some stories where living situation isn't as big a factor as people worry that it'll be. I think one mom here had an ex living in his semi truck, and he still got overnights with their D.
Share whatever you feel comfortable with. Hope S4 is having some positive things in his life -- any stories you want to post? Birthdays, pets, friends, costumes?
kells76
