Honorable Judge Bernard Shapiro
11th Judical Circuit, Miami, Florida

CUSTODY CHANGE OF 16 YEAR-OLD BOY IN FAMILY COURT

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  It is imperative that the public be made aware of who is "Not" qualified to sit on the bench. Judge Bernard "Bernie" Shapiro, has made atrocious rulings placing children's lives at risk.

 We hope that there is a reporter that  is willing to investigate and provide the public with the truth. contact us, we have plenty of evidence to educate the citizens and provide the necessary tools to elect the ethical, caring, intelligent, professional that our judicial system is lacking.

JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO BELIEVED THE TESTIMONY OF DR. JACK SPARKS A FORMER HEADMASTER OF GREENFIELD DAY SCHOOL WHO FLAT OUT LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING HE SAID, JACK SPARKS WAS ARRESTED ON MAY 0F 2008 FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE STORY BEHIND THE MAN WHO JUDGE  BERNARD  SHAPIRO QUOTED ON THE FINAL ORDER AND RELIED IN HIS TESTIMONY YET THE SOCALLED RABBI SPARKS HAD BEEN ASKED TO RESIGN  GREENFIELD DAY SCHOOL 7 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS COURT CASE, BUT JUDGE SHAPIRO AWARE OF THIS DID NOT CARE AND IGNORED MR. O'CONNOR'S TESTIMONY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL WHICH THE CHILD WAS CURRENTLY ATTENDING, WHOSE TESTIMONY WAS THAT THE CHILD WAS A GREAT KID AND THE MOTHER WAS A CARING, CONCERNED AND INVOLVED MOTHER AND HAD NEVER MET THE FATHER YET THIS JUDGE NEVER QUOTED ANY OF THOSE COMMENTS BUT HE DID RELY ON A MAN WHO GETS ARRESTED FOR ENDANGERMENT OF A BOY... THIS THE JUDGE THAT CARE TAKERS ARE FORCED TO ACCEPT HIS RULING  IN KIDS LIVES!!! JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE RUINING FAMILIES.

It our duty as citizens to alert everyone on the horrific rulings Judge Bernard S. Shapiro makes.

FOLLOWING IS ONE OF JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO'S HORRIFIC RULING'S:
When L. G. a single mom, requested an increase in child support and back owed child support, from her son's father,  the father responded with a request of a custody change of their son's primary residence, so he could be the residential parent and get child support from the mother.   
  The father left when their son was only three. 
The father owes the mother $ 9,000 in court ordered past due bills, and $12,900 in back child support, and the mother who has spent $200,00.00 in this unecessary case is now unemployed due to the harrassment at her job with the court issues.
The judge, switched custody to the father with no basis, no reason, the mother is a concerned, devoted, involved mom, the child is an all around great kid, yet Judge Shapiro ruined all that.  Judge Shapiro dismissed  the debts due to the mother by the father and cleared the father from paying the mother and ordered that she pay the father child suppport, even though the father makes a substantial amount of money, and the judge knew that the mother was unemployed. Judge Bernard S. Shapiro removed the son from his well established, normal, healthy and happy life and placed him in an unknown environment, in a different school with no friends away from his support group, away from his mom and away from the life that the child had been accustomed and raised in, all of his 16 years, The explanation of this appalling order and travesty of law was because Judge  Bernie Shapiro felt that the father was very rigid and because of that the son would make "A"'s in school if he lived with him, and Shapiro also felt that it was the father's turn to have the son even though there had never been one paper filed in court in 16 years by the father against the mother, Judge Shapiro basically played with the child's life and abused his power.
 The son is currently failing his classes at his father's,(in 16 years the son had never failed a grade or classes) at his mother's he  had no problems. The Father's job  keeps him away from home 18 to 20 days a month, the Mother is involved 24 and 7 in the child's life, the father lives in a county different from the mother, and when the change first took place the child was not allowed to see the mother out of vengance and the son was used as a tool to hurt the Mother. Judge Shapiro ruled that the Mother could not see her son in 30 days from the day the custody change took place.
 Their son is a 16 year-old mature, bright young man who has always lived with his mother. He has never been in trouble with the law, or at school he has never used drugs or alcohol and was very involved in sports, extra curricular activites and charity work. He has lived in the same community, had the same friends, and went to the same school with the same group of friends all of his life. Judge Bernard S. Shapiro ignored that the son was very involved in his religion, such as youth group, counselor at his temple, charity work, all this stopped since the ruling took place and Shapiro knew this would happen and did not care. How can a Judge cause so much damage in the most important and detrimental years in a teenager's life, and get away with it because he feels he can, this Judge had no respect or consideration to this child's life!
  The son did not want to live with his father, Judge Bernard S. Shapiro was aware of the son's feelings and refused to take the son's feelings into consideration. The judge refused to allow the son to testify and ignored his pleas of wanting to stay with his mother. The son wants to come home, he is sad, he has lost his high self esteem, he misses his home,his mom, his friends, his dog and his school,  please help us, sign the petition and stop the Judges who ignore the child's best interest. . Lets unite and remove the un-deserving power this man has been given, lets stop this judge from ruining other children's lives.... Don't forget  that  every signature makes a difference don't allow Judge Shapiro to continue making irreversible damage to innocent victims ,  keep in mind that this may happen to you or your loved ones, lets vote for professionals who will take in consideration the best interest of the child, someone who knows the law, respects the law and follows the law.

ON THE FOLLOWING LINK YOU CAN READ ANOTHER CASE THAT JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO ABUSED HIS POWER IN,  AND THE APELLATE COURT REVERSED HIS RULING!!!!
www.3dca.flcourts.org/opinions/3D06-1315.pdf 

JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE LIVES YOU ARE DESTROYING THESE CASES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL AND YOU ABUSED YOUR POWER ON BOTH, YOU ARE DESTROYING CHILDREN'S LIVES!!!! 

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE  FOR THIS JUDGE TO BE INVESTIGATED? THE CHILD IN THIS CASE IS GOING TO FAIL 10TH GRADE, HE HAS LOST HIS HIGH SELF STEEM, HE IS DEPRESSED, HE WANTS TO GO HOME WITH HIS MOM HIS FRIENDS, HIS SCHOOL, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR  JUDGE SHAPIRO TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BENCH ?, WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO BECOME A STATISTIC, FOR THIS JUDGE TO BE REMOVED?

