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Chapter two....... During the time that Brian and I were pregnant, waiting for his divorce, and since that had been changed mid way thru from a divorce based on Adultery, to one based on an Uncontested Divorce, Brian had to wait till June 14, 2000. We were very patient, and did as the lawyer advised us, leaving alone, and not rocking the boat, Brian even accepted that he wouldn’t be seeing the kids much. April 13, 2000….I gave birth to a baby boy! Brian was thrilled, and his mom and step dad were at the hospital with us, when he was born. Brian and I explained that we would like for his children to come and visit the baby while we were still there, and his mom called Moo Cow and made plans to meet with her, and bring the children up to the hospital. Well….Moo Cow had other plans! She decided that she would show up at the hospital herself, despite the fact that other plans had been made, so she wouldn’t be able to cause a scene! Well, that’s just what she did. Moo Cow showed her true colors, she told Brian that she didn’t care if he ever saw the kids again, and that she had hired a new lawyer, and was going for more money! She did let Brian and the baby visit for about 30 min…..and then took them back! Later during the day, Brian’s mom called to let me know that Moo Cow had never showed up, and wasn’t going to be able to bring the kids, because of that….well, I had to let her know what a plan that Moo Cow had stirred up! She just couldn’t leave well enough alone! Over the next few months, we were laying low, per the advice of the idiot lawyer. Eventually we went to court, on June 2, 2000. Brian’s idiot lawyer never showed up, he had requested Moo Cow’s new attorney (the female dog…sorry if you are a dog fan, this is not meant to insult dogs!) refused to give him the professional courtesy of continuing the court date to a day when he did not have other commitments. She instead chose to hold the hearing this day, when Brian would not be properly represented by counsel. Brian was allowed to question Moo Cow, but didn’t know how to begin, and she outright lied up on that stand, which infuriated him even more…that he was speechless! She told the judge that Brian had never contacted her regarding the problems at hand. This was a total farce! Not only had Brian contacted her, but had offered to meet in person, and she would be allowed to bring a witness for herself as well. Brian and I intended to record the conversation with Moo Cow, as she had previously been agreeing to things, and then going back on her word, and with no record of the agreement, it was tough for us! Well, as I said, she refused all of this, and then told the judge that Brian never made any attempts to contact her regarding the dispute. (what a lie!) Considering that this hearing was on June 2nd, 2000, it was just a matter of a few days until the full year of seperation was up, and Brian could then file for an uncontested divorce. Brian spoke with his idiot attorney, who still said not to rock the boat, that Moo Cow had promised to go thru with, and sign the final decree of Divorce. We waited from June until October 2000. On October 2, 2000 Brian met with the idiot attorney for a confrence call, regarding among other things, Moo Cow’s refusal for months, for Brian to see his children. Also, they were to talk about Moo Cow signing the divorce decree. To Brian’s dismay, instead of agreeing to sign this decree, she insisted that I was in the room, answering for Brian, and that he was not speaking for himself. ( I was not even present) She tried to get Brian to wish her a happy anniversary (as that day was their **anniversary** although why anyone would want to celebrate such an unhappy union, I don’t know) Basically, Moo Cow refused to agree to anything, and they were again starting from scratch, and she insisted that she was entitled to more money.
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