The Declaration of Family Rights
Target:
Our Elected Representatives
Sponsored by:
That when a child is born, both biological parents have a right to know. A child has a right to both parents in their lives. Fit parents decide what is in
the 'best interests' of their children. Good, average, & poor parents are Fit & Equal parents.
That you and your spouse have a right to be presumed Fit & Equal parents (equal in terms of both physical and legal custody).
If anyone (a spouse, relative, social services) wishes to challenge these rights, you have:
1) The right to counsel.
2) The right to be presumed a fit parent, innocent, and deserving of an equal relationship with your kids.
3) The right to protection of a criminal jury. The "state" needs to prove you were a demonstrated serious and intentional threat to your child's safety and that you acted with mal-intent towards your children.
Supported by: National Parent's Leadership Council
That when a child is born, both biological parents have a right to know. A child has a right to both parents in their lives. Fit parents decide what is in
the 'best interests' of their children. Good, average, & poor parents are Fit & Equal parents.
That you and your spouse have a right to be presumed Fit & Equal parents (equal in terms of both physical and legal custody).
If anyone (a spouse, relative, social services) wishes to challenge these rights, you have:
1) The right to counsel.
2) The right to be presumed a fit parent, innocent, and deserving of an equal relationship with your kids.
3) The right to protection of a criminal jury. The "state" needs to prove you were a demonstrated serious and intentional threat to your child's safety and that you acted with mal-intent towards your children.
Supported by: National Parent's Leadership Council
We the undersigned believe it is time for one of our most fundamental Human Rights to be recognized and protected. The right to be secure in our families and free of government interference in our private lives. We ask you to support the following "Declaration of Family Rights":
That when a child is born, both biological parents have a right to know. A child has a right to both parents in their lives. Fit parents decide what is in the 'best interests' of their children. Good, average, & poor parents are Fit & Equal parents.
That you and your spouse have a right to be presumed Fit & Equal parents (equal in terms of both physical and legal custody).
If anyone (a spouse, relative, social services) wishes to challenge these rights, you have:
1) The right to counsel.
2) The right to be presumed a fit parent, innocent, and deserving of an equal relationship with your kids.
3) The right to protection of a criminal jury. The "state"needs to prove you were a demonstrated serious and intentional threat to your child's safety and that you acted with mal-intent towards your children.
We signed the "The Declaration of Family Rights" petition!
# 215:
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5:37 pm PST, Feb 9,
Howard Kuntz, Missouri
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# 214:
6:52 pm PST, Feb 8,
Gary Zimmermann, New Jersey
# 213:
10:45 am PST, Feb 8,
Name not displayed, New York
I had signed my daughter over to her grandmother until I could get on my feet, and had no idea about visitation rights, and her grandmother agreed to let me see her, well been about 3 years and noone can help me, I live in Ny her in FL and her grandmother tells her lies, and iqnores my phone calls. I have rights..and do not know how to go about getting those rights! The court should have assigned visitations..and I shouldn't have to suffer because her grandmother is selfishly keeping her from me, and because of what the father did.
I had signed my daughter over to her grandmother until I could get on my feet, and had no idea about visitation rights, and her grandmother agreed to let me see her, well been about 3 years and noone can help me, I live in Ny her in FL and her grandmother tells her lies, and iqnores my phone calls. I have rights..and do not know how to go about getting those rights! The court should have assigned visitations..and I shouldn't have to suffer because her grandmother is selfishly keeping her from me, and because of what the father did.
# 212:
8:48 am PST, Feb 8,
Aaron Edison, West Virginia
As a member and activist in multiple Family Rights Organizations on both the state and national levels, and as a man that has been a victim of the corrupt and evil Family Law Courts here in America, having placed my life on the line and endured imprisonment for standing my ground on these issues I pledge to support the dictates of this petition even to the point of choosing CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE over obeying corrupt and evil government policies and court orders in regards to these matters.
