"Justice" simply doesn't apply to me, period.

I haven't been posting a lot as of lately but it's for a very good reason. Those of you who know me know that I've been going through a very trying time for about the last three years concerning a very bitter custody battle with my ex-spouse. Now that the situation has concluded I can freely speak of the matter. My opinion of the whole court-ordered custody evaluation process is that it's purpose is neither for the benefit of the children or the non-offending parent. It is actually a tool for the petitioning (read: offending) parent to "sell" his/her side of the story, no matter how untrue or, in my particular case, filled with outright lies. My ex-spouse and children, who have been manipulated and bribed by my ex-spouse repeatedly and constantly over the last three years, concocted a picture of constant abuse and mistreatment at the hands of myself and my current spouse. Some of the things we allegedly did to them didn't even make sense and are not even part of our character. Anyone who knows my wife and I know that we provided nothing but a safe, loving home for my children. There was absolutely Never any mistreatment of my children while they resided in my home. Many of you may ask why the children would say such things. The answer is simple: my ex-spouse played to their wanting of material items and a responsibility-free environment. They were constantly bribed with items such as plasma televisions in their individual rooms, laptop computers, ipods, and even the promise of a luxury-brand automobile upon getting driver's privileges. The children stated that me and my wife "starved" them and they never got to eat. Actually, they constantly wanted junk food (cookies, potato chips, candy, soda pop, etc.) and there was always a supply of healthy snack foods in the home (fruit, granola bars, bottled water, etc). I constantly had to throw fruit in the garbage due to the children not wanting to eat it and it getting spoiled. The children were also constantly told by their mother that they would not have household chores to do because she would just hire a housekeeper and that they would be allowed to stay up as long as they wanted to at night. Lastly, the children would communicate with their mother whenever they got into trouble and received a reprimand, and their mother would always (and I do mean 100% of the time!) undermine me and my wife's authority as parents in my household, assuring them that they shouldn't be punished for anything that they did-no matter how inappropriate. Those of you who know me and my current spouse know that our household is one of discipline, rules, respect, and accountability. My ex-spouse offered them "NeverLand" from the story Peter-Pan and they couldn't wait to get out of my home. Hopefully the children will someday realize that the type of household I offered them was for their own betterment and that the world isn't a place where people get to do what they want, when they want to do it, and how they want to do it. Most importantly, I hope this turn of events hasn't taught them that they can just lie their way out of a situation they may feel is unpleasant or unfair.