Chelsea had already enrolled the twins in a private school nearly three hours away and signed a lease in another county.
She planned to move them that weekend—before I could discover the visitation order and ask the court to stop her.
Her attorney was calling because Daniel’s order required advance notice of any relocation that would interfere with my scheduled time. Chelsea had provided none.
Gloria filed the enforcement motion immediately, along with a request to preserve the existing arrangement until the judge reviewed the move.
The hearing happened two days later.
Chelsea claimed the relocation was necessary for a fresh start. Then Gloria produced the funeral schedule she had handed me and messages showing she intended to use the move to reduce my contact permanently.
The judge was not impressed.
He ordered Chelsea to follow the original visitation schedule, provide transportation for the time she had attempted to obstruct, and obtain court approval before relocating the children in a way that affected the standing order.
Chelsea accused me of making grief harder for everyone.
“You handed me restrictions beside my son’s coffin,” I replied. “You chose the timing.”
Ruth later apologized for telling me to accept two visits a year.
I did not need Chelsea’s permission to remain Ava and Cole’s grandmother.
Daniel had understood that love sometimes needs more than promises.
Three years earlier, he had given it a judge’s signature.