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| Mon, 12-05-2005 - 12:58pm |
I finally received a formal judgement today from the court. They have granted me sole custody both physical and legal. They also FINALLY judged on the support payments. It comes to 510 Euro per month since December of last year. That puts him in arrears of 6630, not to mention the amount he owes me in legal costs ordered by the court (add another 4300). Property has still not yet been finalized and that adds to the figure too. Make no mistake, I am not counting the money, or rather counting on the money. I have no idea how it will be extracted from him, being that he is in another country. And frankly, I am so much afraid of him that I worry of revenge just for demanding what is court ordered. But anyway, there it is. Now what?
On to other topics, I am thinking of getting a small dog. Any advice as to whether I should or not? I have been around dogs for much of my life, but have never been the main owner of one. I work and travel, but my mother and son would be there for it all the time. Walks are not a problem. Only problem I forsee is when I want to go on vacation and bringing the dog along might not be possible. How do people manage? And costs for a vet. Is it expensive? Sorry to wander off the topic.

That's a nice off-topic.
I am new to the board, but I wanted to comment on a puppy - since that is something I *DO* know about ;)
Depending on how often you travel, what kind of dog, and what your needs are... a puppy or dog is not all that difficult to care for. I had a job that required me to travel 80% of the time and I often joked that my long haired dachshund had more frequent flier miles than me!! Seriously, I traveled with him and occasionally he accompanied me to work. When I couldn't take him I found a WONDERFUL in home sitter than came by 3 times a day and also took in my mail, watered my plants and generally made my home look lived in. I would never have traded my wonderful dog for anything.
Good Luck :)
RF