I am so angry right now I don't know where to turn. Our legal system is a joke when it comes to family law.
About 4 years ago my SD came to live with us full time under the condition that BM sign the papers giving us residence and no child support. My DH did this on his own and filled the papers once she signed them. However the judge wouldn't accept them because they wanted financial statements from both parties. So my DH goes through the process again, but this time BM wouldn't sign. Fast forward 3 years, DH hires a lawyer to file the papers, we send her a letter twice and she refuses to sign. So now the lawyer bill is getting bigger. So DH finally decides to go to court with this.
Well court was today and we were asking for court costs because she kept putting this off and also she does not pay any child support and we aren't asking for any (sorry DH isn't asking for any). Just got a call from DH she did not show and in fact called DH lawyer yesterday to say she was in agreement with everything except the court costs. Anyways judgement was handed down and she DOES NOT have to pay part of our lawyer fees even though the BITCH dragged her feet and made us take this route. The only thing she will be responsible is for paying to have the new order filed which is minimal. I am so sick of this shit, she can pop out the kids harrass us for money when she had SD and my DH and the courts are all okay with this.