My girlfriend and I have been together a long time and have four kids together.

• I thought both of us would stay together forever, but both of us broke up last year.

I thought things would be friendly between us, but as soon as I moved out of the house, she filed for full custody of our four kids we have together. I had to find an attorney to help with the case plus I didn’t qualify for any financial assistance because I make too much money. I looked for a child custody lawyer for quite a long time before I had to make a choice. The first hearing was in a few afternoons plus I needed an attorney that would have time to devote to my case. I chose an attorney to represent me throughout the case but the law firm said I had to come up with $10,000 to retain the attorney if I wanted his assistance. My girlfriend was betting that I wouldn’t have enough money to get myself an attorney, which would mean she would automatically get full custody of the children. But I surprised her and sold my boat plus all of the tools I had to my name,plus all my fishing poles and other equipment that were my Grandfather’s. When I showed up to court with a really good attorney, my girlfriend was forced to go to mediation. The child custody lawyer helped me retain partial custody of our little brood plus I get both of them every weekend plus a single morning during the school week. My ex is not at all happy about the schedule, so I’m super pleased with the outcome. In total, I spent four months’ salary on the court fees plus the lawyer, but I don’t care because I still get to be a good parent still.

Personal Injury