no, that he would take her for all she was worth, not
just the seventy five or so percent, and that he'd make sure she was
jailed for at least a few years.

That afternoon, the
lawyer did go to the jail where she was being kept, and with her
lawyer, he laid out the options for her. She said she was not going
to give the vile brat a dime and that she did not deserve to go to
prison. Her lawyer tried to tell her that she was in too deep, that
she could not possibly win, she fired him.

Two days later they were
in court, Matt and Daryl had been called, but were told that they
were not yet required to go to court to testify, but that they may be
required in a few days.She was representing herself, which of
course was a bad thing, but Matt's lawyer had her toasted in under
half an hour, the judge awarded Matt with everything she had,
including the house, and she was jailed for four years for mental and
physical abuse. Matt was not even required to testify because of the
recording from the police officer, as well as his testimony.

The lawyer called Daryl
and told him the good news that very afternoon, and told them that
because the court awarded custody and full parental rights to him,
that social services was now no longer involved, that they would not
have to worry about any visits at all. Daryl gladly explained all
this to everyone as soon as they hung up, and all the boys screamed
and yelled happily for a good five minutes before