I just discovered this site today, wished I had found you guys months ago... I have been divorced 2 and a half years and have been in court for about two years. I have two boys with him and he started threatening to take away my custody two weeks before the divorce was final (he left). It all started about the time I started dating. He got involved with someone right away and she has money and it is very apparent that she wants my younger son (he is now 7). They have been married over a year now and made my life a living hell. They have followed me on several occasions ,the last time almost taking out the side of my car. (I had a order of protection put on him after that incident) phone harassement , calling child services on me numerous times and gathering eviedence against me. It is like they lived and breathed the case for the last two years. I have already been to court twice, the first time the judge would only look at the charges of contempt they had against me which were dropped, the second which was this past thursday was for the custody hearing and it was ugly, really ugly. They accused me of drug use, used the oldest's actions saying that the youngest will end up just like him , just because he got his GED (he has ADD and always struggled in school and smokes) used my myspace page against me (people have sent me naughty comments in the past) used other people's actions that have been around me in the past two years, like the oldest son's friends are on the rough side and I had dated someone last year who is now in jail and I choose to still communicate with him because he has changed his life and now is religious. (I didn't know of his illegal actions and wouldnt still communicate with him if he planned to continue these actions). They also tried to say I couldn't afford to take care of the kids even though I still manage to make ends meet. The Judge has not made a decision as yet and will let it be known sometime this coming week. The parenting plan we submitted was for equal time and they want me to have him 2 days every other week. Everyone that knows me and has seen the interactions I have with my kids know I am a good drug free mother and said I shouldn't worry but they werent the ones sitting one the stand getting beat up. Should I worry? I am on pins and needles here. I feel that my lawyer wasnt quite as capable as I would have liked, he didnt bring up alot of their madness but they did make the whole thing into a circus of sorts.