As a member and activist in multiple Family Rights Organizations on both the state and national levels, and as a man that has been a victim of the corrupt and evil Family Law Courts here in America, having placed my life on the line and endured imprisonment for standing my ground on these issues I pledge to support the dictates of this petition even to the point of choosing CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE over obeying corrupt and evil government policies and court orders in regards to these matters.
# 211:
2:19 am PST, Feb 8,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 210:
7:07 pm PST, Feb 7,
Jason Jacobs, Minnesota
My son was taken from by the courts and his mom. This is wrong.
My son was taken from by the courts and his mom. This is wrong.
# 209:
1:55 pm PST, Feb 7,
Michael Prieto, New Hampshire
The systematic abuse of my 5 and 8 yr old children is nothing short of horrific.
The systematic abuse of my 5 and 8 yr old children is nothing short of horrific.
# 208:
10:58 am PST, Feb 7,
Yvonne Speir, United Kingdom
i have come home to be with family to regain my strengh so as to stabalise my self to get a home for my children they livein australia with there dad i have court orders to say its 50 50 shared care which this has not happened in over 3 nearly 4 yrs i have been told and told over and over again im a bad mum and the mum they have now is better yet i havnt been given a chance i have been told nothing is my buisness and when i try to talk with the childrens dad he hangs the phone up i have tried with contact books where he tells me he has nothing to say .i arranged to visit my children through the help of a solicitor and upon arrive was greeted by his family and told i deserved every thing i get .it ended in a dispute theres more to the story and t be honest i did give up as it seemed as though i had lost everything in life that mattered to me but now i want to get it right and need the help of the courts and any one else willing to guide me
i have come home to be with family to regain my strengh so as to stabalise my self to get a home for my children they livein australia with there dad i have court orders to say its 50 50 shared care which this has not happened in over 3 nearly 4 yrs i have been told and told over and over again im a bad mum and the mum they have now is better yet i havnt been given a chance i have been told nothing is my buisness and when i try to talk with the childrens dad he hangs the phone up i have tried with contact books where he tells me he has nothing to say .i arranged to visit my children through the help of a solicitor and upon arrive was greeted by his family and told i deserved every thing i get .it ended in a dispute theres more to the story and t be honest i did give up as it seemed as though i had lost everything in life that mattered to me but now i want to get it right and need the help of the courts and any one else willing to guide me
# 207:
11:31 pm PST, Feb 6,
Andrew Steele, Washington
Our family court systems, the bad ones and the worst, all too often treat our sons and daughters as though they are a sort of inanimate belonging, rather than the precious individuals they are, each with his and her own rights—God given or nature given. All children want to feel loved and wanted by their parents—both parents. Not just Mom or not just Dad. To allow our courts to alienate children from their fathers, as is all too often the case, or mothers in some cases, is to allow a societal illness to waste away at thousands of years of hard-earned, hard-learned humanity, of thousands of years of faith-based guidance and spiritual wisdom. Allow even a seemingly minor illness to go unchecked and it could very well ruin the body. Steinbeck used a term, something like “headless beast,” to describe the banking system during the Great Depression; and that is what we have in our disturbingly dysfunctional family courts, a “headless beast” that chews up our families seeking help to dissolve a troubled marriage, spits them out, children and all, to live the rest of their lives, or try to anyway, as defined by the “headless beast,” or more accurately a judge who for something as simple as lack of time hasn’t got a clue what the trouble really is. It is our responsibility to protect our children, not to feed them to a “headless beast.” It is ironic that one of my sons may experience the same dysfunctional family court, the “headless beast,” as a grown man, as a father, and my grandchildren experience divorce as my sons have. Our courts function on law, and law functions on a dysfunctional structure. But divorce is not driven by rational structure; it is driven by emotions, often desperate and irrational emotions, which require an empathetic and compassionate, loving response, not the firm hand of a judge practicing law. The kind of “love” a judge practices in family court should not be the kind of love we allow to touch our sons and daughters. If we witnessed two children fighting we would tell them to stop and get along; and if we had to intervene we would teach them how to resolve their conflict. Right? And we would teach the two children with fairness in mind. Right? In the case of a divorce, where parents often act like children, it is the family court’s responsibility to be a thoughtful, fair, guiding “parent,” not playing favorites, which often comes from ignorance, but seeing with long-sighted vision, wisdom, for the future, that the immediate conflict must be ended quickly and as painlessly as possible, that the children’s relationship with both parents is protected and preserved, as those relationships are as precious as the children themselves.
