And then the Judge said............

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"Take the stand ma'am, as I want to get your testimony under oath". Well hells bells, I thought, I'm in trouble now............. Actually, it was a rather cool experience being in court today, answering my ex'es lawsuit to have his 20 years of outstanding child support debt wiped out. The Judge was so personable and talking to him was like sitting over coffee with an old friend. He had obviously read and re-read my affidavit, because he kept quoting it back to me, and asking me why I wasn't bitter and desperate to nail my ex to the wall. lol I told him I'd been raised a lady and lady's didn't allow their emotions to overule their good sense and manners! So he asked me how old I was and literally blushed when I told him, and he said that I certainly didn't look it! Too funny.....We shared a number laughs actually, and ended up complimenting each other on one another's charm! Again, too funny.............. Anyway, the upshot of the whole thing was that the Judge couldn't make a final determination on the case today, because my ex's submissions to the court were so full of contradictions and the paperwork he filed was so confusing it gave the Judge a headache trying to sort it out. We agreed that further communication and clarification was needed from the various provincial government agencies involved, and the Judge instructed me to get what was needed from one Province while he dealt with the other. So it could be months before this matter gets fully settled. I was very nicely complimented on my presentation, understanding of the case, and co-operation over the years to do the best by my sons while trying to keep their father in their lives on a positive basis. And then I was gently slapped on the wrist for being TOO accomodating to my ex and not dragging him into court myself years ago! LOL So the Judge did me a favor "to teach my ex a thing or two about living on nothing.......". He said he would order an immediate freeze of my ex's assets, bank accounts, and credit cards until a final determination of the case could be made (this could be months!), and/or my ex just paid his over $75,000.00 in arrears! Like wowza! This means that with his bank accounts frozen, the ex has no access to money, credit, or financial managment. His automatic payments for his vehicle insurances, house payment, vehicle/boat registration (all due this month) bill payments, living expenses, or anything else that require MONEY, will come to a dead halt. This freeze will be in effect by the end of this week at the latest. And if the ex finally gets off his butt and gets a job, his wages will be garnisheed to the maximum allowable and the freeze will stay in effect unti the debt is paid. The Judge was so incensed to find that the ex lives in a home valued at over $800,000.00 but claims to have only $9,000.00 a year in social assistance as his income, that he will order a sale of the house to satisfy the debt if the ex doesn't find some way to pay the outstanding arrears within a certain period of time after the final determination of the case has been made. So the ex can't gas up his truck, car or boat. He can't use his debit card, credit card or access cash in his bank account. He can't leave the country or put his precious boat in the water, and if he doesn't comply with the Judges order, he will find himself on trial and facing jail for contempt of court. So even though I didn't get closure on this today, I won the case. Once the Judge has the paperwork sorted and can then determine the exact of amount of arrears my ex will have to pay, the order will be made and though the ex may end up keeping his precious boat, he could very well lose his fancy new house..................so I guess he'll need the boat to live on eh? LOL I'm not happy that things weren't wrapped up and settled today, but oh how I'd love to be a fly on the wall when the ex and his nightmare wife find out that essentially they are broke, because they can't access their credit or their bank account! Revenge can be sweet if you leave it up to the law to exact it............. Any questions? ROFL