Christmas is a funny time for divorce attorneys, at least in my area. New business all but dries up from about Thanksgiving until after the new year. Being the cynic that I am I tell people that everyone is waiting to see what they get for Christmas to see if the marriage is worth saving. Others think people stay together for the kids during the holidays. I bet I am closer to being right than anyone really wants to admit.
Existing clients on the other hand can drive you insane if you let them. Do i have to buy HIM/HER gifts? No. Why can't I just keep the children all of Christmas day? Because the Judge said so. What if I don't let him/her see the kids? You go to jail for contempt- i.e. until the Judge isn't pissed at you anymore.
Then there is Boxing day (no no one is actually boxing [I hope] but that is the name for the 26th of December. It comes from the U.K. - in Melbourne Australia it is a huge day for watching Cricket limited overs) Anyway it is the day everyone unhappy with Christmas visits call. he didn't pick the kids up, she didn't let them take their gifts.
But this one takes the cake. 803am he calls and after much confusion and a few snide comments from him about his baby mommas sexual preferences, I get to the heart of it. He missed his Christmas Eve visit.
Did you call her? A few time and texted her too.
Did you go to her house? No.
Why not? I don't know where she lives.
When did she move? I don't know that she has.
Did you go to 4 candy lane, happy town to see if she was there? No, why would I?
That is her address. Remember all of those questions she had to answers under oath - well that is the address she has told the court and us she lives at. Oh, I didn't read that stuff.
Did you call her parents? No.
Did you ask the Sheriffs office to help you find your daughter? No.
What did you do? I called her a few times
Ok, I will write a letter to her attorney complaining about it and file a motion for contempt.
And so it goes.
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