Our family court systems, the bad ones and the worst, all too often treat our sons and daughters as though they are a sort of inanimate belonging, rather than the precious individuals they are, each with his and her own rights—God given or nature given. All children want to feel loved and wanted by their parents—both parents. Not just Mom or not just Dad. To allow our courts to alienate children from their fathers, as is all too often the case, or mothers in some cases, is to allow a societal illness to waste away at thousands of years of hard-earned, hard-learned humanity, of thousands of years of faith-based guidance and spiritual wisdom. Allow even a seemingly minor illness to go unchecked and it could very well ruin the body. Steinbeck used a term, something like “headless beast,” to describe the banking system during the Great Depression; and that is what we have in our disturbingly dysfunctional family courts, a “headless beast” that chews up our families seeking help to dissolve a troubled marriage, spits them out, children and all, to live the rest of their lives, or try to anyway, as defined by the “headless beast,” or more accurately a judge who for something as simple as lack of time hasn’t got a clue what the trouble really is. It is our responsibility to protect our children, not to feed them to a “headless beast.” It is ironic that one of my sons may experience the same dysfunctional family court, the “headless beast,” as a grown man, as a father, and my grandchildren experience divorce as my sons have. Our courts function on law, and law functions on a dysfunctional structure. But divorce is not driven by rational structure; it is driven by emotions, often desperate and irrational emotions, which require an empathetic and compassionate, loving response, not the firm hand of a judge practicing law. The kind of “love” a judge practices in family court should not be the kind of love we allow to touch our sons and daughters. If we witnessed two children fighting we would tell them to stop and get along; and if we had to intervene we would teach them how to resolve their conflict. Right? And we would teach the two children with fairness in mind. Right? In the case of a divorce, where parents often act like children, it is the family court’s responsibility to be a thoughtful, fair, guiding “parent,” not playing favorites, which often comes from ignorance, but seeing with long-sighted vision, wisdom, for the future, that the immediate conflict must be ended quickly and as painlessly as possible, that the children’s relationship with both parents is protected and preserved, as those relationships are as precious as the children themselves.
# 206:
10:40 am PST, Feb 5,
Bryan Paine, Michigan
After 4 years of tumultuous court battles with my daughter's mother and her attorney, I still only have what the court sees as reasonable rights with joint legal custody. In 4 years I have been told that, firstly, if I didn't sign the original affidavit that I wouldn't see my daughter for months until the judge saw the case. I have been told that after my appeal to have joint physical custody, that even though I am a competent and capable father, that I only get 10 days a month with my daughter. I have been taken advantage of by the FOC by allowing my daughter's mother to take voluntary pay cuts to increase her child support, stop taking my daughter to daycare to pocket the support amounts and move farther and farther away to put a gap in my relationship with my daughter. After all of the shenanigans, I still remain prompt with my support payments, actively a part of my daughter's life despite her mother's tactics, a stable job and health insurance for the last 5 years. I need the court to fight for me, because I am the epitome of what a good father is. I love, I care and I work hard to keep my child happy and healthy. Why should my relationship with my daughter be any less important than the one with her mother? No one at the courts can answer that for me.
