Am in a pretty heated divorce. The STBXW took the kids and mediation just finished. I had been asking monthly about summer vacation with the kids monthly (via lawyer) since April. She kept on saying that she didnt know the kids schedules etc. They ended up doing something with her side of the family. The judge ruled at the end of mediation in September that we would do a sit down, just myself and lawyer and herself and lawyer, and the judge.

During the meeting (after listening to her lie through her teeth for an hour or so), the judge asked about the summer vacation and she said her family came. The judge asked about the few days before the family members arrival and she said she took the kids with one of their friends to a nearby river in the mountains. Of course the judge asked her when these plans were made and she made up some excuse as i had been trying to make a schedule since April.

The next question literally rocked her on her heels.

My lawyer asked her what the kids friends name was.

She couldnt answer and made up excuses saying there were a lot of different people at the river, etc etc.

The judge then proceeded to give her a stern look and say "so you prioritized the children going to play with kids that you dont even know their names, instead of their father?".

It was a sweet victory in my ongoing battle to stay in my kids lives