So happy it went well for you. So sorry your sons had to deal with this, but it seems like you are there for them during all of this so they are lucky.
It so hard not to get riled up and anxious when addicts start their "Blabbing". Especially when our lives could be affected as yours would have if your "ex" husbands threats and rants were to materialize. you worked hard at not letting him bring you into his insanity. That is one of my biggest mental fights because I am a good arguer and don't like to shut up. I still fight with wanting them to just "see" reality and defending my point.
I am glad you had a friend there with you in court. And sometimes its okay to get some validation that we are okay. The craziness of it all and their addiction talk can have us spinning and make us question everything, so to be told what you knew all along was fair and just can bring relief when our bodies need it the most!
good luck to you and your sons as you try to get some sanity back in your lives.
Cathy