Court day, on paper.
Two original sheets. The wallet card is the day of court. The log is one dated fact from the exchange. Neither one is a filing, and neither one is the court's form.
DadLane
Be the dad who shows up
Form 01
Court
Court-day wallet
The morning of court. Facts in a pocket. The speech stays home.
Case number
The number on the order
Court
Which court, which room
Date
Write it
Time
Write it
Place
Address and which door
Lawyer
Name and phone
GAL
Name and phone, or none
Mediator
Name and phone, or none
What not to say
- The other adult's character
- What you want the child to repeat
- A speech about the judge or the system
Before you walk in
- Arrive early. Phone silent.
- One question written down.
- Papers in this order.
DadLane
Be the dad who shows up
Form 02
Court
Parenting-time log
After an exchange. One dated fact. Not a diary and not a case.
The log
DatePlaceOne factChild: food, school, health
Write what a stranger could check. Leave the insult off the page.