There were a few of my friends who were critical of my decision to take my son’s mother to court, but who never inquired as to how the proceedings fared. For me, the most important factor in my actions was my son. I had many conversations with him as to why I took action. It was in his best interest. One evening several months ago, he said, “Daddy, can you fix it to where I can talk to you on the phone?” I was moved. What was I to do? Surely I could not give him an empty response! So I went to his mother and asked her to let him talk to me on the phone. She said no. So I went to a judge and asked her to let him talk to me on the phone. She said yes. My single and overriding motivation for court action was because my son asked me to do it! Nothing more. Nothing less.

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