Posted on 06/27/2007 8:35:19 AM PDT by Bladerunnuh
'On my first night in jail I shared a cell with a murderer,' he says. 'It was so intimidating. The next few weeks just blurred into one long nightmare. Every waking hour I pined for my girls, wondering if I would ever see them again.
'When I got out, the nightmare continued. It took another year for me to convince the courts I should be allowed to see them at all. Life was an endless round of court hearings. It was a wretched existence. Time and again I'd be facing a new judge and having to re-tell the story. To me, it was a matter of life and death, but to them, it seemed I was just another pushy, undeserving father who was trying to interfere in his former wife's life.
'I was so messed up by it all that I had a vasectomy to ensure I couldn't find myself in that position again.'
Finally, five years after the separation, Mark was granted permission to see his daughters. He was excited about the
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Cute woman
Here is the preface from the website:
Denied access to his three children after his divorce, Mark was jailed for standing outside his house to wave to them. It took ten years and 133 hearings before they were reunited. How CAN the Government insist cases like his are kept secret?
If you read the article, Mum’s a monster. The court system — judge after judge — was worse, as it abetted her.
It sounds like he violated a no-contact order. It’s not clear why there was a no-contact order in the first place, so it’s hard to decipher what realy has been going on.
I’d like to hear the other side of the story.
The horror stories I’ve read about some guys in divorce situations would make any logical man get a vasectomy.
Oh, and don’t even think about saying “It can’t happen to me” because it CAN! I’ve seen long-lasting relationships turn on a dime.
Guys can be real pricks, but some womenare just pure psycho!
Looks to me like the "no-contact order" was granted because the psycho ex-wife claimed that the daughters were upset by their father waving to them.
Hmmm ... resembles some US family courts. Though usually payoffs to certain lawyers that happen to play golf on Fridays with the judges does the trick.
Let me guess - you've got an "open mind".
Yes, but according to the story, she came back after 2 months of separation, and he started the divorce work. I don’t know, maybe he could have taken her back then, at least for the girl’s sake. I’d do everything I could, in order to keep my kids, although I realize some people are VERY difficult to live with.
Sounds like it, but I learned long ago that there are sometimes two sides to a story, and this article only gives his side. So, I remain without an opinion on this particular case.
LOL! Who’s asking?
I tried that, too. It's really only re-loading the gun, and giving her more chances to slime you.
At least if you do it early on, you can get visitation.
all we have here is his version.
taken another way, he constantly stalked his ex, hanging around her house at all hours, trying to turn the kids against her, timeing his activities to be there when he was more likely to contact them. he wouldn’t leave her alone.
there’s another side to this that we aren’t seeing.
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