objection

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Yousweartotellthetruthandnothingbutthetruth?

Ido.

Now,,wouldyoutellthecourthowlongyouwere

married?

Eightyears.

Andwouldyoudescribethoyearsashappy?

Thefirsttwo,yes.

Butafterthatitbecameincreasinglydifficult.

,didyouholdajobbeforeyouweremarried?

Yes,irstgotoutofSmith...

...lworkedintheartdepartmentofMademoillemagazinefor

years.

Didyoucontinuetoworkafteryouweremarried?

t.

Didyouwishto?

Yes,buteverytimeItalkedtoTed--Tomyex-husbandaboutit,he

wouldn'tlisten.

Herefudtodiscussitinanyriousway.

HesaidthatIprobablycouldn'tgetajob...thatwouldpayenoughto

hireababysitter.

Tellme,areyouemployedattheprenttime?

I'masportsweardesignerhereinNewYork.

Andwhatisyourprentsalary?

Imake$31,000ayear.

,doyouloveyourchild?

Yes,Ido,verymuch.

Andyetyouchootoleavehim.

Yes.

Duringthelastfiveyearsofourmarriage...

...dmoretroubled.

AndIreallyneededsomebodytohelpme....butwhenIturnedtoTed,

hejust......wasn'camemoreisolatedfromone

another......moreandmoreparate.

Hewasveryinvolvedinhiscareer.

Andbecauofhisattitudetowardsmyfears......andhisinabilityto

dealwithmyfeelings......lhadcometohavealmostnolf-esteem.

IwasscaredandIwasveryunhappy.

InmymindIhadnochoicebuttoleave.

AtthetimeIleft,Ifeltthattherewassomethingwrongwithme...

...andthatmysonwouldbebetteroffwithoutme.

AnditwasonlyafterIgottoCaliforniathatIrealized...

...aftergettingintotherapy,thatIwasn'taterribleperson.

AndjustbecauIneededsomekindofcreativeoremotionaloutlet...

...otherthanmychild,thatdidn'tmakemeunfit.

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therapist...

...rFreedman.

Objection,ortisirrelevantandnotbindingon

therespondent.

Overruled.

Canyoutellthecourtwhyyouareaskingforcustody?

Becauhe'smychild...andbecauIlovehim.

IknowIleftmyson.

Iknowthatthat'saterriblethingtodo.

Believeme,Ihavetolivewiththateverydayofmylife.

Butinordertoleavehim...lhadtobelieveitwastheonlythingI

coulddo...andthatitwasthebestthingforhim.

Iwasincapableoffunctioninginthathome.

AndIdidn'tknowwhatthealternativewas...soIthoughtitwasnot

bestthatItakehimwithme.

However,Ihavesincegottensomehelp...andIhaveworkedvery,

veryhardtobecomeawholehumanbeing.

Idon'tthinkIshouldbepunishedforthat.

Idon'tthinkmylittleboyshouldbepunished.

Billy'sme.

I'mnotsayinghedoesn'tneedhisfather...butIreallybelievehe

needsmemore.

Iwashismommyforfiveandahalfyears...andTedtookoverthat

rolefor18months.

ButIdon'tknowhowanybodycanpossiblybelievethatIhavelessof

astakeinmotheringthatlittleboy...does.

I'mhismother.

I'mhismother.

Thankyou,.

Ihavenofurtherquestions.

Nowthen,....yousaythatyouweremarriedforeight

years,isthatcorrect?

yes

Inallthattimedidyourhusbandeverstrikeyouorphysicallyabu

you?

No.

Didheeverstrikeorphysicallyabuhischildinanyway?

No

Wouldyoudescribeyourhusbandasanalcoholic?

No

Aheavydrinker?

No

Washeunfaithful?

No

Didheeverfailtoprovideforyouinanyway?

No

Icancertainlyewhyyoulefthim.

Objection.

HowlongdoyouplantoliveinNewYork,?

Permanently.

Howmanyboyfriendshaveyouhad,permanently?

Objectionongroundsofvagueness.

I'llallowit.

Idon'trecall.

Morethanthree,lessthan33,permanently?

-Objection.-nesswillanswer,plea.

Somewhereinbetween.

Doyouhavealovernow?

YourHonour,Iwouldrequestadirectanswertoadirectquestion.

Doesshehavealover?

I'nesswillanswer,plea.

Yes,I'meingsomeonenow.

Isthat...permanent?

Idon'tknow.

Wedon'tknowwhenyousaypermanently......ifyouplantolivein

NewYork,orkeepyourchild,forthatmatter...sinceyou'venever

doneanythingthatcouldberegardedaspermanent.

stthecounlbepreventedfromharassingthe

witness.

Sustained.

I'llputitanotherway,counllor.

Whatwasthelongestpersonalrelationshipinyourlife...utsideof

parentsorgirlfriends?

Isuppothatwouldbemychild.

Whomyou',your

ex-husband....wasn'thethelongestpersonalrelationshipinyourlife?

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Wouldyouspeakup?Icouldn'thearyou.

Yes.

Howlongwasthat?

Weweremarriedayearbeforethebaby...andvenyearsafter.

Soyouwereafailureatthemostimportantrelationshipinyourlife.

-Objection.-ness'sopiniononthisisrelevant.

Iwasnotafailure.

Whatdoyoucallit,asuccess?Themarriageendedindivorce.

Iconsideritlessmyfailurethanhis.

'e

bothdivorced.

Objection!

YourHonour,Iwouldliketoaskwhatthismodelofstability...and

respectabilityhaversucceededat.

Wereyouafailureattheonemostimportantrelationshipinyour

life?

Itdidnotsucceed.

-Notit,,you.

Wereyouafailureattheonemostimportantrelationshipinyour

life?

Wereyou?!

No.

Isthatayes,?

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Nofurtherquestions.