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am not a lawyer, but what I read there is you take the money back you gave the family and give them the change. But that's not how he read it. That's not how they interpreted that law. During this debate in this courtroom, this man said to me, "You don't even have two of these children right now do you Ms.L.?" I said no, not right now." He said but that's only temporary, isn't it Ms. L." I said yes,it is only temporary" He smirked and said, "Of course it is Ms. L. of course it is." My head was reeling, surely this man was not threatening me? surely this man was not threatening my family because I brought this matter up?.

As it was, I had opened a door that had been closed for thirty years. I had very reluctantly allowed the children to visit their biological grandfather. The oldest, the girl was 12 years old. He had never had anything to do with them. Now he was back, stating he had changed, I spoke with his wife who supported (and still does) everything he said.
I had legal custody; if the visit did not work out I could just go get them. In less than a week after I allowed the visit, I was served with a court order granting him custody of the two boys, I could have the girl back, he did not want her.

Now here I sit and hear this "threat" as I took it to be, coming at me from this obviously powerful and influential man. I could barely utter my closing argument. I told the Judge my head was spinning and he told me to take a break and try again.
I've been called tenacious, but I found myself backing up, there was too much at stake here, but no, come on girl, this man could not possibly be involved in my personal custody battle.

The boys have been gone four years now. They tell me things that wrench my gut and rip my heart to shreds. Their mother, already emotionally challenged has been destroyed emotionally by this, so has their sister. The boys are 13 and 14 now. Their fathers have been relieved completely of their child support obligation, I feel sure in exchange for their testimony in court. The boys beg me to help them, please grandma, please grandma, please. They have asked the GAL and the Judge to let them come home. The Judge has ordered their grandpa and his wife to stop being naked around the boys. They have been ordered to stop sleeping naked with boys and to stop touching the boys buttocks and their testicles. The Judge has advised them that one of them needs to try to remain sober in case the house catches on fire. The Judge has warned me not to speak

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