Mark Carlo Nabong

Mark Nabong was assigned to my divorce and child custody case in 2009 via Metropolatan Family Services, Chicago. Mr. Nabong caused me to lose primary custody of my daughter due to laziness. He worked on my case for 3 years within which time he did little or nothing. The custody evaluator for my ca...se recommended that I have primary and sole custody of my child in 2011, and Mr. Nabong resigned leaving my case incomplete, which caused the case to continue until spring of 2013. A four year custody case to my understanding is both illegal, but this happened. During these four years, I also was not allowed possession of any of my belongings from my home which I qas put out of, aling with my oldest daughter from a previous marriage. i was not even notified by Mark that he was resigning, so I continued calling him for several months before discovering his absence. His supervisor who I'd complained to early on the process, and who defended him, took over my case. I was informed that much had been left undone on my behalf, though Mr. Nabong did make certain that I submitted everything requested by my ex-husband's attornies. I knew from the very beginning when he showed up two hours late for my first appearance, and the judge made mince meat out of me that I was in for trouble. I passed out during the final divorce trial when I was asked if I understood that my daughter would live with her father from now on. When I asked my daughter's GAL how this had happened, when my daughter had said constantly for 3 years that she wanted to live with her sister and me, her reply was that Mr. Nabong had not returned or responded to much of what she'd submitted to him. At the end of a four year long battle, I was emotionally and financially destroyed and had lost my daughter. At the end my baby was devasted and said that I hadn't tried hard enough to get her back, and had only told her lies. She didn't speak to me for a year following the divorce, and I rarely see or hear from her to this day. I was and am a great motger who did everything for my children.. I was extremely active in their school and after school life, and many of their friends called me mom as well. I was the mom who volunteered for everything, and always had a house full of children. The result for me has been severe depression and anxiety. I've not been able to keep a job and spend most of my time alone, as I now have severe trust issues as well. He told me repeatedly throughout the time he worked on my case that he would have a lot to say before it was all over. He said nothing. He just abandoned me, but I guess that's what's to be expected of an inexperienced attorney who was a part time stand up comedian. I guess he got the last laugh, just like I'd always find him laughing it up with my ex and his attorney at the court house. When I'd interrupt these laughing parties, I'd be told by "my" attorney, Mr. Nabong, "I'll be with you in a moment." Both of my daughters and I have suffered immensely from this experience. My youngest especially, who's been in therapy for years, with episodes of self-mutilation, and gender confusion issues, which I understand may be the result of missing her mother, but also her sister. Her father married the woman he was having an affair with before and during the divorce, after having her live in our house with my child during the divorce. Initially, she was told this woman was her father's cousin, as she was related to my then father in laws girlfriend. It really screwed her up to find daddy kissing his cousin, and later the cousin becoming her new mom. Mr. Nabong knew about all of this, and he just abandoned us. I hope he doesn't destroy anymore lives.