| The family court system has a reputation of | | | | court and create a focus on something besides the |
| disappointing people who think that the system is | | | | case. The second person told a story of how that |
| corrupt. It has also been associated with people who | | | | exact scenario had happened to him. He lost his cool |
| think that men have no rights. But the one thing that | | | | every time he went to court and the results were |
| has never been in dispute is it always nerve wracking | | | | predictable. He didn’t just lose his temper he lost |
| when you are planning to go before the court and | | | | his case every time. |
| plead your case. | | | | After some intense coaching the first person went |
| In my experience parents who do their homework | | | | to his hearing. This hearing was very serious because |
| about their case and how to handle themselves and | | | | his ex was planning to move out of state and take |
| their court issues tend to do very well in court. They | | | | the child. Sure enough she loaded up on accusations |
| tend to have positive outcomes against ex’s, | | | | and rhetoric. He didn’t respond. When the judge |
| ex’s with attorney’s, against men, or | | | | asked how he felt about the mothers charges he |
| women, it all comes down to preparation and | | | | stated there was no relation to the motion. The |
| executing their strategy. | | | | judge agreed and proceeded to give father |
| The first thing you need to learn about handling | | | | everything he expected. Suffice it to say that if |
| yourself in court is that you need to address the | | | | mother does move the child will stay put. |
| court directly and only when spoken to. It sounds | | | | By knowing his case, how to react to both the |
| simple but you would be surprised at how many | | | | mother and judge, and exactly what he could ask for |
| people lose the temper and their wits when the ex | | | | he was able to play out his strategy in court. If more |
| makes allegations about them. | | | | parents took the time to educate themselves about |
| For example, I talked to too different people | | | | how the court works and how to define and |
| recently who had very different outcomes. The first | | | | execute a strategy there would be a lot more happy |
| person I coached to address the court only no | | | | parents coming out of court and a lot fewer cases |
| matter what was said. He was very afraid that his | | | | of the courts not getting it right. |
| ex would bring up something that would distract the | | | | |