John Chiv: For some families like the Carters, this holiday maybe bittersweet

Nov 28, 2024

For some families like the Carters, this holiday maybe bittersweet

The last post I did on Mark and Sheri Carter family case was in May. They had come to an agreement about their divorce case. On November 7, their divorce became final.

Today, maybe bittersweet for some people and some families like the Carters. The Carter divorce became final earlier this month. I chose to do this post today because there are many others who may not have a safe, warm place today or a gathering or for reasons may be alone. Thank you to those kind people today who are inviting others to their table, opening their hearts and homes and to those who sent a text or called someone to remind them they are not alone.

Even before I went to their house for Thanksgiving and after I stopped, Virginia Bass and Matthew Owen checked on me for a while. Things may have changed in the last few years between us but whenever I do see Virginia, she is always kind and I am always happy to see her. I will text her but I want to thank her in a public way because with everything we all have been through this year, reminders of kindness and gratitude are important even if relationships have changed. There are some other people I have reached out to but Virginia was always more than a politician or my Supervisor. She is one of the few people in the 20 years I know who does genuinely care about this community.

Listed below are court documents since my last post on the Carter family law case starting from 8/21/24 to the last filing entered in e court on 11/25/24.