Family Court Reform and Parental Rights
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May 18th, 2015Someone from Bothell, WA signed.
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May 18th, 2015Someone from Hot Springs National Park, AR writes:
I have witnessed first hand the damage that the family court has, in many cases, unwittingly caused due to so-called "judges discretion". At the very least there is no consistency in family court with drastically different outcomes of often virtually identical circumstances. This breeds legal battles between divorcing couples, more often than not with minor children bearing the weight of the battle. No one argues that both parents are necessary to raise children during the marriage, but why does our family court system believe that only one parent is necessary after divorce? Equal parenting is just common sense and is the best possible outcome for the children of divorce. Start at the requirement of equal parenting as the basis of every divorce and the rest of the components of divorce such as child support and alimony as we know it today are at least flawed, if not a violation of one's constitutional rights.May 18th, 2015Someone from Virginia Beach, VA signed.
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May 18th, 2015Someone from Albany, OR writes:
This is much needed. Our family is still feeling the impact of the financial and emotional stress four years after our case began in District Court. Fit Parents need protection from third parties and grandparents who seek visitation and parental rights against the wishes of Mom & Dad. The Best Interest of the Child is a bunch of baloney.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 18th, 2015Someone from North Brunswick, NJ writes:
I've been paying permanent alimony for almost 9 years for a marriage of less than 18 to an ex wife who lied, cheated and stole my credit during and after the marriage. Yet because of fraud laws that require 2 or more instances she has gotten away with it and still does. Where is the justice for this tax paying veteran.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 18th, 2015Someone from Mckeesport, PA writes:
The secret Family Courts are preying on children, absorbing their futures by supporting unnecessary and destructive legal battles that costs families their futures, and damage children immeasurably. The American Bar Association contributes to the problem by continuing to allow more and more attorneys to e licensed and requiring no psychological training for Family attorneys. The ABA allows attorneys who are fined for abuses in one state to file for bankruptcy and practice in another state. The standards for becoming an attorney are less stringent (just taking the bar exam) than those for becoming a stock broker, a teacher, or even a barber.. The ABA is a self-serving cartel.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 18th, 2015Someone from Bucksport, ME writes:
Every politician should be ordered to watch the documentary, Divorce Court. I dissent from #1 above as the CHILD's Constitutional Rights should be the overriding concern in any family court matter. I request that Congress consider a Constitutional Amendment about Children's Constitutional Rights, and that the US sign on to the UN Convention on Children's Right's- we are 1 of 2 countries who have not yet done so, which is appalling to me. Please confirm you have received this and let me know what you intend to do. Thank you . .REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 18th, 2015Someone from Dimondale, MI signed.
May 18th, 2015Someone from Chapel Hill, NC writes:
It is beyond shameful that this system would reward infidelity by having me thrown out of my own home and my wife getting my kids and then having the audacity to give her everything in the settlement because I could not afford a lawyer. It's the most draconian system in the world and US citizens and residents should be ashamed of this travesty that has become known as the family court system. Disgusted, wronged but fighting back for my children.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 18th, 2015Someone from Dunnellon, FL signed.
May 18th, 2015Someone from Saint Johns, FL writes:
The abuses under the current system are appalling. Parents rights are being denied everyday. With domestic violence you are guilty until proven innocent. Due process is after you have been stripped of your children. There is no punishment for false accusations. A debtors prison exists with Alimony and Child support. This is unconstitutional. To get anything done it costs 10's of thousands of dollars. This is a fleecing of America. Please review and overhaul the family court process.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 18th, 2015Someone from Springfield, MA writes:
5. Following a family breakup, assuming both parents wish to stay involved with their children, no money should be forcibly transferred from one household to another, except in exceptional circumstances, and then only to insure that the children's needs are taken care of. If one parent chooses to be an absent parent, he/she should provide financial support for the children that they brought into the world. Zero tolerance for intentional abandonment and parental irresponsibility.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 18th, 2015Someone from Springfield, MA writes:
Fatherlessness 1. Fatherlessness is the number one social crisis facing our nation. It is incumbent on all concerned citizens to question all policies and laws to determine if, and/or how they promote fatherlessness, and then work to reverse them. It should be officially recognized that because of the social upheaval of the last few decades, the institution of fatherhood now requires special protections. Divorce and Child Custody 2. The law must mandate equal shared legal and physical custody. Adults who bring life into the world by an act of consensual sex cannot have their parental rights curtailed simply because the other parent wills it. Parental rights of unwed parents must only be restricted in the same circumstances where it is done with intact families: when there exists legitimate concerns for the welfare of the children. As long as there are incentives to eliminate one parent from the lives of his/her children, there will be destructive custody battles. The incentives must be removed. Once they are, families will be strengthened on both sides of the equation, since more parents will choose to work through the difficulties in the relationship when they know that they do not have the power to eliminate the other parent from the post-marriage family. 3. The law must mandate that in a family breakup, actions by one parent to eliminate the other parent, be they allegations of abuse, moving a great distance away from the family residence, etc., will be considered not in the best interest of the child[ren], and will be considered compelling cause to limit the custodial rights of that parent in favor of the cooperative parent. 4. All efforts to address domestic violence that ignore female aggression must be challenged whenever possible. Any and all laws that are written to protect one class of adults at the expense of the civil rights of another class are reprehensible in nature and antithetical to the principles of liberty and equal protection on which our nation was founded. Whether they are explicitly targeted, such as the federal Violence Against Women Act, or implicitly targeted as with M.G.L. 209A: Zero tolerance for any laws that abridge the constitutional rights of one specific class of people for the sake of a politically correct goal that suits an ephemeral political trend. Child Support In its present form, child support is a misnomer. There is no real "child support." The present system takes money from non-custodial parents, overwhelmingly men, and gives it to custodial parents, overwhelmingly women, to spend however they see fit. It is an intolerable condition that a father must be forced to subsidize a family that has been forcibly taken away from him. 5. Following a family breakup, assuming both parents wish to stay involved with their children, no money should be forcibly transferred from one household to another, except in exceptional circumstances, and then only to insure that the children's needsREPORT COMMENTS