After 4 years of tumultuous court battles with my daughter's mother and her attorney, I still only have what the court sees as reasonable rights with joint legal custody. In 4 years I have been told that, firstly, if I didn't sign the original affidavit that I wouldn't see my daughter for months until the judge saw the case. I have been told that after my appeal to have joint physical custody, that even though I am a competent and capable father, that I only get 10 days a month with my daughter. I have been taken advantage of by the FOC by allowing my daughter's mother to take voluntary pay cuts to increase her child support, stop taking my daughter to daycare to pocket the support amounts and move farther and farther away to put a gap in my relationship with my daughter. After all of the shenanigans, I still remain prompt with my support payments, actively a part of my daughter's life despite her mother's tactics, a stable job and health insurance for the last 5 years. I need the court to fight for me, because I am the epitome of what a good father is. I love, I care and I work hard to keep my child happy and healthy. Why should my relationship with my daughter be any less important than the one with her mother? No one at the courts can answer that for me.
# 205:
11:20 am PST, Feb 4,
Ryan Frost, New York
# 204:
6:13 am PST, Feb 4,
Brenda Eberwein, Louisiana
All children have the right to see both their parents. I have been without my 2 sons for 20 years. I'm sorry they had the right to see me and they were denied that right regardless of anything. No child should have to grow up without one parent. My son can attest to the fact that without me in his life it was the most horrible life he has had to endure.
All children have the right to see both their parents. I have been without my 2 sons for 20 years. I'm sorry they had the right to see me and they were denied that right regardless of anything. No child should have to grow up without one parent. My son can attest to the fact that without me in his life it was the most horrible life he has had to endure.
# 203:
7:38 am PST, Feb 3,
Wayne Dephoure, Canada
I am doing everything possible to see my 4 year old daughter. But it is a long and hard struggle, one that has already involved hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. All this time and effort would have been much better spent on loving, nurturing and raising "our" child. Someday I hope my wife reads this and understands that I love "our" daughter just as much as she does.Perhaps then the light will go on and the endless games and false accusations will stop. As a society we should be proud of the improvements we have made in racial equality and women's rights. I certainly pray I will see the same improvements in father's rights. Our children will thank us for it. Maybe just maybe we will then see a decline in the large numbers of children who "slip through the cracks" because one parent has been kept away. Our governments do not raise kids. Our schools do not raise kids. Parents raise kids.
I am doing everything possible to see my 4 year old daughter. But it is a long and hard struggle, one that has already involved hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. All this time and effort would have been much better spent on loving, nurturing and raising "our" child. Someday I hope my wife reads this and understands that I love "our" daughter just as much as she does.Perhaps then the light will go on and the endless games and false accusations will stop. As a society we should be proud of the improvements we have made in racial equality and women's rights. I certainly pray I will see the same improvements in father's rights. Our children will thank us for it. Maybe just maybe we will then see a decline in the large numbers of children who "slip through the cracks" because one parent has been kept away. Our governments do not raise kids. Our schools do not raise kids. Parents raise kids.
# 202:
2:49 pm PST, Feb 2,
Jacqueline Stellone, New York
It's time to stop the destruction of the American family. False accusations need to be taken seriously and prosecuted. No more free rides. We try to teach our children moral standards and honesty and that can all be undone by family courts abuse of power.
It's time to stop the destruction of the American family. False accusations need to be taken seriously and prosecuted. No more free rides. We try to teach our children moral standards and honesty and that can all be undone by family courts abuse of power.
# 201:
8:49 am PST, Feb 2,
Daniel Hunt, Missouri
i was told i was unfit beause i have a job.
i was told i was unfit beause i have a job.
# 200:
7:36 am PST, Feb 1,
Sue Sims, New York
I know there are a lot of good fathers out there that get a bad name because of dead beats but that is unfair. I do not like when parent's use their children against eachother or mother's who claim a father is unfit if he truelly isn't. Stop punishing your children and let them have two loving parent's in their lives.
I know there are a lot of good fathers out there that get a bad name because of dead beats but that is unfair. I do not like when parent's use their children against eachother or mother's who claim a father is unfit if he truelly isn't. Stop punishing your children and let them have two loving parent's in their lives.
