The abuse continues, and I can't get it to stop

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#1 Sep 9 - 4PM
Gracerella
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The abuse continues, and I can't get it to stop

background:

divorce initiated by me in spring of 2009 after he said 'f*ck you' in front of friends. I had had enough, and had been unhappy for a while. Somehow, having that as an 'example' gave me strength (though I later realized I didn't need an excuse or an example, my unhappiness was reason enough. and 'eff you' was going to be the least of his abuse).

It was finalized in May of 2011, 2+ years after it began. In that time, I started dating someone (well, dated a few someones, but stuck with this one particular person and we are very happy together, my kids adore him, etc)

Come to find out, me leaving was narcissistic injury. Me finding someone else? He can't handle it, and the abuse has escalated.

He pushed me into a wall before the divorce was finalized, and I filed a police report.
I have documented each and every verbally abusive text, email, and even voicemails.
Our decree states that we have to utilize a 'parenting facilitator' on issues we can't agree on, and this has been the perfect arena for him to continue the abuse.

Thing is, she should be stepping in and stopping it. In her office, during our appointments, he has thrown paper at me when her back was turned, made faces while I'm speaking to him (she watches the person speaking, not the person we are speaking TO, so she didn't see this). During our meetings has frequent outbursts where he is disparaging in his comments to me (she tells him 'stop' and 'not another word'). He apologizes, then does it again a few minutes later.

I am at my wit's end as to what I can do. Below are texts and email excerpts from communication over just the past 3 days. I don't respond, I don't initiate, and I don't engage.

But it doesn't stop.

I've asked her REPEATEDLY to make it stop. She tells him 'you need to stop'. She tells us 'you are the most difficult clients I've ever worked with' (and my attorney tells me that she's known for working with the most difficult clients).

I've asked my attorney to step in at this point, and showed him the comments below. His response: talk to your parenting facilitator. I HAVE. I DO. IT DOESN'T STOP.

I'm getting the run-around from the court system and I am TIRED.

If anyone has advice or experience to share, I would LOVE to hear it.

September 6:
"Man are you stupid - stop eating so much jizz."

September 7:
"if you were human as opposed to being a spoiled , angry , venal brat , you'd act differently. Incidentally - looks like your complexion is clearing up."

"Your pathetic."

"Your an idiot.
Have a nice life - God help our kids."

"God...your pathetic."

"Your pretty naive."

"Are you listening ? You can go straight to hell you fucked up , immature , bitch. You are easily the biggest piece of shit I've encountered."

September 8:
(in front of the kids) "Stop being an asshole"

Sep 9 - 5PM
Tigerlily
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Practical Advice

Change your E-mail Adress. Change your Cell-phone number. Have the visiting times for the kids laid down by an attorney if you haven`t already. Arrange for a third party to take the kids to him and pick them up. Stick to the timetable like the ten commandments - no change, no leniency. Decide what you`re prepared to battle for in case he violates the rules IN ADVANCE, because he will violate the rules if he can. Decide what you`re absolutely not willing to compromise on and be prepared to go to court for it. Decide what you would rather not compromise on and be aware that there will be scenes about it. In your imagination, solve these problems in advance in ways that your children will not suffer under. Decide what you could compromise on in advance, and be prepared to let those things go without a fight if necessary. Be clear about your own boundaries, and make "No Suffering" for your children, you and your new partner a priority. If he suffers, WTF. Stay practical, try and keep emotion out of it. Good Luck! Tigerlily
Sep 9 - 5PM (Reply to #7)
Gracerella
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When the kids are with me, he

When the kids are with me, he is blocked from my phone. He is blocked from my email. The parenting facilitator has us using Our Family Wizard to communicate, and she moderates. And yet comments still occur, as you can see. The court is enabling this, and I don't know what to do
Sep 9 - 4PM
fooled no longer
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he is a mental patient that

he is a mental patient that how you have to treat him, mental deficient. dont, let him get to you, refuse to make eye contact. sit with your back to him. insist that all of it is taped and filmed. tell her what he is doing behind your back. you cannot be forced to sit through this shit. call for court intervention with the coursts write it all down and take it to a magistrate insist it is escalating. they are slime suckers everyone belives them, they could steal your teeth while youre smiling at them and plead innocence. I hate them, we hate them, they hate themselves.
Sep 9 - 4PM
Gracerella
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I would LOVE to not have

I would LOVE to not have contact with him. The problem is that these meetings with the parenting facilitator (who works with the court) PUT me in contact. I HAVE to make eye contact when in her office. She is trying to foster a coparenting relationship, God bless her, but it isn't possible. I just forwarded another email rant of his to her (one that he initiated towards my boyfriend, who thankfully has a personality disordered ex of his own and is my model when it comes to not engaging). I told her: "I continue to feel that our meetings with you are providing an arena for continued abusive interaction. He has been diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He is not capable of being cooperative or respectful in the face of the Narcissistic injuries he feels he has sustained. I don't know how often you work with abusers, but I am asking you to please consider whether or not you feel there has been positive movement in the five months that we have been working with you. I have seen (and documented) an escalation and not a decrease since working with you. Is there an ethical standpoint at which you can say "this is hurting, and not helping"?" She won't respond. She never does. But at least my asking for help will be documented. Is there ANYTHING else I can do?
Sep 9 - 5PM (Reply to #4)
Tigerlily
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PS

And get rid of that facilitator, or whatever she`s called. She`S TOTALLY ineffectual, and facilitating him, if anything. Get an attorney! Ask around your divorced friends until you locate a divorce attorney who is a bloodthirsty Pit-Bull Terrier, and engage him! Seriously! You and your kids and your new partner and your new-found stability and happiness deserve the best you can give them! Develop your own fighting skills and go straight for the jugular! Love Tigerlily
Sep 9 - 4PM
Hunter
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This is a grown man?

This is a grown man? Awesome! What sparrow said! Keep your cool! Hunter
Sep 9 - 4PM
Sparrow
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I am so sorry that you have

I am so sorry that you have to endure this behavior. The best advice I can give you is to IGNORE him. Do not feed into him and do not make eye contact with him. Do not bring this into your new relationship either. He will tire of it eventually and you don't want that to happen. Live your life as normal as possible and be happy. You are rid of him legally and have to only endure him when it comes to the children. They will eventually be adults and you won't ever have to see that asshole again. In the meantime.........IGNORE him as best you can.