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Legislative & Court Action Updates / Senator Clinton & Your FEEDBACK
From: Webmaster (webmaster@AKidsRight.org)
This is a message from a mailing list, members@kids-right.org Unsubscribe instructions at bottom of message. ====================================================================== Good People & People of Faith: This message contains info on: 1. Recent Court Actions - regarding YOUR rights. 2. Proposed Legislation - similar ideas. 3. Your Messages - why we try to make things better! 4. Petitioning Senator Clinton - update. 5. Your FEEDBACK - welcome! 1. Recent Court Actions - regarding YOUR rights. ----------------------------------------------- We have revised the web site to include links to some of the actual briefs/decisions at http://www.AKidsRight.Org/court.htm * Mike Galluzzo - US District Court, Ohio - establishing right to equal custody. * Harold Legere - Filing Suit in Canada - questioning fairness of the system. * Sonny Southerland - 2nd Circuit and CPS - challenging unfounded interference in family. There is some impressive work above. Made all the more so by the fact most of it was done by individuals who had the courage and determination to continue their quest for justice. We welcome updates to the above and you can also find contact information if you wish to reach these individuals. We encourage you to express your appreciation! 2. Proposed Legislation - similar ideas. --------------------------------------- There seem to be two communities of parents. Those separated from their kids due to divorce and those where it happens through "social service" in some type of "child protective" action. These actions all represent a judge (the "state:) interjecting themselves between you and your kids. Better protection of that "family right" should help us all. Shouldn't it be a common effort? Our group has some ideas for a Family Rights Act, below we have thoughts by others on how family should be protected. Space did not permit including them here, but links to each of the below can be found at http://www.AKidsRight.Org/legislative.htm * Proposed statute - Mr. Chuck Evans, Ohio * Utah Law Journal Article on Due Process Mr. Donald Hubin * Protecting rights against interference from Social Services - Family Rights Advocacy. * Non Custodial Parent Bill of Rights - Mr. Robert Stevens 3. Your Messages - why we try to make things better. --------------------------------------------------- Below we include just a few of the messages we have received over the past few weeks. They should remind us all of what we are trying to prevent. --- DLP4010@aol.com > I DIDN'T SEE MY 7 YEAR OLD SON FOR 1 YEAR WHEN HE SAID I SPANKED HIS > BOTTOM 3 TIMES. MY EX HUSBAND,IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, HAD BEEN > ACCUSING ME OF SO MANY ACCUSATIONS OVER THE YEARS, BUT FINALLY AS > THERAPISTS TOLD ME THAT MY CHILD WOULD, HAD TO LIE TO PLEASE MY EX > HUSBAND. AFTER 1 YEAR OF WAITING FOR MY 4TH PSYCHOLOGICAL > EVALUATION, MY SON BECAME SO ALIENATED FROM ME THAT HE WON'T SPEAK > TO ME. > THE Evaluation said that i was angry, and the "conflict" between > the parents caused it. i have asked that my son go to boarding > school to get out of conflict but my now 8 year old son supports too > many people especially his own attorney who's bill was $200.000.00 > in 1 year... --- Courtney <Lawgal1035@aol.com> > This is about the judge's decision to terminate visitation with my 6 > year old back in 1997 based on an ex-parte motion by my ex-husband > when I was with her and, in which I was never afforded a full > hearing. I'm not putting the full details down, just the feelings > that this evoked for me. > I now, have breast cancer and despite all the chemo., the > mastectomy, the radiation and the poor prognosis, I'm still not > being given a break to spend time with her, left all at the > discretion of the other parent -- the father, etc. > I can't say too much more because it's really a disgusting > situation, and any parent or system that prevents a parent from > spending time with their child is pretty barbaric. --- Walter Marano <wjmarano63@yahoo.com> > I am struggling with the courts on Long Island and need someone to > maybe point me in the right direction. I want to know if I am doing > something wrong and why hasn't anyone proved it after 15 months with > coercion by law guardians and also C.P.S. but I cannot reach an > amicable decision to have my children back in my life. My ex-wife is > destroying the innocence of my kids and I am exhausting every avenue > to get them back. Can you help me? Wish I could give you some sound advice, but I and many others have been thoroughly frustrated by the system for longer than we care to think of. Of course, we all know that the answer is simple. Both parents should have equal access to their children. But, for some reason, the courts haven't figured that out yet. Hang in there and keep the faith. When the going gets rough, remember that your kids are worth it. They deserve your love. Someday they will realize how hard you fought for them. - Kevin Purdy (contact@AKidsRight.Org) 4. Petitioning Senator Clinton - update --------------------------------------- John Murtari (jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org) has been coordinating this effort. During the months of February and March he wants to complete vacation visits with his son and minimal activity is planned. We plan to resume NonViolent Action on April 7th. For more details see http://www.AKidsRight.Org/actionc_syr 5. Your FEEDBACK - always welcome! ---------------------------------- We had quite a range of opinions on the issue of Civil Rights and current efforts to get Senator Hillary R. Clinton to meet with parents hurt by