The first hearing after the preliminary one took place today. And right there, thank goodness, a dec…

The first hearing after the preliminary one took place today. And right there, thank goodness, a decision was made. Now I'm finally free 🥳 The children officially live with me. All that's left is to wait for the decision to appear on Gosuslugi (should be within a week), after which I can get my divorce certificate and register the children with me 👩👧👦. My husband's father, of course, added a few funny moments. When the judge started listing all the documents attached to the case, it turned out I had a whole bunch of receipts for the kids, certificates from school and kindergarten, from the district administration, references from school, work, and from neighbors, certificates from a narcologist and psychiatrist, confirmations of no criminal record and fines, EGRP extracts, salary statements and schedules, and a report from the guardianship authorities... And they had almost nothing. Besides doctor's notes and the guardianship report, they only had a work certificate, and not even one confirming their salary. The grandfather looked very unhappy. The grandmother, it seems, decided not to participate in the collective lawsuit. Because this time, the grandfather didn't even hint, as if I had broken her and her grandson (as he claimed earlier), and started singing songs about how meetings should be arranged peacefully. But our schedule clearly didn't suit him, as it specifies a meeting every Saturday, even though they are sick themselves, so in reality, arrangements have to be made on the fly. 🤪 He latched onto the fact that my lawyer and I are seeking compensation for court costs. Like, 50 thousand is peanuts, I don't need it, since I'm already getting alimony (which they still aren't paying). He proposed this option: if I don't seek compensation, then they will occasionally help with money (if they feel like it and are in the mood, it's not mandatory), but if I do seek compensation, they will completely block financial assistance for six months until I withdraw the lawsuit. Honestly, I still don't understand what financial assistance he's talking about, since no one from them has given a single penny since I left, and my husband refused to help at all and even blackmailed me with alimony. And besides, I should be thinking about how much huge money I have to pay them in addition to alimony? They are all sick, it's hard for them, what will they live on later? Do you feel the difference? Some kind of fluctuating huge-penny sum of 50 thousand 🤪 When asked why I should think about how they live instead of how my children live, I got no answer. Anyway, now I'm waiting for the paperwork, the lawyer is filing for expenses, and the next step is the division of property. Let's see how they arrange meetings with the children, otherwise, this issue might also have to be resolved through the court. Fortunately, there should be enough money now 🙏🏻