child support hearing

Our child support hearing was today. My attorney called last night to tell me he wouldn't be there. He wasn't informed of the hearing (it was cancelled then rescheduled) until Friday and he had a more pressing engagement for today. He tried to reschedule our hearing without success. His associate filled in for him. I wasn't sure what to think. A part of me was relieved. My gut was saying that maybe my attorney wasn't the best guy for the job anyway. I loved the lady that filled in for him. She was on the ball, intelligent, confident, informed, and I immediately trusted her. The hearing went well......actually....it went way better than I had anticipated........... The judge will inform each of us through the mail of his decision. I'm optimistic in a guarded sort of way. I'm just happy to be through with it....................................PS.......I feel bad for my exhusband. He was very defensive in court, probably because it wasn't going so well for him and his attorney. Don't get me wrong.......the Judges decision may be to have me pay back 24,000 bucks that ex's attorney claims I owe my x-husband.......and potentially all of the child support may be cut. But from my perspective it didn't look good for them. I got no pleasure from his discomfort. I felt sad for him. Not because I think anyone was being unfair. I guess I just felt like "there's the father of my 3 children and things aren't going well for him right now"..........