The court case with my sister in law was adjourned AGAIN so we're now looking at 25th March. I'm not sure what to expect really, other than a LOT of lies from my sister in law. My brother in law has been trying to do a custody mediation and it came out that she has been lying to her lawyer- saying that I can't have kids so tried to steal hers (which she claims is why she attacked me); that my partner sells drugs to kids etc- it is amazing the crap she has come out with which she apparently believes despite there being no evidence at all. I am worried that I might not be believed because of her lies. She has been in the past very good at convincing people and despite my partner's, my neighbour (who saw the assault) and my own statements being next to identical it frightens me what might happen if she gets off... the assault was deliberate and planned. What will happen if there is noone to stop her?
And what about my nephew- she hid her speed stash in his playstation games and used that to get them in to the women's refuge here, not to mention drugging him with Oxycodone which is why we reported to community services and why she assaulted me.
Apart from all this I'm a bit nervous about the whole process- I've never been in a courtroom before and have no idea what will happen. I was thinking about talking to the officer in charge of the case and getting him to explain what will happen. It's been so hard to get information and in so many ways my partner and myself have been treated like the ones who have done wrong. It is only through my counsellor following up that I have more counselling sessions and after the assault I wasn't even directed to the hospital- just told to make a statement. Does anyone know how I can find out what will happen before I walk into the court room?
