I got out of my car, went over to his car and tried to talk to him about our oldest son's recent biligerent behavior. The ex and I started cursing each other out. I put my hands in his face and hit the back of his head-very lightly. His new wife started cursing and screaming, so all 3 of us were at that point. He got out of the car, threw a half bottle of water at me and chased me a few feet. I ran. I came back up the walk, the wife was cursing and making faces in the van. I went up to her window and started cursing, making faces and gestures back. She said, "do you want me to get out the car and beat your **S. I said, "yeah, do it". I pulled on her car door handle. It was locked. Then all of a sudden she jumped out and swung at my face and head and continue to hit me. I hit back. After it was clear she was losing, my ex got out, came around the car and pushed me down on the ground (grass) and proceeded to hold me down, twist my face and neck into the ground and smother me. I could not breathe and thought I was going to die. While he was holding me down, his wife hit me on the leg. He finally let me up and they both went back to the car. his parting remark was , "You got your **s beat" and "we'll see if you get your child support money on the first". I got up ran after them and tried to open her door again to get her out. It was locked. The ex contends I kicked and hit the car, I don't remember doing that. I then ran in the house and called the police. They took a police report. I declined to go the the emergency room that night, but went 3 days later.