Cause: My Name Is Jess OvertonFrom Case to Cause: My Name is Jess Overton
The client, Jess had done so well for the 30 days while sheltering that she almost enrolled in a training program. She had wanted to be a lab technician, but due to the lack of funds, her parents could not to send her to school. She was also preparing to move into a transitional apartment, but with all these excitements, David was still fighting for the custody of the children. The court had also given visitation rights to David, but it would be under supervision and Nick had refused to visit his father. For Shannon and Marty, they would go to the court every week and see their father for one hour. When Shannon went to sleep, there are moments when she would cry for her daddy (Mcintosh, 2015). The above things and moments were so difficult for Jesse to be alone and prompted her to want to go back to David. Moreover, there are moments when she would forget the bad things done to her by David and just reminisce on the good times they had together as a couple and family. Above all, Jesse was still in love with David. This was a very moving moment for her to fight for her children and defend them from their violent father (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015).
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