My story goes like this: I was divorced in January 1999. It was a 4 day divorce trial that involved my father more than myself. Judge Robert Terry split everything 50/50. She got all the assets and I got all the debts. You heard it all before... February 27,2000, the home in which my ex and 3 daughters were living in, was destroyed by fire. The next day, restraining order saying I set the fire (although to this day the state fire marshal never said it was an arson fire). 2 months later, extended. six months later, extended. One year later, made PERMANENT!

Now I'm pissed. I hired the best lawyer in town and started putting up flyers all around the county saying that Judge Terry is abusing my children. (I got arrested and charged with harassment). One year later and $7,500 poorer I switched to a high profile Boston civil rights firm. $10,000 later I could not see my daughters so I dropped the "firm" and went back a "local" "affordable" attorney. 2003 my 2 younger daughters wanted to see me and things have been great with them ever since. We see each other every weekend and whenever they want during the week. Now for my oldest daughter... I hired Dr. John Daignault to evaluate the situation. "Worst case of PAS he has ever seen" But Judge Terry says its my fault because I should not have burned the child's home down. He has it set in his own mind and has dismissed the state fire marshal's report. It comes down to this... I've spent 6 years and almost $40,000 and my daughter still hates me because of what her mother has told her. Going to court is like beating a dead horse. But I wake up every morning, look in the mirror and ask..."What can I do for my child today?"

For what it's worth; it took me one year, over 30 faxes to the courthouse, approximately 60 telephone calls and three motions to release the GAL report to me! (This is the courts way of using up my valuable time and resources to ask for something that is required by law).  Then when they gave me the GAL report less than 30 days before trial and had a bunch of attachments.  The two major ones were; if any of this information leaked out to anyone, then I would forfeit the marital home.  If I reproduced this document and anyway I would once again forfeit all marital assets.  Let me remind you, this was all rearranged with her lawyer and all that the judge had to do was signed a bottom-line.  I've reprimanded the judge at trial saying that she was illogical to sign such a hideous order.  I embarrassed her by saying she was inhumane.  What judge in their left mind that  would evict would a quadriplegic from his marital home after that quadriplegic has spent over $100,000 to modify the house for his living.  What judge would send a quadriplegic to a nursing home while his estranged wife live in a brand-new house?  I have all the documentation if anyone is interested in seeing how ludicrous judges are in signing lawyers proposed orders.  When I was in trial I looked at the lawyer while giving testimony in the court officer told me to address the judge.  I told him I was addressing the person who is in charge of this case, who was her lawyer.  They did not find that amusing.

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Today you need lots of money to BUY justice. Of you are alone the learning curve to know what you need to know is 1-2 years acting Pro Se and by then it is too late.