I got served at my mother’s funeral. My ex wants the parenting plan reopened because I’m “unavailable.” Unavailable. I buried my mother that morning. His petition says I’ve missed eleven exchanges since September. He attached the exchange log from the co-parenting app, apparently expecting the court to take his word for it.
Every single one of those eleven entries has a green stamp showing I checked in on time—and four of them have his own cancellation note underneath, in his account, with his name on it. The app timestamps everything. Neither of us can edit the records. My attorney exported the full log and filed it unmarked. His lawyer asked for a continuance the day before the hearing, and the reason on the motion was simply “newly discovered evidence.”
My attorney asked what evidence they had discovered. They said they needed additional time to review the app records. The judge asked why, when the complete records had already been attached to the petition. There was a long pause. Then the judge asked my ex whether he had personally reviewed the exchange log before signing his affidavit. He said yes. The judge pointed to the four cancellations and asked him why he had sworn that I had missed those exchanges.
He said he “must have misunderstood the entries.” Then my attorney pulled up the remaining seven. Every one showed the same thing: I checked in, waited, and completed the exchange. Not one showed me as a no-show. The judge dismissed the request to reopen the parenting plan. But before we left, the judge ordered my ex to explain why he had submitted an affidavit that contradicted the very records he attached as evidence. His attorney asked for another continuance. This time, the judge said no.