.DR. MIGUEL FIRPI THE EVALUATOR IN THIS  CASE  REMOVED A WELL ESTABLISHED HEALTHY, HAPPY CHILD 4 DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED FROM WHERE HE HAS LIVED ALL OF HIS LIFE  TO AN UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT, IN ANOTHER COUNTY. hE ADVISED THE JUDGE TO HAVE THE SON HANDCUFFED (AND JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO SIGNED A PICK UP ORDER SO THIS CHILD WHO HAD NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN A ROLE MODELCOULD BE HANDCUFFED AND BE FORCED AND TRAUMATIZED AND ALL THIS HORRIFIC ACTION JUST BECAUSE THE CHILD WANTED TO STAY WITH HIS MOTHER WHERE HE HAD LIVED ALL OF HIS LIFE. 
JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO'S RECKLESS AND UNCARING RULING LANDED THIS CHILD IN THE HOSPITAL AND ONCE IN THE HOSPITAL  JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO REFUSED  TO ALLOW THE MOTHER TO CARE AND SEE HER SON WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE JUDGE SHAPIRO WANTED TO BREAK THE BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD , THE JUDGE WANTED TO BREAK THE CHILD DOWN AS IF HE WAS IN SOME KIND OF CONCENTRATION CAMP,  THE CHILD WAS  AN EXTREMELY HAPPY HEALTHY NORMAL TEENAGER HE WAS POPULAR IN SCHOOL AND LIKED BY EVERYONE . HE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HIS FRIENDS AND HIS MOTHER WHO RAISED HIM ALL OF HIS LIFE, THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGED THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, THEY BOTH IGNORED THE CHILD'S WELFARE AND BEST INTEREST.  DR. FIRPI NEVER SPOKE TO THE CHILD'S TEACHER'S, COUNSELORS, FAMILY ON MOTHER'S SIDE, FRIEND'S ON MOTHER'S SIDE, COACHES, RELIGIOUS MENTORS, DOCTOR'S HOW CAN HE PERFORM AN EVALUATION OR GIVE ANY TESTIMONY WITHOUT SPEAKING TO THE CLOSEST PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CHILD'S LIFE ,AND ALL OF THE CHILD'S SUPPORT GROUP,YET JUDGE SHAPIRO WAS AWARE OF THIS LACK OF INFORMATION YET HE IGNORED IT. 

HOW DOES SOMEONE WHOS ACTIONS HAVE BEEN SO DAMAGING HAVE THE AUDACITY TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION, THE ANSWER IS SELF EXPLANATORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The update on the above story is that the son is now back with his mother but not due to Judge  Bernard S. Shapiro retracting his horrible mistake, no on the contrary this Judge never considered the welfare of this child he ruled his baseless ruling and avoided any further involvement in this case,  but this is more prove that Shapiro had no basis in ripping this young man from his environment and causing so much damage, this Judge needs to be stopped!!!!!!!!!

We would also like to warn you about hiring LUCY ZELMAN, She is unethical and disrespects the privacy of the families that hire her services, she will involve herself in delicate court issues of parents that have enrolled their children in her tutoring academy, without having any knowledge of the truth and ignoring and or hiding the facts. She will go out of her way to show up in court to provide a testimony that has no bearing or truth, her testimony is solely to help who she will benefit from. for your information Lucy Zelman Learning Center is located at the Bet Shira Temple.

FOLLOWING IS THE ARTICLE OF  DR. (RABBI) JACK SPARKS, WHICH JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO RELIED AND JUSTIFIED A CHANGE OF CUSTODY BECAUSE OF THIS MONSTER'S TESTIMONY.


Case of Rabbi Jack Sparks

(AKA: Jack L. Sparks)

Director, Albert Einstein Academy - Wilmington, DE

Talleyville, DE Newark, DE (Miami, FL New York City, NY Boston, MA

Rabbi Jack Sparks was arrested on May 12, 2008 on charges of child endangerment of a fourteen-year-old boy. Sparks took the boy on a shopping trip to the Fairfield News and Tobacco store on New London Road in Newark and encouraged the boy to pick out a magazine in the "back room" where pornographic magazines are kept. The boy declined, picking out a gaming magazine instead.

Dr. Rabbi Jack L. Sparks, holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from Boston University, as well as graduate and undergraduate degrees in curriculum and instruction, Jewish studies, counseling psychology and elementary education. He has been an educator in Jewish Private Schools for 25 years in Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Austin, TX and Talleyville, Delaware.

Unfortunately it is not uncommon for an individual who molest children to work in the education field and also to move around from state to state. There is a fear that Rabbi Sparks could have left a trail of victims along the way.

If you or anyone you know was abused by Rabbi Jack L. Sparks please contact Newark Police Department or The Awareness Center. Disclaimer: Inclusion in this website does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement. Individuals must decide for themselves if the resources meet their own personal needs.

Del. Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Internet Chat With 15-Year-Old Boy  (05/12/2008
Talleyville school rabbi charged, put on leave  (05/13/2008
Delaware rabbi arrested for child endangerment  (05/14/2008)
Rabbi arrested for child endangerment   (05/14/2008)
Rabbi charged and put on leave  (05/15/2008)

Einstein Academy head faces sex charge  (05/09 - 24 2008) Headmaster of the Greenfield Day School, Miami

of Del. school charged with encouraging boy to buy porn

Associated Press - May 12, 2008


http://news.aol.com/story/_a/head-of-del-school-charged-with/n20080512165509990018

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=8312161&nav=menu222_2

NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Newark Police have arrested the head of a Wilmington school for allegedly encouraging a teenage boy to buy porn.

Police say Rabbi Jack Sparks of Albert Einstein Academy took the 15-year-old to a store with a room with merchandise for adults. Police say Sparks offered to buy the boy a pornographic magazine so he could "have a good time."

Police say the boy declined and told his parents, who notified police.

Detectives learned Sparks got to know the boy because one of the teen's relatives is a student at the academy.

Police say Sparks had been taking the boy out to eat and shop. Eventually, police said he bought the boy a computer where he was having sexual conversations with him during online chats.

Del. Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Internet Chat With 15-Year-Old Boy

A Wilmington rabbi and head of a school was charged in connection with endangering the welfare of a child.

Jack Sparks, 53, was taken into custody Monday morning and then released on $2,000 bond.

He is head of the Albert Einstein Academy in Wilmington. Sparks was charged with engaging in sexually inappropriate Internet conversations with a 15-year-old male. NBC 10 reported that the boy was not a student at the school.

One of the members of the board of trustees said Sparks was on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

Police said the victim was the older sibling to one of the students at Albert Einstein, which is how he met the rabbi. Police said Sparks and the teenager spent time together from February to December of last year.

"They had a relationship with the consent of the parents, that they were shopping together and hanging out together," said Lt. Brian Henry of the Newark Police Department.

Police said the teenager cut off the relationship when the rabbi offered to buy him pornography. Investigators said the boy eventually told his parents about the incident this February, and that is when police began to investigate.

"And during that investigation, we determined that they were having online conversations that were becoming sexual in nature," Henry said. "That the rabbi had purchased a computer for this child to have the ability to have these conversations with him."

Police said they arrested Sparks and seized a computer and adult pornography from his home.

Neighbors witnessed the police activity in disbelief.

No one was home at Sparks' house Monday night, NBC 10 reported.

Police said they had a message for other parents.


"We're very concerned," Henry said. "We know that this type of offender usually has more than one victim -- that they seek out other children, so at this point, we're asking for anyone who has had an inappropriate relationship with Rabbi Sparks to come forward so we can investigate that as well."

Taterville school rabbi charged, put on leave - Teen's mom alleges inappropriate bond

By Terri Sanginiti

The News Journal - May 13, 2008

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS01/805130367

A rabbi who heads a nonprofit religious school in Talleyville was arrested by Newark police Monday on a child endangerment charge for allegedly fostering an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.

