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“You continued on, claiming that your ex-wife had married someone out of retaliation to you and ‘severe manipulation’ combined with ‘mental games’ that would provide a poor home life for your son, Max. Is this also correct?”
“Yes, your Honor.”
“Plus,” the judge chuckled, still continuing and shaking his head in disbelief… and Madison felt the first stirrings of hope building within her. “You are now also suing your ex-wife for all legal fees – both yours and hers?”
“Yes, your Honor. I am.”
“Do you have anything else to add?”
“No.”
“Then sit down and shut up,” the judge snapped – and turned to her. Madison about fainted at the irate expression on the man’s face, fully preparing herself to get grilled and raked over the coals verbally like Asher had been.
“Mrs. Morrison, is your hand healed or do you have any lasting damage?”
“It is healed, your Honor. I just have a scar on my finger.”
“Do you have an emergency room bill?”
“It’s paid for now.”
“But you had one?”
“Yes, your Honor.”
“And an ambulance was used? Is that correct?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Is the officer here?”
“Yes, sir,” the police officer acknowledged. “I am Officer Watson, and was on duty the night that the call came in.”
“Can you verify that Mrs. Morrison was injured and required an ambulance ride to the emergency room?”
“Yes, your Honor.”
“That is all,” the judge said, waving him away and flipping through the file folder. “Mrs. Morrison, do you have the paperwork with you?”
“It should be there, your Honor.”
“Why is there a jewelry bill in here and not a hospital bill?”
“Oh!” Madison started nervously. “I thought I put both in there for you. I’m so sorry. When the ring was taken off my finger, that is when I was injured. Asher put it in the garbage disposal. It damaged the ring, which I had fixed, and the garbage disposal… which I haven’t repaired due to the cost yet.”
“How much was your hospital bill – approximately, after insurance picked up the tab?”
“Twenty-two hundred dollars.”
“And the repair to the ring was another seven hundred dollars?” the judge asked, looking at the sheet of paper. “You had the ring repaired before the disposal?”
“It’s my wedding ring, sir,” she said emotionally, looking at Eric, who nodded and held her hand, whispering ‘I love you’ under his breath.
“I see,” the judge said quietly. “And how much are disposals nowadays?”
“The estimate I had from the hardware store, installed, would be approximately seven hundred dollars.”
“And your attorney’s fees?”
