Daniel tried to straddle the line. But courts don’t like indecision when it comes to protecting children.
After two months of hearings, testimony, and child advocacy evaluations, the judge ruled: full custody granted to the mother. Visitation for the father only under supervision. Margaret barred indefinitely.
Daniel broke down in court. I didn’t.
Not because I didn’t feel. But because I knew—that was the cost of protecting my child.
It’s been thirteen months.
e simply shut down.
At the second therapy session, Olivia pointed at the little dollhouse in the corner and whispered, “Can I play?”
It was the first thing she said in days. I cried in the parking lot afterward.
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