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May 18th, 2015Someone from Springfield, MA writes:
Fatherlessness 1. Fatherlessness is the number one social crisis facing our nation. It is incumbent on all concerned citizens to question all policies and laws to determine if, and/or how they promote fatherlessness, and then work to reverse them. It should be officially recognized that because of the social upheaval of the last few decades, the institution of fatherhood now requires special protections. Divorce and Child Custody 2. The law must mandate equal shared legal and physical custody. Adults who bring life into the world by an act of consensual sex cannot have their parental rights curtailed simply because the other parent wills it. Parental rights of unwed parents must only be restricted in the same circumstances where it is done with intact families: when there exists legitimate concerns for the welfare of the children. As long as there are incentives to eliminate one parent from the lives of his/her children, there will be destructive custody battles. The incentives must be removed. Once they are, families will be strengthened on both sides of the equation, since more parents will choose to work through the difficulties in the relationship when they know that they do not have the power to eliminate the other parent from the post-marriage family. 3. The law must mandate that in a family breakup, actions by one parent to eliminate the other parent, be they allegations of abuse, moving a great distance away from the family residence, etc., will be considered not in the best interest of the child[ren], and will be considered compelling cause to limit the custodial rights of that parent in favor of the cooperative parent. Domestic Violence Domestic violence has become a hopelessly politicized issue. Estimates of the number of women battered in their homes each year range from 188,000* to 6,000,000**; and even higher numbers have been claimed***. Also, it has become impossible to address this issue in an intelligent fashion when definitions of violent a Domestic violence has become a hopelessly politicized issue. Estimates of the number of women battered in their homes each year range from 188,000* to 6,000,000**; and even higher numbers have been claimed***. Also, it has become impossible to address this issue in an intelligent fashion when definitions of violent and abusive behavior have been broadened to include such things as "logic, claiming the truth, not responding to others' needs, and emotional withholding****." Furthermore, domestic violence studies, policies and programs that recognize abuse in all combinations of relationships yet dismiss female-on-male abuse/violence as being statistically insignificant, are clearly agenda-driven and have little credibility. Unbiased research shows that female-on-male violence not only accounts for a sizable part of all domestic violence, but is also an important factor contributing to serious male-on-female domestic violence. For the latter reason alone it can't be ignoREPORT COMMENTS
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May 18th, 2015Someone from Springfield, MA writes:
Fatherlessness 1. Fatherlessness is the number one social crisis facing our nation. It is incumbent on all concerned citizens to question all policies and laws to determine if, and/or how they promote fatherlessness, and then work to reverse them. It should be officially recognized that because of the social upheaval of the last few decades, the institution of fatherhood now requires special protections. Divorce and Child Custody 2. The law must mandate equal shared legal and physical custody. Adults who bring life into the world by an act of consensual sex cannot have their parental rights curtailed simply because the other parent wills it. Parental rights of unwed parents must only be restricted in the same circumstances where it is done with intact families: when there exists legitimate concerns for the welfare of the children. As long as there are incentives to eliminate one parent from the lives of his/her children, there will be destructive custody battles. The incentives must be removed. Once they are, families will be strengthened on both sides of the equation, since more parents will choose to work through the difficulties in the relationship when they know that they do not have the power to eliminate the other parent from the post-marriage family. 3. The law must mandate that in a family breakup, actions by one parent to eliminate the other parent, be they allegations of abuse, moving a great distance away from the family residence, etc., will be considered not in the best interest of the child[ren], and will be considered compelling cause to limit the custodial rights of that parent in favor of the cooperative parent. Domestic Violence Domestic violence has become a hopelessly politicized issue. Estimates of the number of women battered in their homes each year range from 188,000* to 6,000,000**; and even higher numbers have been claimed***. Also, it has become impossible to address this issue in an intelligent fashion when definitions of violent a Domestic violence has become a hopelessly politicized issue. Estimates of the number of women battered in their homes each year range from 188,000* to 6,000,000**; and even higher numbers have been claimed***. Also, it has become impossible to address this issue in an intelligent fashion when definitions of violent and abusive behavior have been broadened to include such things as "logic, claiming the truth, not responding to others' needs, and emotional withholding****." Furthermore, domestic violence studies, policies and programs that recognize abuse in all combinations of relationships yet dismiss female-on-male abuse/violence as being statistically insignificant, are clearly agenda-driven and have little credibility. Unbiased research shows that female-on-male violence not only accounts for a sizable part of all domestic violence, but is also an important factor contributing to serious male-on-female domestic violence. For the latter reason alone it can't be ignoREPORT COMMENTS
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