I live in Texas with my three year old son and have been here since 2011. I moved back home to Texas to live with my parents when separating from my abusive ex-husband in Maryland. My abusive ex-husband threatened my unborn son at the time and my life and continued to abuse us after he was born. My abusive ex-husband not only threatened to kill me and our son, but he attempted suicide on many occasions during our marriage. I was able to get out of the marriage but before I did, I found out he was committing adultery with a female solider on base. Prior to my son and I moving to Texas, my abusive ex-husband filed for custody over our son. I believe he did not file for divorce because he had no grounds to prove I ruined our marriage. The only way of having control over our lives was to create a case in Maryland, where he still resides.

When searching for attorneys I was trying to find attorneys who offered free consultations. One attorney referred me to my abusive ex-husbands attorney. I did not know at the time who he was going to hire until later. I had called the office asking if they offered free consultations and I got a very rude response: We do not do free consultations, and this is the real world and no one gives free consultations. Later, my abusive ex-husband said that he was there in the office when I called and they all laughed at me for asking for a free consult.

During the divorce proceeding, I had my attorney subpoena the Army Family Advocacy Program to have abuse records released as evidence to seek full custody of my son. The Frederick County judges denied my request to have the abuse records released to save my minor child from my abusive ex-husband. Also, during the divorce proceedings, my abusive ex-husband's guns were removed from the house and he was ordered supervised visitation. In December of 2011, one judge issued a psychological evaluation for my abusive ex-husband to undergo but he did not do so until about 6 months after being ordered to do. My abusive ex-husbands counsel had somehow twisted a master to issue one on both of us. My evaluation was done through a doctor in Texas and my abusive ex-husbands attorney tried to pick my evaluation apart to make me look bad, but she couldn't.

His attorney was removed from the case by force of my attorney putting a subpoena back on her. We both lost our attorneys and I was forced to hire another one. My abusive ex-husband did not hire another attorney but kept claiming he was interviewing attorneys. His attorney acted as counsel behind the scenes, still advising him, e-mailing my attorney for him, helping him file paper work. She has also been what I call an "on call" attorney. For some reason, whether legal or not, she was allowed back onto the case when the divorce became final in August of 2012.

Soon after she reentered the case, she filed a petition for contempt, claiming I was denying visitation and phone calls with a one year old. For two years now my abusive ex husband's attorney has filed countless motions for contempt to incarcerate me for false allegations-which are denying visitation and phone calls-all of which I have proved he has received, a motion for arrears-which they are claiming he is not in but has failed to provide the courts with this proof, a motion for modification of custody-they are asking for my abusive ex-husband to have primary custody of our three year old and providing no proof I am a bad mother to our son, and countless judgments against me for claims of unjustified attorney fees that the courts have increased the amount and are illegally taking out from child support.

My abusive ex-husband's attorney has ties with the chief judge of Frederick County because she was his former clerk. She feels she runs the court house in Frederick and when she makes a claim against me to the masters and judges, they listen and give her everything-well just about-everything she wants, legal or not. I have been through eight-8-attorneys while my abusive ex-husband has had one. None of my prior attorneys want to take the case against her because she is annoying for one, she is a liar, she can not follow procedure let alone the law and she will get her way because of her ties with the judge.

This past month we had a hearing of a re-trial for the first contempt filed against me, and my abusive ex-husband sat on the stand, lying and purging himself under oath. His attorney was even worse still. The opposing counsel became visibly upset when I would catch her up in her lies as she cross examined me, she began to throw papers at me on the witness stand, she was huffing and puffing and began making ugly faces at me and my attorney and crossing her arms and rocking on her heels because she was so upset she had no evidence to use on me. His attorney has such hatred for me that she can not contain her verbal abuse, even on record she is making comments towards me which the judge told her, that was enough. Because of her animosity towards me while on the stand, my attorney had to announce for the record that counsel was fighting with the witness. For closing statements, my abusive ex-husbands attorney was trying to claim that there must be something wrong with me, that I may have a mental illness and that there might be a chemical imbalance with me and was asking for another evaluation to be done on me. Opposing counsel was asking for more relief that was (not) stated in her original petition. All this again, without proof I am these things. As of now, the judge ruled against me on Monday, June 2, 2014, clearly ignoring my proof and evidence submitted to the courts. It was as if the three days of testimony and closing statements were a waste of time because the judge made his ruling as if he did not read the evidence. 

Many times during this case, the master's and judge's will say they do not know what is going on, that they have not read the case. So if they have not read what our case is about and looked at the exhibits put into evidence, then how can they make a ruling? They are just proving that they are one sided and ruling against me to favor his attorney; again whether she does good or not with questioning the clients, or has a good or poor closing statement. It does not matter. There is no justice and no respect for the law. The courts care more about this impostor of an attorney than what is in the best interest of my son.

On June 25th and 26th, there will be a merits hearing to discuss and rule on any and all outstanding issues with this case. Again, my abusive ex-husband will be seeking that I be put in jail and that my son be in his care. I am asking that Maryland give up jurisdiction of the case because I have lived in Texas well over 6 months to be a resident and that Texas would be a better place to hear the case. All my witnesses are in Texas:doctors, therapists, family, etc. Maryland has become to comfortable with this case to the point they are making mistakes. It is very convenient for my abusive ex-husband to run to the court house to file when I do not have that option available to me. I have to find funds to travel to Maryland to make to these back to back hearings that are solely the cause of my abusive ex-husband and his stick hold on us through the legal system. I am also suffering a financial hardship. Money that should be going to my son should not have to be used for litigation to a true mental and abuser. Where is my son's chance for a normal childhood? I am asking that Maryland release the case IMMEDIATELY so that way Texas can have jurisdiction and be better prepared at keeping my son and I safe from this abuser who still holds the threat of taking our lives. This court has been one sided for sometime now and have shown to be very bias in their rulings. The judges, masters, clerks and even attorneys have no regard for the law in Frederick County. This is clear abuse of power and injustice. 

If Maryland refuses to release the case I will only fight harder to expose the courts ways. My freedom as a mother and as a person will not be messed with further. My liberties shall no longer be threatened by a person who  gave an oath to do justice but has lied and covered her evil ways. I have done nothing to the people of Maryland and of Frederick County but I will not stand for further harassment, discrimination and lies to ruin my reputation and take motherhood away form me. 

If Maryland releases my case, I would ask that it be immediately done and that an order be signed stating that opposing counsel shall not be involved in any way in this case, that she shall give up all rights to hearing, representing and any and all means as ties to this case and to both parties. My son and I have suffered way to long with these threats of breaking us apart. 

If there are Maryland or Texas attorneys reading this and would like to help me, please see case Warren v Warren in the Frederick, Maryland docket and contact me with any questions you may have. 

Sincerely,

Cassandra Secor

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