That is what I did. It is taking forever. NC requires I go to mediation before they will consider a court date. I was waiting on a court date for a temporary custody hearing, but mediation came first. Of course that didn't work out because I can't reason with her. Do you think that my lawyer is the reason I didn't get my temporary custody hearing? I am having a very difficult time getting even the slightest amount of cooperation from the court. My lawyer told me it was the judge, not him, that was unable to give me a temporary custody hearing.