Oct 11 Emergency MTN Re St. Thomas W Att
Oct 11 Emergency MTN Re St. Thomas W Att
Oct 11 Emergency MTN Re St. Thomas W Att
I. TheDefendant,Mrs.Murphy,hasnotyetsubmittedtotheRule35examinationwithDr.Kingandis
prohibitedfromhavingcontactwiththechildrenuntilthishasbeenaccomplishedandresults
provided.ThereisreasontobelievethatMrs.MichelleMurphyhasviolatedthisnocontactportionof
JudgeBaldwinsMay27
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Ordersignificantlyoverthesummer.Itwouldbeevenmoredifficulttoenforce
thisportionoftheOrderifthechildrenreturnedtoGeorgiaforthehearing.
II. ArrangementscouldbemadeforthechildrentocommunicatewiththeCourtviaSkype,FaceTimeor
telephonically.
III. Thechildrenareenrolledinabasketballcampforthisweekwhichbegantoday.
IV. Althoughotherresultscouldoccur,theCourthasthreeprimaryrulingswhichcouldbemadeatthe
conclusionofthehearingonWednesday:
a)TemporaryCustodycouldremainwiththePlaintiff,JohnMurphy;
b)TemporaryCustodycouldbeawardedtotheDefendant,MichelleMurphy;or
c)TemporaryCustodycouldbeplacedwithathirdpartyorentity
BasedontheturmoilthatoccurredafterthisCourtsrulingonMay27,2014,shouldtheCourtchooseany
optionotherthanII.b)abovethepossibilityofsimilar,ifnotgreater,turmoilislikelyandexposuretothatis
definitelynotinanychildsbestinterest.ShouldtheCourtchooseII.b)itisanticipatedthatarrangements
fortheboystobereturnedtoGeorgiawouldoccurexpeditiouslyandwithoutincident.
ElizabethHarwell
Ms.Harwell,
JudgeBaldwinwouldliketoyoutogivehimyourreasoningforwhyitisinthebestinterestsofthechildrennottobe
present.Also,wedidfindacourtreporterforthehearingonWednesday.
Thankyou,
MelissaSams