Today was to be the children's last counseling appointment, and the counselor refused to see them. She had a final letter from my ex's lawyer and the counselor said she was out. ( Even though I have given her a copy of our custody agreement, that shows I can take my children to counseling.)
Based on this I refuse to send them back. We agreed in court two weeks ago that they could finish counseling to make a "safety plan." When my 10 year old daughter says..."Mom knows what she has done is wrong, that's why she is doing this." I can't send them back... I would rather face jail time.
Per my custody agreement I don't have to send them back until August 11th. I was sending them back early for a family trip. I will keep them until the last possible day. The counselor has ordered a child abuse assesment, they will call me with in the next few days to set that up.
At this point I am thinking of calling the media. The system is a ####### joke, and two states are failing my children, and in the end I'm the one who will end up being the bad guy.