# 199:
3:25 pm PST, Jan 31,
Steve Sgarlata, New York
tell all fathers you know about this, check out other sites and sign the petition @ ACFC see the movie Support the Movie......... GET ACTIVE
tell all fathers you know about this, check out other sites and sign the petition @ ACFC see the movie Support the Movie......... GET ACTIVE
# 198:
11:34 pm PST, Jan 30,
Allan Metlewsky, Canada
I haven't seen my children in over two years , I am a good father that used to spend a lot of good quality time with my kids . That was until my ex made false accusations against me . I was AQUITED on the grounds of NO evidence . Now my children don't even talk to me . This is from the courts on giving an ALIENATING person all the power and me none.
I haven't seen my children in over two years , I am a good father that used to spend a lot of good quality time with my kids . That was until my ex made false accusations against me . I was AQUITED on the grounds of NO evidence . Now my children don't even talk to me . This is from the courts on giving an ALIENATING person all the power and me none.
# 197:
9:31 pm PST, Jan 30,
Laurie Edberg, Canada
I am a mother with disabilities who has dealt with discrimination and contradictory uses of the law by MCFD/CAS
I am a mother with disabilities who has dealt with discrimination and contradictory uses of the law by MCFD/CAS
# 196:
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6:25 pm PST, Jan 30,
Lawrence John, California
Now, more then ever we see each and everyday how children, our children need both biological parents involved in their lives. It should be now and forever Equal and Shared Parenting. And notice how Equal and Shared Parenting, cannot be construed to allow for "Government" |
# 195:
6:00 pm PST, Jan 30,
Christopher Donnelly, New Jersey
My custody was taken away from me with no explanation from the judge. My story is long and sad. I l;ove my daughter with all my heart but the family court system is biased and unfair.
My custody was taken away from me with no explanation from the judge. My story is long and sad. I l;ove my daughter with all my heart but the family court system is biased and unfair.
# 194:
5:52 pm PST, Jan 30,
Jennifer Spencer, North Carolina
# 193:
5:44 pm PST, Jan 30,
Mandy Albrecht-Carroll, North Carolina
# 192:
5:26 pm PST, Jan 30,
Sharon Mawhinney, Canada
I am the victim of parental alienation, and one of my sons has ADHD and Aspergers. The parental predator denies his diagnosis, and he has been fueled to hate his mother. He has been isolated from me, and is completely under the control of his father. I want the courts to enforce court ordered parenting courses, mental health counselling, and protect my relationship with my seven year old special needs son. I deserve the right to seek mental health treatment for my children, and the court should enforce it.
I am the victim of parental alienation, and one of my sons has ADHD and Aspergers. The parental predator denies his diagnosis, and he has been fueled to hate his mother. He has been isolated from me, and is completely under the control of his father. I want the courts to enforce court ordered parenting courses, mental health counselling, and protect my relationship with my seven year old special needs son. I deserve the right to seek mental health treatment for my children, and the court should enforce it.
# 191:
5:04 pm PST, Jan 30,
Janette Isaacs, California
This petition is endorsed by millions of Americans Nationwide, including myself. It is simply a matter of time before Title IV is abolished and 50-50 shared custody is the default order in child custody cases.
This petition is endorsed by millions of Americans Nationwide, including myself. It is simply a matter of time before Title IV is abolished and 50-50 shared custody is the default order in child custody cases.
# 190:
3:55 pm PST, Jan 30,
Ronald F. Svitak Jr., New Jersey
Equal rights for both parents is best for our children. Nothing says that one parent is better than two. The family court system is definitly a gender biased money generating wing of the government. The family court systems do not recognize that fathers are just as equal and loving parents as mothers. Not all marriagaes or relationships end with both parents remaining friendly with one another. That should not be held against the children. both parents should be granted joint physical custody and have equal access to the children unless one parent is found to be unfit to hold that type of custodial positon. Currently there are too many false domestic violence charges being thrown around that are making it even easier for family court judges to grant custody to only one parent, usually being the mother. This also needs to stop. We as seperated or divorced parents need the help of our elected officials to stop the war on parents. It is only hurting our children. If anyone who reads this would like to speak with me some more about these issues please feel free to contact me. I am not only a child of divorced parents but I am a non custodial father as well.
