Michael DeVoe

We both attended the temporary relief hearing. The goal was to obtain a court order for timesharing with your daughter while we wait for a trial date. At the hearing, you were unable to testify to more than 5 visits with your 11-year-old daughter in the past 5 - 7 years. You testified that you do not have a good relationship with the child’s mother. The child's mother objects to you having timesharing for reasons I will not summarize in this forum. Nonetheless, the judge granted our motion and awarded you a court order for increased contact with your daughter. I understand that you are frustrated that your increased contact begins with supervised timesharing. However, the judge wants to ensure that your re-integration into your daughter's life goes smoothly. This is expected to be the first step in a transition plan that will ultimately result in a material increase in your court-ordered timesharing if you are able to stay on track with the transition plan. I am sorry that you believe there is insufficient progress in your case. However, the goal of the temporary relief hearing was to get a court order for increased contact with your daughter and that goal was accomplished.