Rabbi Jack L. Sparks, 53, head of school at Albert Einstein Academy at 101 Garden of Eden Road, was released on unsecured bail on the misdemeanor charge stemming from a relationship developed since February 2007 with a now 15-year-old boy, police said in court records.

The inappropriate incidents are alleged to have occurred between February and December 2007.

Police said Sparks took the boy on a shopping trip to the Fairfield News and Tobacco store on New London Road in Newark and encouraged the boy to pick out a magazine in the "back room" where pornographic magazines are kept. The boy declined, picking out a gaming magazine instead, Newark police spokesman Lt. Brian Henry said.

According to court records, the victim's mother reported the "possible inappropriate relationship" to police April 26.

The teen was smart enough to put an end to it," Henry said. "[Sparks] didn't get a chance to follow through."

The boy, who is not a student at the school, and the rabbi developed a friendship over time, talking at the school two or three times a week over the next few months.

When the boy was hospitalized in June 2007, the rabbi visited him and noticed the boy using a computer. The two then started to exchange e-mails and talk online in the hospital, which continued after the boy returned home. In September, the rabbi bought the boy a computer for his room.

The victim's mother viewed Sparks as a role model and mentor for her son, police said in court records, and the two had regular lunch dates. Sparks also would take the boy to Game Stop.

"Sparks told the boy he loved him," police said in court records.

The online conversations turned sexual, including talk of female body parts, pornography and masturbation, Henry said.

Sparks, who has headed the school since 2005, was released on $2,000 unsecured bail. He could not be reached for comment Monday.

"He was placed on paid administrative leave last Monday pending the outcome of a school investigation," Hamermesh said.

Delaware rabbi arrested for child endangerment
JTA - May 14, 2008

http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/108550.html

A Delaware rabbi was arrested for allegedly conducting an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.

Rabbi Jack Sparks, 53 was arrested on charges of child endangerment by Newark police on Monday and released on bail, the Delaware News Journal reported.

Sparks, who is the head of school at the Albert Einstein Academy in Talleyville, was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, a school official said.

Police say the relationship occurred between February and December 2007, and entailed Sparks shopping for pornography with the boy and sending sexually themed messages to him over the Internet. The boy was not a student at Sparks' school.
Rabbi arrested for child endangerment

by Johnnie Braxton, Wilmington Bureau Chief

ABC News 6 - May 14, 2008

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6137529

NEWARK, Del. - May 12, 2008 (WPVI) -- Newark Police arrested 53-year-old, Rabbi Jack Sparks at his home in Newark this morning on one charge of child endangerment.

Rabbi Sparks is the head of the Albert Einstein Academy, a private school located north of Wilmington at 101 Garden of Eden Road, in Talleyville.

According to police, the charge stems from Sparks befriending a 15-year-old male and ultimately taking the teen to a store where he encouraged him to pick out a pornographic magazine. Police say Sparks told the teen he would buy the magazine for him so he could "have a good time."

The teens sibling attends Albert Einstein Academy and met Sparks while picking up his sibling. Sparks developed a friendship over time, taking the teen out to restaurants, he bought the teen a computer and according to police their online contact became sexual in nature. Eventually Sparks took the teen to a store and encouraged him to enter a room marked with a sign prohibiting minors, where he was to pick out a magazine. The teen refused and told his parents what happened.

Sparks was arraigned and released on $2,000 unsecured bond.

Rabbi charged and put on leave

NewsNet 14 - May 15, 2008

http://www.newsnet14.com/2008/05/15/rabbi-charged-and-put-on-leave/

A rabbi who heads a nonprofit religious school in Talleyville was arrested by Newark police Monday on a child endangerment charge for allegedly fostering an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.

Rabbi Jack L. Sparks, 53, head of school at Albert Einstein Academy at 101 Garden of Eden Road, was released on unsecured bail on the misdemeanor charge stemming from a relationship developed since February 2007 with a now 15-year-old boy, police said in court records.

The inappropriate incidents are alleged to have occurred between February and December 2007.

Police said Sparks took the boy on a shopping trip to the Fairfield News and Tobacco store on New London Road in Newark and encouraged the boy to pick out a magazine in the "back room" where pornographic magazines are kept. The boy declined, picking out a gaming magazine instead, Newark police spokesman Lt. Brian Henry said.

According to court records, the victim's mother reported the "possible inappropriate relationship" to police April 26.

"The teen was smart enough to put an end to it," Henry said. "[Sparks] didn't get a chance to follow through."

The boy, who is not a student at the school, and the rabbi developed a friendship over time, talking at the school two or three times a week over the next few months.

When the boy was hospitalized in June 2007, the rabbi visited him and noticed the boy using a computer. The two then started to exchange e-mails and talk online in the hospital, which continued after the boy returned home. In September, the rabbi bought the boy a computer for his room.

The victim's mother viewed Sparks as a role model and mentor for her son, police said in court records, and the two had regular lunch dates. Sparks also would take the boy to Game Stop.

"Sparks told the boy he loved him," police said in court records.

The online conversations turned sexual, including talk of female body parts, pornography and masturbation, Henry said.

Einstein Academy head faces sex charge

By Rachael Samuels

WDEL News Talk Radio 1150 AM

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=617090175741

The Head of Albert Einstein Academy in Wilmington faces charges of inappropriate interaction with a minor.

Rabbi Jack Sparks, of 69 West Mill Station Road in Newark, initiated a friendship with a 15 year old boy whose sibling went to Albert Einstein.

According to the family, the friendship bloomed from dinner andshopping to Rabbi Sparks buying the boy a computer and having online chats with him.

The friendship initially had the blessing of the parents because they viewed the rabbi as a mentor for their young son.

Eventually the online conversations turned sexual where he offered to buy the child a pornographic magazine and take him into the back room of an adult store.

The boy refused and told his parents who called police.

Rabbi Sparks faces child endangerment charges.


FOLLOWING IS A LINK TO ANOTHER STORY OF A FLORIDA MOTHER WHOSE CHILDREN WERE ALSO LEGALLY KIDNAPPED:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TI8J1vkUY

ON THE FOLLOWING LINK READ THE OUTCOME OF A JUDGE WHO'S RULINGS AND UNETHICAL ACTIONS WERE THOSE SIMILAR TO JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO, IT IS THE STORY OF A DESPERATE MOTHER WHO FOUGHT THE SYSTEM AND UNVEILED THE CORRUPTION IN THE FAMILY COURTS, AS SEEN ON CBS 48 HOURS. "CHAMBERS OF SECRET, THE STORY OF FRIEDA HANIMOV"
DON'T MISS HOW JUDGE GERALD GERSON AND ALL OF HIS ACCOMPLISES WERE CONVICTED!!!!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/18/48hours/main674950.shtml

CARE TAKERS AND CHILDREN FACE THESE COURT TRAGEDIES  ON A DAILY BASIS AND  NO ONE IS INVESTIGATING BUT AS CITIZENS WE DO HAVE THE POWER AND THE RIGHT TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THESE TRAVESTIES OF LAW!!!

watch the following video confirming horrific rulings in reference to custody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTvcslSAvDU

LINK TO A MEMPHIS MOTHER FACING THE SAME TRAVESTY OF LAW:
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=5E41D49D2B0DE052109F86F5E1E9CF75?contentId=7092138&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
http://www.theledger.com/article/20080823/news/9592
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbmissing0823sbaug23,0,7328906.story

Please keep signing and circulating this petition so everyone is made aware of what  JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO does.

FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY, REMEMBER IT CAN BE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, FALLING IN THE ATROCIOUS  AND HORRIFIC RULINGS.

The following website will take you to a site on Judges ranking:
http://www.courthouseforum.com/forums/worstrankings.php?year=2008&state=7815

Thank you for your support....UNITED WE STAND!

 
  It is imperative that the public be made aware of who is "Not" qualified to sit on the bench. Judge Bernard "Bernie" Shapiro, has made atrocious rulings placing children's lives at risk.

 We hope that there is a reporter that  is willing to investigate and provide the public with the truth. contact us, we have plenty of evidence to educate the citizens and provide the necessary tools to elect the ethical, caring, intelligent, professional that our judicial system is lacking.

JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO BELIEVED THE TESTIMONY OF DR. JACK SPARKS A FORMER HEADMASTER OF GREENFIELD DAY SCHOOL WHO FLAT OUT LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING HE SAID, JACK SPARKS WAS ARRESTED ON MAY 0F 2008 FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE STORY BEHIND THE MAN WHO JUDGE  BERNARD  SHAPIRO QUOTED ON THE FINAL ORDER AND RELIED IN HIS TESTIMONY YET THE SOCALLED RABBI SPARKS HAD BEEN ASKED TO RESIGN  GREENFIELD DAY SCHOOL 7 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS COURT CASE, BUT JUDGE SHAPIRO AWARE OF THIS DID NOT CARE AND IGNORED MR. O'CONNOR'S TESTIMONY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL WHICH THE CHILD WAS CURRENTLY ATTENDING, WHOSE TESTIMONY WAS THAT THE CHILD WAS A GREAT KID AND THE MOTHER WAS A CARING, CONCERNED AND INVOLVED MOTHER AND HAD NEVER MET THE FATHER YET THIS JUDGE NEVER QUOTED ANY OF THOSE COMMENTS BUT HE DID RELY ON A MAN WHO GETS ARRESTED FOR ENDANGERMENT OF A BOY... THIS THE JUDGE THAT CARE TAKERS ARE FORCED TO ACCEPT HIS RULING  IN KIDS LIVES!!! JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE RUINING FAMILIES.

It our duty as citizens to alert everyone on the horrific rulings Judge Bernard S. Shapiro makes.

FOLLOWING IS ONE OF JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO'S HORRIFIC RULING'S:
When L. G. a single mom, requested an increase in child support and back owed child support, from her son's father,  the father responded with a request of a custody change of their son's primary residence, so he could be the residential parent and get child support from the mother.   
  The father left when their son was only three. 
The father owes the mother $ 9,000 in court ordered past due bills, and $12,900 in back child support, and the mother who has spent $200,00.00 in this unecessary case is now unemployed due to the harrassment at her job with the court issues.
The judge, switched custody to the father with no basis, no reason, the mother is a concerned, devoted, involved mom, the child is an all around great kid, yet Judge Shapiro ruined all that.  Judge Shapiro dismissed  the debts due to the mother by the father and cleared the father from paying the mother and ordered that she pay the father child suppport, even though the father makes a substantial amount of money, and the judge knew that the mother was unemployed. Judge Bernard S. Shapiro removed the son from his well established, normal, healthy and happy life and placed him in an unknown environment, in a different school with no friends away from his support group, away from his mom and away from the life that the child had been accustomed and raised in, all of his 16 years, The explanation of this appalling order and travesty of law was because Judge  Bernie Shapiro felt that the father was very rigid and because of that the son would make "A"'s in school if he lived with him, and Shapiro also felt that it was the father's turn to have the son even though there had never been one paper filed in court in 16 years by the father against the mother, Judge Shapiro basically played with the child's life and abused his power.
 The son is currently failing his classes at his father's,(in 16 years the son had never failed a grade or classes) at his mother's he  had no problems. The Father's job  keeps him away from home 18 to 20 days a month, the Mother is involved 24 and 7 in the child's life, the father lives in a county different from the mother, and when the change first took place the child was not allowed to see the mother out of vengance and the son was used as a tool to hurt the Mother. Judge Shapiro ruled that the Mother could not see her son in 30 days from the day the custody change took place.
 Their son is a 16 year-old mature, bright young man who has always lived with his mother. He has never been in trouble with the law, or at school he has never used drugs or alcohol and was very involved in sports, extra curricular activites and charity work. He has lived in the same community, had the same friends, and went to the same school with the same group of friends all of his life. Judge Bernard S. Shapiro ignored that the son was very involved in his religion, such as youth group, counselor at his temple, charity work, all this stopped since the ruling took place and Shapiro knew this would happen and did not care. How can a Judge cause so much damage in the most important and detrimental years in a teenager's life, and get away with it because he feels he can, this Judge had no respect or consideration to this child's life!
  The son did not want to live with his father, Judge Bernard S. Shapiro was aware of the son's feelings and refused to take the son's feelings into consideration. The judge refused to allow the son to testify and ignored his pleas of wanting to stay with his mother. The son wants to come home, he is sad, he has lost his high self esteem, he misses his home,his mom, his friends, his dog and his school,  please help us, sign the petition and stop the Judges who ignore the child's best interest. . Lets unite and remove the un-deserving power this man has been given, lets stop this judge from ruining other children's lives.... Don't forget  that  every signature makes a difference don't allow Judge Shapiro to continue making irreversible damage to innocent victims ,  keep in mind that this may happen to you or your loved ones, lets vote for professionals who will take in consideration the best interest of the child, someone who knows the law, respects the law and follows the law.

ON THE FOLLOWING LINK YOU CAN READ ANOTHER CASE THAT JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO ABUSED HIS POWER IN,  AND THE APELLATE COURT REVERSED HIS RULING!!!!
www.3dca.flcourts.org/opinions/3D06-1315.pdf 

JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE LIVES YOU ARE DESTROYING THESE CASES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL AND YOU ABUSED YOUR POWER ON BOTH, YOU ARE DESTROYING CHILDREN'S LIVES!!!! 

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE  FOR THIS JUDGE TO BE INVESTIGATED? THE CHILD IN THIS CASE IS GOING TO FAIL 10TH GRADE, HE HAS LOST HIS HIGH SELF STEEM, HE IS DEPRESSED, HE WANTS TO GO HOME WITH HIS MOM HIS FRIENDS, HIS SCHOOL, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR  JUDGE SHAPIRO TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BENCH ?, WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO BECOME A STATISTIC, FOR THIS JUDGE TO BE REMOVED?

