During the visit Jacob had with William, he chose to use his time with his son by putting him in an outfit he had brought with him. Did anyone else find this strange? To me it is a way to exert control and that bothers me. I honestly do not have a solid opinion on who did what and why but this does bother me.
I did not get that the Judge was saying that was exactly what Jacob did, but that it was his right to do it if he chose to, being his father.
"During the visit, Father took numerous photos of the child (Exhibit 110). Creating photographic evidence of this very brief visit is also inconsistent with a surreptitious attempt to harm the child, as is the smiling countenance of Father meeting his son for the first time. And, it is not unusual to expect that Father might check the child’s diaper and might confirm that the child had ten fingers and ten toes, or might seek to dress the child in an outfit provided by Father."
But, if he did, I don't necessarily think that it is odd. If he was finally getting to take pictures of and with his son for the very first time after not being allowed to see him, then would you put on a shirt or outfit that grandma bought (who remember was served an order of protection that day, and was kept from seeing her grandson due to the order of protection). So, could it be possible that he was just wanting to take pictures of the baby in a gift that was given to him. I can see that. If I was a grandma or aunt in the situation, I could say, "here is an outfit that we got him, we would love to see pictures in it."
That also touches on the Order of Protection that is referenced for the grandmother. "The ex parte order of protection improperly listed the child as a protected party. This appears to the Court to be an inappropriate attempt to preclude a witness to Father’s parenting time." It sounds as if this was later dropped when it was challenged, so that seems to confirm the judge's feelings on it being an attempt to keep the grandma away so that they could try and "catch" Jacob in something. Which, with all the medical records and the investigation coming back in Jacob's favor and not in Madeline or her father's favor (which the judge used strong language on this) this sounds very much like a set up.
That then leaves me wondering, just how far this family would go to get their way. If you are willing to falsely accuse someone and use that in a court of law this instance, is this a pattern? Or a first time offense? I tend to definitely lean towards a pattern with Madeline and her family after reading all of the ruling. Becuase, it sounds like that there were multiple instances that the judge proved the claims "Bogus" or that they were "fabricated" and many other words he used towards Madeline. And yet, not once really saying Jacob was lying or telling bogus stories. In fact, he mentions Jacob holding Madeline's phone for a short time, which Jacob openly admitted to it sounds like in the documents. When my husband is trying to talk to me and I am on my phone, there has been times he has taken it. So, does this mean an act of domestic abuse against me or holding me against my will? Possibly, but as a husband and wife scenario, it gets less likely that those were his true intentions. Especially because it seems it was for a short time and he openly admits to it.
So many details and yet, not the whole story here! This is crazy. Still hoping and praying for their safe return!