even in a "family" court up here the two boys my friend has never had a say although they were 13 and 14.they had been in mental health counselling for 3 years each, one was suicidal and taking valium to sleep. the other had anger control problems like his father and was violent with his mum and brother. they were ordered to see their father every other weekend for overnight visits and every wed.night for 3 hours. even tho neither wanted to spend a second with him and their own lawyer, social worker, doctor and psychiatirst all had their say in court. what a farce...after a couple of years they stopped going to see him-that's when he had the restraining order put on HER to keep her out of the neighbourhood although he was following her all over-she had the boys in the car and friends and neighbours as witnesses. he was seen looking in her house windows, he was seen sitting on a dark street in his car several times, a block from her home..on and on...yet HE gets the order against HER!
shameful...
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