.DR. MIGUEL FIRPI THE EVALUATOR IN THIS  CASE  REMOVED A WELL ESTABLISHED HEALTHY, HAPPY CHILD 4 DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED FROM WHERE HE HAS LIVED ALL OF HIS LIFE  TO AN UNKNOWN ENVIRONMENT, IN ANOTHER COUNTY. hE ADVISED THE JUDGE TO HAVE THE SON HANDCUFFED (AND JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO SIGNED A PICK UP ORDER SO THIS CHILD WHO HAD NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN A ROLE MODELCOULD BE HANDCUFFED AND BE FORCED AND TRAUMATIZED AND ALL THIS HORRIFIC ACTION JUST BECAUSE THE CHILD WANTED TO STAY WITH HIS MOTHER WHERE HE HAD LIVED ALL OF HIS LIFE. 
JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO'S RECKLESS AND UNCARING RULING LANDED THIS CHILD IN THE HOSPITAL AND ONCE IN THE HOSPITAL  JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO REFUSED  TO ALLOW THE MOTHER TO CARE AND SEE HER SON WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE JUDGE SHAPIRO WANTED TO BREAK THE BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD , THE JUDGE WANTED TO BREAK THE CHILD DOWN AS IF HE WAS IN SOME KIND OF CONCENTRATION CAMP,  THE CHILD WAS  AN EXTREMELY HAPPY HEALTHY NORMAL TEENAGER HE WAS POPULAR IN SCHOOL AND LIKED BY EVERYONE . HE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HIS FRIENDS AND HIS MOTHER WHO RAISED HIM ALL OF HIS LIFE, THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGED THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, THEY BOTH IGNORED THE CHILD'S WELFARE AND BEST INTEREST.  DR. FIRPI NEVER SPOKE TO THE CHILD'S TEACHER'S, COUNSELORS, FAMILY ON MOTHER'S SIDE, FRIEND'S ON MOTHER'S SIDE, COACHES, RELIGIOUS MENTORS, DOCTOR'S HOW CAN HE PERFORM AN EVALUATION OR GIVE ANY TESTIMONY WITHOUT SPEAKING TO THE CLOSEST PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CHILD'S LIFE ,AND ALL OF THE CHILD'S SUPPORT GROUP,YET JUDGE SHAPIRO WAS AWARE OF THIS LACK OF INFORMATION YET HE IGNORED IT. 

HOW DOES SOMEONE WHOS ACTIONS HAVE BEEN SO DAMAGING HAVE THE AUDACITY TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION, THE ANSWER IS SELF EXPLANATORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The update on the above story is that the son is now back with his mother but not due to Judge  Bernard S. Shapiro retracting his horrible mistake, no on the contrary this Judge never considered the welfare of this child he ruled his baseless ruling and avoided any further involvement in this case,  but this is more prove that Shapiro had no basis in ripping this young man from his environment and causing so much damage, this Judge needs to be stopped!!!!!!!!!

We would also like to warn you about hiring LUCY ZELMAN, She is unethical and disrespects the privacy of the families that hire her services, she will involve herself in delicate court issues of parents that have enrolled their children in her tutoring academy, without having any knowledge of the truth and ignoring and or hiding the facts. She will go out of her way to show up in court to provide a testimony that has no bearing or truth, her testimony is solely to help who she will benefit from. for your information Lucy Zelman Learning Center is located at the Bet Shira Temple.

FOLLOWING IS THE ARTICLE OF  DR. (RABBI) JACK SPARKS, WHICH JUDGE BERNARD SHAPIRO RELIED AND JUSTIFIED A CHANGE OF CUSTODY BECAUSE OF THIS MONSTER'S TESTIMONY.


Case of Rabbi Jack Sparks

(AKA: Jack L. Sparks)

Director, Albert Einstein Academy - Wilmington, DE

Talleyville, DE Newark, DE (Miami, FL New York City, NY Boston, MA

Rabbi Jack Sparks was arrested on May 12, 2008 on charges of child endangerment of a fourteen-year-old boy. Sparks took the boy on a shopping trip to the Fairfield News and Tobacco store on New London Road in Newark and encouraged the boy to pick out a magazine in the "back room" where pornographic magazines are kept. The boy declined, picking out a gaming magazine instead.

Dr. Rabbi Jack L. Sparks, holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from Boston University, as well as graduate and undergraduate degrees in curriculum and instruction, Jewish studies, counseling psychology and elementary education. He has been an educator in Jewish Private Schools for 25 years in Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Austin, TX and Talleyville, Delaware.

Unfortunately it is not uncommon for an individual who molest children to work in the education field and also to move around from state to state. There is a fear that Rabbi Sparks could have left a trail of victims along the way.

If you or anyone you know was abused by Rabbi Jack L. Sparks please contact Newark Police Department or The Awareness Center. Disclaimer: Inclusion in this website does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement. Individuals must decide for themselves if the resources meet their own personal needs.

Del. Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Internet Chat With 15-Year-Old Boy  (05/12/2008
Talleyville school rabbi charged, put on leave  (05/13/2008
Delaware rabbi arrested for child endangerment  (05/14/2008)
Rabbi arrested for child endangerment   (05/14/2008)
Rabbi charged and put on leave  (05/15/2008)

Einstein Academy head faces sex charge  (05/09 - 24 2008) Headmaster of the Greenfield Day School, Miami

of Del. school charged with encouraging boy to buy porn

Associated Press - May 12, 2008


http://news.aol.com/story/_a/head-of-del-school-charged-with/n20080512165509990018

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=8312161&nav=menu222_2

NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Newark Police have arrested the head of a Wilmington school for allegedly encouraging a teenage boy to buy porn.

Police say Rabbi Jack Sparks of Albert Einstein Academy took the 15-year-old to a store with a room with merchandise for adults. Police say Sparks offered to buy the boy a pornographic magazine so he could "have a good time."

Police say the boy declined and told his parents, who notified police.

Detectives learned Sparks got to know the boy because one of the teen's relatives is a student at the academy.

Police say Sparks had been taking the boy out to eat and shop. Eventually, police said he bought the boy a computer where he was having sexual conversations with him during online chats.

Del. Rabbi Accused Of Sexual Internet Chat With 15-Year-Old Boy

A Wilmington rabbi and head of a school was charged in connection with endangering the welfare of a child.

Jack Sparks, 53, was taken into custody Monday morning and then released on $2,000 bond.

He is head of the Albert Einstein Academy in Wilmington. Sparks was charged with engaging in sexually inappropriate Internet conversations with a 15-year-old male. NBC 10 reported that the boy was not a student at the school.

One of the members of the board of trustees said Sparks was on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

Police said the victim was the older sibling to one of the students at Albert Einstein, which is how he met the rabbi. Police said Sparks and the teenager spent time together from February to December of last year.

"They had a relationship with the consent of the parents, that they were shopping together and hanging out together," said Lt. Brian Henry of the Newark Police Department.

Police said the teenager cut off the relationship when the rabbi offered to buy him pornography. Investigators said the boy eventually told his parents about the incident this February, and that is when police began to investigate.

"And during that investigation, we determined that they were having online conversations that were becoming sexual in nature," Henry said. "That the rabbi had purchased a computer for this child to have the ability to have these conversations with him."

Police said they arrested Sparks and seized a computer and adult pornography from his home.

Neighbors witnessed the police activity in disbelief.

No one was home at Sparks' house Monday night, NBC 10 reported.

Police said they had a message for other parents.


"We're very concerned," Henry said. "We know that this type of offender usually has more than one victim -- that they seek out other children, so at this point, we're asking for anyone who has had an inappropriate relationship with Rabbi Sparks to come forward so we can investigate that as well."

