Motion to Reconsider: What Is It? And We’re Not Losers

What is a Motion for Reconsideration, and what happens when a family court judge denies it?In this episode we break down the latest ruling in Jen’s Washington family court case—and for once, we’re not the losers.Jen’s ex-husband asked the court to reconsider its previous ruling involving a requested mental health evaluation. We walk through what a Motion for Reconsideration actually is, why the judge again found that a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) request is not the same thing as a court order, and what the ruling says about trying to compel a CR 35 psychological examination in Washington family court.We also talk about the thousands of dollars families can spend litigating psychological evaluations, attorney fees, fee shifting, allegations of intransigence, and the financial realities of high-conflict custody and parenting-plan litigation.Then we read an email from a listener—and clinical psychologist—that forces us to look at Jen’s case from a different perspective: Are we giving her ex-husband too much benefit of the doubt by blaming his attorney for the escalating conflict?That conversation takes us into coercive control, manipulation, weaponized incompetence, triangulation, DARVO, gray rocking, post-separation abuse, financial abuse, and the ways high-conflict family court litigation can become an extension of an unhealthy relationship dynamic.And underneath all of it is the question we keep coming back to on High Conflict Hell: What happens when a court system that is supposed to resolve family conflict becomes part of the conflict itself?Also: soccer injuries, dating, Jen’s secret new love interest, and the deeply embarrassing realization that apparently everyone has a podcast now.In this episode:• Motion for Reconsideration explained in plain English• Washington family court and CR 35 psychological examinations• Guardian ad Litem recommendations vs. court orders• Mental health evaluations in custody and parenting-plan cases• Attorney fees, litigation costs, and intransigence• High-conflict divorce and custody litigation• Coercive control and post-separation abuse• DARVO, triangulation, and weaponized incompetence• Gray rocking a high-conflict co-parent• Financial abuse through family court litigation• And, somehow, Jen finally wins something in family courthttps://www.parentingplan101.com/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/docufam-custody-event-log/id6761786386https://www.highconflicthell.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn5xLFQKCaDCsVmeSwyQtuMydN-_xRj95O7286KH9LquDyIjAbTmDGt9baG9s_aem_0haCDjtc8nivJDk4bCOUpQhttps://www.youtube.com/@highconflicthellhttps://www.instagram.com/highconflicthell/https://www.tiktok.com/@highconflicthell