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*Attorney Midler says that the report at best is an opinion of an expert that wouldn’t even be allowed to testify to in court. He says that The expert Dr. Steven Herman never even finished testifying about the report and it wouldn’t even hold up in family court.
*Attorney Rubin Midler says it’s easier to disparage someone who is not here to defend themselves
*Judge Donna Heller is now ordering all copies of the custody report returned to the Guardian ad litem so that no one has it.
*Pattis said that state is willing to take a proffer from Fotis Dulos but that he is handcuffed by not being able to discuss the child custody report that is sealed with them.
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*Attorney Norm Pattis drops a bombshell in family court this morning. Pattis has apparently offered to have Fotis
Dulos sit down for interview with state police detectives to discuss his estranged wife Jennifer Farber
Dulos’ state of mind in weeks before she disappeared on May 24
*Also said he stood by prior comments in an interview with a reporter. Now speculating whether Jennifer perpetrated a “revenge suicide” plot.
*Pattis asked if he can discuss the report with prosecutors. Judge said he can represent FD without violating her order.
*Judge says report will stay under seal, available for lawyers to read but not have copies of themselves.
*Jennifer’s lawyer, Reuben Midler, reminds judge of Fotis’ past violations of court orders. “This has to stop.
*Pattis brings up past case Midler lost. Judge Donna Heller says that’s not being discussed today.
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Judge: “I am concerned the report was not protected” the way I envisioned when entering order.
*Hearing over. Judge says she hopes to issue a decision soon on motion from Jennifer’s mother to intervene in the case.