Is it a temporary PO?
In my state it's up to 2 years which should give me enough time to file for divorce and finalize custody. I have the means to fly her out to stay with her Mom (... credit with the airline from my canceled trip. Is that karma?)
I'm thinking a contingency on her having much to do with the kids in the future would be going to an in-patient facility and actively participating. The last time she was in one of those she was rude, dismissive and eventually just released because she was at an intersection of non-cooperative and low(ish) risk. I was also advocating for her release (major FOG). I didn't understand what was really happening at the time.
Am I following you, that you are the one to fill out the PO paperwork and write the affidavit, and then your case manager (is this a CPS case manager?) and the paralegal just double check it before submitting?
Can you connect with the paralegal before/as you're filling it out -- perhaps that is a lower cost way to get questions answered quickly?
I am very fortunate that while the shelter/outreach place cannot offer me full legal representation they can offer all the advice they have time for. They have a staff paralegal who will be working along side my case manager (not CPS, also from the outreach/shelter).
CPS should be reaching out early next week. It's likely going to be the same agent I worked with earlier or at least someone on her team.
Remind yourself not to be "too nice" or "pull your punches"...
Definitely. It's tough. She's acting almost normal (typical cycle - she feels like she broke me the night after my cpap study).
Really it's a matter of sorting out all of my notes and deciding what to include in the report. I feel the examples of abuse against me are hard to substantiate in writing (but I do have LOTS of recordings). However, the stuff against the kids is blatantly obvious. I think their old therapist is willing to testify (or at least provide a certified statement of some kind).
Stay strong, nice to hear from you again today;
Thank you