Taterville school rabbi charged, put on leave - Teen's mom alleges inappropriate bond

By Terri Sanginiti

The News Journal - May 13, 2008

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080513/NEWS01/805130367

A rabbi who heads a nonprofit religious school in Talleyville was arrested by Newark police Monday on a child endangerment charge for allegedly fostering an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.

Rabbi Jack L. Sparks, 53, head of school at Albert Einstein Academy at 101 Garden of Eden Road, was released on unsecured bail on the misdemeanor charge stemming from a relationship developed since February 2007 with a now 15-year-old boy, police said in court records.

The inappropriate incidents are alleged to have occurred between February and December 2007.

Police said Sparks took the boy on a shopping trip to the Fairfield News and Tobacco store on New London Road in Newark and encouraged the boy to pick out a magazine in the "back room" where pornographic magazines are kept. The boy declined, picking out a gaming magazine instead, Newark police spokesman Lt. Brian Henry said.

According to court records, the victim's mother reported the "possible inappropriate relationship" to police April 26.

The teen was smart enough to put an end to it," Henry said. "[Sparks] didn't get a chance to follow through."

The boy, who is not a student at the school, and the rabbi developed a friendship over time, talking at the school two or three times a week over the next few months.

When the boy was hospitalized in June 2007, the rabbi visited him and noticed the boy using a computer. The two then started to exchange e-mails and talk online in the hospital, which continued after the boy returned home. In September, the rabbi bought the boy a computer for his room.

The victim's mother viewed Sparks as a role model and mentor for her son, police said in court records, and the two had regular lunch dates. Sparks also would take the boy to Game Stop.

"Sparks told the boy he loved him," police said in court records.

The online conversations turned sexual, including talk of female body parts, pornography and masturbation, Henry said.

Sparks, who has headed the school since 2005, was released on $2,000 unsecured bail. He could not be reached for comment Monday.

"He was placed on paid administrative leave last Monday pending the outcome of a school investigation," Hamermesh said.

Delaware rabbi arrested for child endangerment
JTA - May 14, 2008

http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/108550.html

A Delaware rabbi was arrested for allegedly conducting an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.

Rabbi Jack Sparks, 53 was arrested on charges of child endangerment by Newark police on Monday and released on bail, the Delaware News Journal reported.

Sparks, who is the head of school at the Albert Einstein Academy in Talleyville, was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, a school official said.

Police say the relationship occurred between February and December 2007, and entailed Sparks shopping for pornography with the boy and sending sexually themed messages to him over the Internet. The boy was not a student at Sparks' school.
Rabbi arrested for child endangerment

by Johnnie Braxton, Wilmington Bureau Chief

ABC News 6 - May 14, 2008

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6137529

NEWARK, Del. - May 12, 2008 (WPVI) -- Newark Police arrested 53-year-old, Rabbi Jack Sparks at his home in Newark this morning on one charge of child endangerment.

Rabbi Sparks is the head of the Albert Einstein Academy, a private school located north of Wilmington at 101 Garden of Eden Road, in Talleyville.

According to police, the charge stems from Sparks befriending a 15-year-old male and ultimately taking the teen to a store where he encouraged him to pick out a pornographic magazine. Police say Sparks told the teen he would buy the magazine for him so he could "have a good time."

The teens sibling attends Albert Einstein Academy and met Sparks while picking up his sibling. Sparks developed a friendship over time, taking the teen out to restaurants, he bought the teen a computer and according to police their online contact became sexual in nature. Eventually Sparks took the teen to a store and encouraged him to enter a room marked with a sign prohibiting minors, where he was to pick out a magazine. The teen refused and told his parents what happened.

Sparks was arraigned and released on $2,000 unsecured bond.

Rabbi charged and put on leave

NewsNet 14 - May 15, 2008

http://www.newsnet14.com/2008/05/15/rabbi-charged-and-put-on-leave/

A rabbi who heads a nonprofit religious school in Talleyville was arrested by Newark police Monday on a child endangerment charge for allegedly fostering an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.

Rabbi Jack L. Sparks, 53, head of school at Albert Einstein Academy at 101 Garden of Eden Road, was released on unsecured bail on the misdemeanor charge stemming from a relationship developed since February 2007 with a now 15-year-old boy, police said in court records.

The inappropriate incidents are alleged to have occurred between February and December 2007.

Police said Sparks took the boy on a shopping trip to the Fairfield News and Tobacco store on New London Road in Newark and encouraged the boy to pick out a magazine in the "back room" where pornographic magazines are kept. The boy declined, picking out a gaming magazine instead, Newark police spokesman Lt. Brian Henry said.

According to court records, the victim's mother reported the "possible inappropriate relationship" to police April 26.

"The teen was smart enough to put an end to it," Henry said. "[Sparks] didn't get a chance to follow through."

The boy, who is not a student at the school, and the rabbi developed a friendship over time, talking at the school two or three times a week over the next few months.

When the boy was hospitalized in June 2007, the rabbi visited him and noticed the boy using a computer. The two then started to exchange e-mails and talk online in the hospital, which continued after the boy returned home. In September, the rabbi bought the boy a computer for his room.

The victim's mother viewed Sparks as a role model and mentor for her son, police said in court records, and the two had regular lunch dates. Sparks also would take the boy to Game Stop.

"Sparks told the boy he loved him," police said in court records.

The online conversations turned sexual, including talk of female body parts, pornography and masturbation, Henry said.

Einstein Academy head faces sex charge

By Rachael Samuels

WDEL News Talk Radio 1150 AM

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=617090175741

The Head of Albert Einstein Academy in Wilmington faces charges of inappropriate interaction with a minor.

Rabbi Jack Sparks, of 69 West Mill Station Road in Newark, initiated a friendship with a 15 year old boy whose sibling went to Albert Einstein.

According to the family, the friendship bloomed from dinner andshopping to Rabbi Sparks buying the boy a computer and having online chats with him.

The friendship initially had the blessing of the parents because they viewed the rabbi as a mentor for their young son.

Eventually the online conversations turned sexual where he offered to buy the child a pornographic magazine and take him into the back room of an adult store.

The boy refused and told his parents who called police.

Rabbi Sparks faces child endangerment charges.


FOLLOWING IS A LINK TO ANOTHER STORY OF A FLORIDA MOTHER WHOSE CHILDREN WERE ALSO LEGALLY KIDNAPPED:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TI8J1vkUY

ON THE FOLLOWING LINK READ THE OUTCOME OF A JUDGE WHO'S RULINGS AND UNETHICAL ACTIONS WERE THOSE SIMILAR TO JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO, IT IS THE STORY OF A DESPERATE MOTHER WHO FOUGHT THE SYSTEM AND UNVEILED THE CORRUPTION IN THE FAMILY COURTS, AS SEEN ON CBS 48 HOURS. "CHAMBERS OF SECRET, THE STORY OF FRIEDA HANIMOV"
DON'T MISS HOW JUDGE GERALD GERSON AND ALL OF HIS ACCOMPLISES WERE CONVICTED!!!!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/18/48hours/main674950.shtml

CARE TAKERS AND CHILDREN FACE THESE COURT TRAGEDIES  ON A DAILY BASIS AND  NO ONE IS INVESTIGATING BUT AS CITIZENS WE DO HAVE THE POWER AND THE RIGHT TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THESE TRAVESTIES OF LAW!!!

watch the following video confirming horrific rulings in reference to custody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTvcslSAvDU

LINK TO A MEMPHIS MOTHER FACING THE SAME TRAVESTY OF LAW:
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=5E41D49D2B0DE052109F86F5E1E9CF75?contentId=7092138&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
http://www.theledger.com/article/20080823/news/9592
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbmissing0823sbaug23,0,7328906.story

Please keep signing and circulating this petition so everyone is made aware of what  JUDGE BERNARD S. SHAPIRO does.

FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY, REMEMBER IT CAN BE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, FALLING IN THE ATROCIOUS  AND HORRIFIC RULINGS.

The following website will take you to a site on Judges ranking:
http://www.courthouseforum.com/forums/worstrankings.php?year=2008&state=7815

Thank you for your support....UNITED WE STAND!

  •  The Honorable Judge Bernard S. Shapiro
     State of Florida, Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit 

    We the undersigners of this petition request that you: 

 l. Return custody of son to his mother .
2. We also request that you demand that she be paid back child support and court cost.
3. We request that Judge Bernard S. Shapiro be investigated.
4. We request That Dr. Miguel Firpi be investigated and return the fees charged to the mother.
5, We request that Dr. Boswell return the fees charged to the mother and that an ivestigation take place.

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We signed the "CUSTODY CHANGE OF 16 YEAR-OLD BOY IN FAMILY COURT" petition!
# 2,165:
12:51 am PDT, Oct 30, Jennifer Holquin, New York
# 2,164:
10:22 am PDT, Oct 12, Manuel Vasquez, Florida
I have been going thru similar problems with this judge, who has seen and heard evidence confirming that my son's mother put his schooling and well being in jeopardy and regardless of this evidence has continued to side with her. I was well employed and had an on going career in my industry for over 20 years, due to the struggles of paying an attorney who is as worthless as this judge, I became unemployed, thru all this I have given proof that the statements of the mother are untrue yet he continues to side with her. My fear now is that he will allow her to take my son to another state to live with a boyfriend she met online. I will add that he is aware of the following: She took him to another state for over 8 days during school time to meet this person, when he came back he was not himself and would jump at the doorbell ringing when I asked him why he said he was scared his mother would come and take him away again. She then took him on a 7 day cruise 3 months later, flew to vegas 3 more times... When I asked how this was possible as she was unemployed, she admitted she used the money for her attorney to pay for most of it and my support to do the rest, yet this judge's response was the child needed shelter when on vacation....my response was during school your honor??? and the support is for my son's monthly expenses not her vacations so what about the rest of the month? I hope my story helps someone or if there is someone that can help me with a name of some attorney that can help me in my case I would greatly appreciate it. Either way, god bless.
# 2,163:
12:04 pm PDT, Sep 21, Debbie Todd, Louisiana
It is totally ludicrous what this world has come to. People abuse power and care nothing of the people they are affecting. I hope my signature helps!
# 2,162:
8:04 pm PDT, Aug 16, Paige Varner, Texas
# 2,161:
1:33 pm PDT, Aug 12, Nancy Teal, Georgia
# 2,160:
1:38 pm PDT, Aug 5, Teddie Seeley, Oregon
A 16-year old young man should be allowed to speak up for himself. Why wasn't this opportunity offered to him?
# 2,159:
9:13 pm PDT, Jul 27, Name not displayed, Florida
# 2,158:
11:33 pm PDT, Jul 20, SHERRY JACKSON, Arkansas
that is sum bull!!! get him off the bench...
# 2,157:
12:05 am PDT, Jun 23, Ali Altamimi, Jordan
# 2,156:
1:18 pm PDT, Jun 6, Pamela Howell, Alabama
# 2,155:
8:49 pm PDT, Jun 1, Name not displayed, Florida
I am amazed at the incompetence in the Miami-Dade court system. We desperately need some ethical and consistent judges.
# 2,154:
9:34 am PDT, May 22, Name not displayed, Florida
I'm glad to see someone take a stand. I have an ongoing similar situation with Judge Magid.
# 2,153:
5:51 pm PDT, May 12, Janet Davis, Virginia
As an adult who suffered through a similar childhood, I can say first hand, without a doubt, that this is NOT RIGHT. If the father TRULY cared about his son's well-being, he would have never gone have his son go through such a court battle knowing his son has always been happy with his mom I can't believe a judge would allow this to happen. This young man obviously belongs with his mother!
# 2,152:
1:27 pm PDT, Apr 14, Gail Holladay, Ohio
# 2,151:
1:15 am PDT, Mar 18, Susan Sprigg, California
It is the current preferred outcome of 50/50 custody that is so popular in the court system that needs to be addressed. Attorneys do not want to lose favor with judges so they do not act in the best interest of the child. The judge should not decide if the child has a right to testify; the child should be able to depend on himself or herself to be heard by testifying. Child rights attorneys still are influenced to stay on a judges good side, but testimony carries more weight. The right should be decided by age.
# 2,150:
5:36 pm PDT, Mar 15, Melanie Taylor, Virginia
I am very sorry that you and your son had to go thorugh that In hope he is with you now. God bless you all.
# 2,149:
5:59 pm PDT, Mar 8, Name not displayed, New Jersey
This story is horrific, but does not surprise me. The judicial system does NOT look at the best interests of a child who is thriving and healthy in his/her environment. To change custody at the age of 16 is outragous. Was the mother accused of parental alienation? If so, do you research of the Leadership Council and Dr. Paul Fink and you will find that it is nothing more than "junk science" and that Dr. Richard Gardner was a pedophilia believer. He commit suicide in 2003. You can check this out online too and view the coroner's full report. Parental Alienation is nothing more than a legal defense and is not a psychological phenomenon.
# 2,148:
11:59 am PST, Mar 7, P Plount, Florida
Have you filed an appeal and a complaint to the FLA bar and the JQC regarding this case.
# 2,147:
7:26 am PST, Mar 7, Sierra Johnson, Tennessee
I hope this will help you to help your son's life.
# 2,146:
10:20 am PST, Mar 5, Jose Mastache III, Florida
never seen the thruth in a court room, all I see is who has the deeper pocket to pay the JUDGE
# 2,145:
8:18 pm PST, Feb 23, Veonice Birmingham, Tennessee
I hope your son comes home soon! Please contact me in reguards to some questions and comments I have about the situation.mom_07@ymail.com
# 2,144:
7:50 am PST, Jan 26, Aminah Rose, Colorado
We deserve honest, and trustworthy judges in the courtroom. A judge should look at both sides of the story and decide who the child would be better off with. Not 'eeny meeny miny mo'.
# 2,143:
6:34 am PST, Jan 26, Samantha Padilla, New York
# 2,142:
2:46 pm PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Florida
abuse his power
# 2,141:
12:55 pm PST, Jan 18, Deborah Ferris, Florida
I am also the victim of Judge Bernard S. Shapiro. He has failed to perfrom his duty on the State of Florida Rules of Court - Judicial Rules of Conduct - Canon 3. I need help. Are the solutions to such a corrupt legal system?
# 2,140:
8:01 pm PST, Jan 1, Jennifer Gardner, Florida
# 2,139:
12:49 am PST, Dec 25, Joanna Gorowska, Poland
# 2,138:
10:01 pm PST, Dec 24, Cosmin Holhos-Vaida, Idaho
# 2,137:
5:41 pm PST, Dec 13, Eliza Randell, Utah