our Nation's Family Law "systems." Some of these are responses to recent list messages, check the archive at http://www.AKidsRight.Org/archive/archive2003 --- John Graboski <jgrab40@juno.com> > JOHN, YOU DO ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD FOR YOURSELF, DOMENIC or the rest of > us Americans by being a captive of the enemy. > Civil disobedience is workable ONLY if you have masses behind you... --- ROBERT LASHEFF <dadstillherealways@yahoo.com> > I SINCERELY FEEL FOR JOHN , I KNOW ALL TO WELL WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE > ARRESTED AND IF THERE WAS ANY CONCEIVABLE WAY THAT I COULD MAKE IT , > I WOULD BE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HIM . THIS IS WRONG AND THERE IS > SIMPLY NO OTHER WAY TO LABEL IT, I FEEL VERY COMMITTED TO CHANGE AND > I BELIEVE IT IS INEVITABLE. GOD GO WITH YOU! Bob --- "Don Shetterly" <don@breakingthesilence.net> > Maybe if everyone got on the same wave length with their letters and > kept them brief, you might get further. But with all of the "crazy" > acting that you have gotten yourself into, these people aren't going > to give you the time of day. You might not agree with me and might > hate me for saying this, but it is the truth.... > And if you're goal is to get yourself noticed by getting arrested > every time, than you probably won't get anywhere. If you want to > get some where, you've got to define your message, form your goal, > create an action plan and then go for it. But everything has to be > realistic and you have to think out side of the box. If you keep > thinking that your letters always get read an answered by a > congressperson who gets many articles of correspondence in a day, > than you need to educate yourselves. --- Robert Stevens <patriachatex@webtv.net> > Greetings John!! You are right, our movement is a "Civil Rights" > movement. We are fighting injustice as great as any suffered by > Dr. King and his people. > You stress non violent methods. I too believe this is the way we > should accomplish our goals. Another method of the late Dr. King is > bringing to bear "Massive Political and Economic Pressure" to bear. > This actually how Dr. King did accomplish his dream. The loving non > violent ways only added to this. > As far as loving our enemies. I also agree. A lot of the people who > run the system believe that they are only doing their job. Only a > small percentage are the hard core father hating variety. We will > have to incorporate these brethren back into society after the > reforms > come. http://community.webtv.net/patriachatex/TheNonCustodial --- Kelley Graham <akakelleygraham@yahoo.com> > I just read your letter dated December 17th. I was pleased to read > your comments about "perfect victims". Obviously none of us are > perfect parents. We all contributed to the loss of our children, on > one level or another. However if you ever let on in court that you > have made a single mistake it can become a full fledged child abuse > case in no time. > You are absolutely correct that this shouldn't be about perfect > parents being allowed to be parents. This is about average normal > parents. If it isn't, all custody hearings are nothing more than > attempts to catch one parent or another at some bad moment. And, in > my experience, the more secure, emotionally healthy and normal a > person is, the less likely they are to try to hide their less than > perfect moments. The more dysfunctional a person/family is, the > more they try to put on the perfect show for the rest of the world - > thus protecting them from scrutiny in the courtroom. > It is ridiculous to think that a few people in a court room could > hear a few tales about a parent and think they know their heart and > mind. Especially when half of those testifying are often hostile > toward the other parent. Can a judge honestly expect the opposing > side to relate positive incidents? Not likely. > Keep up the good work. I appreciate your letters and all you do. > You are a great example to me and others. --- Blake <blake@bothparentscount.org> > I want to thank you for all you have done and are doing for this > fight. I want to thank you for your stance on non-violence -- true > nonviolence. It is truly inspiring. I sure wish you or I had the > answer to your question: > > But how do we capture a public response (a NonViolent Action response) > > to losing your children? > This seems so difficult. Many of us have lost everything in our > fight and are willing to do a lot, but what exactly is called for? > Many others of us are getting limited, but very important, time with > our children (I'm in this group). What can someone like me do > without losing what precious little I already have with my child? > I am currently trying to work within the system (letter writing, > joining with others, etc), but I'm firmly convinced that little will > change for the better without drastic efforts. I sure wish I knew > what these efforts were. > Meanwhile, my daughter's life is slipping away. She is only 3 1/2 > (I've been fighting this fight since she was born), but I can > already see the effect of this whole struggle on her. I don't need > your advice that I need to stay involved and keep the fight away > from her, but I sure wish you had some direction to give me. > Thanks again for all you do. I am sorry I have been unable to > physically help you by showing up to show my support. Perhaps one > day I will surprise you and be there, > Blake > www.bothparentscount.org ================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list at anytime, send email to Majordomo@kids-right.org with the following 1 line in the BODY of the message (Subject is ignored). unsubscribe members
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