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| Thu, 01-06-2005 - 6:06pm |
Hi everyone! I'm back under my old screen name! A great thing happened today. After months of torture of trying to get a restraining order, and trying to serve my ex, etc, my restraining order was granted today. It was really scary, because he came with a whole entourage, including a lawyer. I only had myself, my sister, and my cousin. He denied EVERYTHING and on top of it, tried to say that I was the one that inflicted all the damage on him and his property. He tried to say that I was bipolar or had some other mental illness. He even proposed that I initiated the restraining order in order to "orchestrate" further contact with him or some other such nonsense. I had to examine my witnesses myself, and cross-examine his witnesses, including him. The judge was amazing, though, and saw right through his bull crap. And the support of my sister and cousin was a Godsend. So, we did it! Three years of protection!
So, I just want to say thank you for being there for me from day one, back when I still was confused and in denial about what was happening to me. Thank you for the support and the awareness you all offered.
I also want to say that if anyone wants to ask me any questions about the restraining order process, and what it's like to fight tooth and nail from the filing process to the serving process to the hearing, please ask away. I live in California, so I don't know how different other states are, but feel free to ask anything. It was a very scary process, and if I could help anyone even a little, that would be a cool, cool thing.
Love ya!

VERY SWEET!
You go out and celebrate, hon!
CL-Blueliner4