# 2,136:
7:32 pm PST, Dec 12, Adriana Contreras, Texas
# 2,135:
12:20 am PST, Dec 12, Name not displayed, Texas
# 2,134:
8:23 pm PST, Nov 28, Francesca Moore, Florida
My only child has/is been legally kidnapped by florida Dept. Children and Families aka CPS and all Associated with DCF. Please email at petition.legallykidnapped@yahoo.com asap if this happened to you thank you God bless!!!
# 2,133:
10:57 am PST, Nov 27, Chris J., Canada
My god man, think about your actions, destroying childrens lives should not be what you're about.
# 2,132:
8:17 pm PST, Nov 26, Becky Hipp, Texas
# 2,131:
7:33 pm PST, Nov 26, Donna Eliassen, Australia
# 2,130:
1:02 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Florida
After reading this horrific story I am extremly scares. Shapiro is my Judge as well. I been fighting in court for a year now in my divorce/custody case. My son's dad abandone me when I was preganant, then following the birth of my son he went to jail. Never in the last 3 years should any intrest then when I finally got the streangth to file for divorce he decided he wanted to be a dad and wants right to my son, and shared custody. I don't know the outcome of my case but after ready this i AM SCARED.
# 2,129:
3:39 pm PST, Nov 13, Name not displayed, Florida
After being divorced almost 11 years and having my custody and visitations already set forth, this judge has openly allowed my ex-wife to leave the country child in hand as well as let her place the child on a flight by herself at the age of FIVE. my daughter visits Spain, 8 hr flight + a layover. This occurred in 2000, since then it has occerred several more times and he has not addressed even the fact that my Ex was unable to prove my daughter was flying with an adult, much less my permission. he has allowed perjury, doubled back on several of his decisions & ended the hearings even when there was more to discuss.
# 2,128:
9:16 pm PST, Nov 7, Lisa Sears, Texas
# 2,127:
8:26 am PST, Nov 3, Hayley Luke, Georgia
This is terrible unfortunately I understand it full well as my ex husband took me to court for custody of the children after they have lived with me 7 years and he woes over 7,000 in child support and the children don't want to live with him. I don't know what the outcome of my case will be but after a year and a half I'm worn down and left to wonder. I think the judge has been pretty fair in my case thus far. I guess we'll see.
# 2,126:
11:00 pm PDT, Oct 25, Alec Collinsworth, Florida
# 2,125:
3:24 pm PDT, Oct 23, Ariel Wood, Florida
# 2,124:
5:28 am PDT, Oct 4, Robyn Haldane, California
The juge sounds like Satan himself!! What an atrocity. That poor mom and son. It breaks my heart. I am a mother and I know my son is my life and my center. I would do anything to protect him.
# 2,123:
11:51 am PDT, Oct 2, Name not displayed, Virginia
I find this horrific and not in the best interest of the child. The mother clearly has a strong foundation in the child's interest along with the wishes of the child and to completely ignore this is incomprehensible. It sounds like the legal system needs to be reviewed along with taking this Judge's license to practice away... We need a bill to protect issues like this or it will be another subrime fiasco...
# 2,122:
1:58 pm PDT, Sep 28, Janice Boyer, Pennsylvania
Very heartless judge misusing his power. He was very unfair to all parties in the case.What a poor example he sets for all custody hearings. Shame on this judge and he should no longer be one!
# 2,121:
3:55 pm PDT, Sep 27, Hilarie Kincaid, California
This disgusts me.
# 2,120:
9:20 am PDT, Sep 27, Deborah Hooper, Ohio
# 2,119:
6:09 am PDT, Sep 9, Melanie Guin, Florida
# 2,118:
4:50 pm PDT, Sep 2, Julie Quiroa, Arizona
# 2,117:
7:48 am PDT, Sep 2, Thomas Jordan, North Carolina
# 2,116:
2:03 pm PDT, Aug 29, Jayne Riley, United Kingdom
Stop the bias of American judges in favour of abusive and neglectful fathers. This lady should have the money that is owed to her, and her child back.
# 2,115:
1:06 am PDT, Aug 29, Ezgi Ekmekcioglu, Turkey
# 2,114:
7:33 am PDT, Aug 28, Katie Cannon, Kentucky
He needs to be disbarred.
# 2,113:
10:35 pm PDT, Aug 27, Marishka Korff, Illinois
# 2,112:
5:41 am PDT, Aug 26, Name not displayed, Florida
After reading the story I decided not to vote for Judge Shapiro. It's disgusting what he did to that boy's life and he shouldn't be given such power with someone's life.
# 2,111:
6:30 pm PDT, Aug 24, Stephanie Lessard, New Hampshire
# 2,110:
6:31 am PDT, Aug 24, Sophie Syed, Michigan
What a travesty of justice. A 16 year old knows what is best for him and to take him from his Mother is unconsionable. Did Dad pay you off? This has nothing to do with this boy's best interests but everything to do with Judge Shapiro's greedy interests. This judge is just there to support teh feeding frezy of court psychologists, lawyers and all the other so-called court experts who have no interests in the children but lots of interest in money. Due Process does not exist in American courts and children are most abused by the legal system. A country that does not protect the most vulnerable which is definitely children and women(who have less money to fight against your dirty system)is not a civilized country. I am ashamed of US Family law where every day thousands of children are destroyed by unethical Judges and all their unethical wrangling to wrestly custody of a devoted and caring motehr. Shame on all of you.
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1:11 am PDT, Aug 24, Ephiny Wild One, Texas
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7:41 am PDT, Aug 22, Samantha Lahue, Maine
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6:30 am PDT, Aug 22, Carrianne Cook, United Kingdom
this is so wrong! its not the father or the judge who should have the say, its the 16-year old! his life has been ruined enough and so has the mothers. this judge does not control the lives of these people, and he does not have the right to take away them lives, just because he thinks he can. he does not have the power to do this! he should just be thown out of that court so a proper judge WHO CARES can take his place and let this boy live his life the way he dreams!
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5:22 pm PDT, Aug 18, Tiberius Barrett, United Kingdom
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12:24 am PDT, Aug 18, Qim Buqim, Turkey
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2:40 pm PDT, Aug 17, Sparkle Bug, Texas
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8:34 am PDT, Aug 17, Clara Alonso, Brazil
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4:49 am PDT, Aug 17, Judyta Dymkowska, Poland
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2:13 am PDT, Aug 17, Eleni Duplessis, Greece
In many high positions there are incapable persons who curiously got their job and who harms the society. What is needed, is a proper family law, a right recognition of this 16 year old young boy who is at this age surely capable of giving his opinion about the situation. Act now! Consider it seriously to get rid of incapable authorities who live on the money of all citizens!
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