keen to hear how you go mate.
(To long did not read)
No change from current parenting plan to newly proposed orders on account of Ex not consenting today due to last minute formal withdrawal or her legal representation.
Continue as we are until next hearing at the end of Feb. i.e she got let off with a warning.
(The longer story)
Everyone involved knew the Ex's lawyer wasn't acting for her for months however they never formally withdrew so all communications from ICL/me went to her lawyer in the lead up to court.
Ex's lawyer never passed on any correspondence to the Ex, therefore "I could not comply with the orders because they never told me I needed to pee in a cup today" was the defense used by the Ex in court. Regrettably, it kind of worked for short-term gains. 1 hour before the court. the Ex's lawyer emails everyone formally withdrawing from acting on my Ex's behalf.
30mins before the court the proposed consent orders are sent directly to the ex for the first time.
Obviously, she does not want to agree to them because they are heavily not in her favour. However, the Registrar notes that these orders are coming from the ICL and are agreeable by me and my mother who is also a party. So 3 vs 1.
Registrar pretty much never looked at me the entire time during court as she had nothing to say to me whereas she asked question after question of my Ex on account of there not being any information before the courts with regards to her order compliance.
The ICL told Registrar that Dad has done everything, DOCS are not concerned about him, DOCS are concerned about my Ex.
The result.
Pretty much she has 7 days to comply with all of the orders. This is why I say she was let off lightly as we both were given 7 days last time and I did everything and she just chose not to do anything for 3 months.
She needs to do hair follicle drug testing (she will fail) enrollment into all of the parenting courses that I have already completed and produced results of a drug test that she says she has done (she told me she failed it).
Why I say she has won short-term and will lose long term. Well, pretty much she Is just playing with the courts and ignoring the ICL who is seemingly already on my side.
So no formal orders about time with the child were made and we continue doing what we are currently doing which is still good for me as I am with the child daily.
It's just a pain in the butt for my mum who has to be the supervisor for my Ex too often.
