I'm glad you at least got it to court on time!


Does this happen if you start Word in safe mode?
Open Office apps in safe mode on a Windows PC - Microsoft Office

Safe mode is not a way to regularly use Word, but it is a valuable diagnostic step. If your problem goes away when you use Safe mode, we can walk you through other steps that may help eliminate the problem. Please write back.

If it works in Safe mode, you may want to look at the following while waiting for more information from me or here on the forum.
Add-Ins in Microsoft Word


This has been a problem in Word for a LONG time, popping up and disappearing. The suggestions I made originally are what has worked in the past.