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 ===Expressions of emotion===
-A lot of people want to put everything in their affidavits, including how they feel about things or how they reacted to something. Don't do this. The court won't pay much attention to it, and you risk the court having a bad impression of you rather than of your ex. Good lawyers <span class="noglossary">will</span> carefully winnow out statements like "I was shocked and appalled that Bob would actually do such a thing", and you should get rid of that sort of thing as well.
+A lot of people want to put everything in their affidavits, including how they feel about things or how they reacted to something. Don't do this. The court won't pay much attention to it, and you risk the court having a bad impression of you rather than of your ex. Good lawyers <span class="noglossary">will</span> carefully winnow out statements like "I was shocked and appalled that Bob would actually do such a thing." You should get rid of that sort of thing as well.
 The court does not care how something made you feel; the court is interested in ''facts''. Overblown and hysterical statements <span class="noglossary">will</span> undermine the credibility the court is prepared to extend to you. Statements like "I was disgusted to see Sally in the park on Saturday," "I could see the anger in her eyes as she came at me" or "I couldn't believe what a rotten person Sally was" <span class="noglossary">will</span> not go over well in court.