Equal rights for both parents is best for our children. Nothing says that one parent is better than two. The family court system is definitly a gender biased money generating wing of the government. The family court systems do not recognize that fathers are just as equal and loving parents as mothers. Not all marriagaes or relationships end with both parents remaining friendly with one another. That should not be held against the children. both parents should be granted joint physical custody and have equal access to the children unless one parent is found to be unfit to hold that type of custodial positon. Currently there are too many false domestic violence charges being thrown around that are making it even easier for family court judges to grant custody to only one parent, usually being the mother. This also needs to stop. We as seperated or divorced parents need the help of our elected officials to stop the war on parents. It is only hurting our children. If anyone who reads this would like to speak with me some more about these issues please feel free to contact me. I am not only a child of divorced parents but I am a non custodial father as well.
# 189:
2:07 pm PST, Jan 29,
Dennis Avery, Massachusetts
Help the children by halting the government's war against Fathers!!!
Help the children by halting the government's war against Fathers!!!
# 188:
2:50 am PST, Jan 29,
Janet Morrissy, Indiana
# 187:
5:53 pm PST, Jan 28,
Dave Bowser, New York
when we got divorced my ex got the kids, which at the time was ok because i was with family. then i was finally able to buy a house and wanted 50% custody. was told no and had to pay child support, which i payed all along. now that i had a house i was rich so the ex takes me to court for more money,i object saying that i am very close to paying out what i make. the judge dissagrees and ups the support, what to do? i accecpt this and find a parttime second job which takes me from my kids even more. i start to call in more to the parttime job to go to kids functions, all is good for about a year. then economy tanks i lose parttime job and get scaled back on reg job, go to court to lower child support- nope. then about 4months later i loose reg job, it took her 3 weeks to bring me to court for failure to pay. in court i show the judge that i am about to loose house and the bills that are late and the nasty notes from creditors, know what that bitch says- better find a job and sends us on our way. i wanted to kill her, i just sat in disbelief. after a week i called the mortgage co said i was out of the house and it was all theirs, kissed the kids and told them i loved them and it would be a while before i would see them and had to move in with my father. now i work at sonic at 10$ hour. the ony thing i work for is child support. i can only hope that judge suffers a fate worse than me and everyone elses life she ruined
when we got divorced my ex got the kids, which at the time was ok because i was with family. then i was finally able to buy a house and wanted 50% custody. was told no and had to pay child support, which i payed all along. now that i had a house i was rich so the ex takes me to court for more money,i object saying that i am very close to paying out what i make. the judge dissagrees and ups the support, what to do? i accecpt this and find a parttime second job which takes me from my kids even more. i start to call in more to the parttime job to go to kids functions, all is good for about a year. then economy tanks i lose parttime job and get scaled back on reg job, go to court to lower child support- nope. then about 4months later i loose reg job, it took her 3 weeks to bring me to court for failure to pay. in court i show the judge that i am about to loose house and the bills that are late and the nasty notes from creditors, know what that bitch says- better find a job and sends us on our way. i wanted to kill her, i just sat in disbelief. after a week i called the mortgage co said i was out of the house and it was all theirs, kissed the kids and told them i loved them and it would be a while before i would see them and had to move in with my father. now i work at sonic at 10$ hour. the ony thing i work for is child support. i can only hope that judge suffers a fate worse than me and everyone elses life she ruined
# 186:
4:15 pm PST, Jan 28,
Robert Smith, New York
# 185:
2:14 pm PST, Jan 28,
Andrew Hollis, Wisconsin
We will not go away until justice is served. Reform and recognize FAIR FAMILY RIHGHTS AND SHARED PARENTING
We will not go away until justice is served. Reform and recognize FAIR FAMILY RIHGHTS AND SHARED PARENTING
# 184:
9:24 am PST, Jan 28,
Dennis Grandinetti, Iowa
JUST-US in iowa
JUST-US in iowa
# 183:
9:06 am PST, Jan 28,
Deborah L. Davies, New York
God made it that two parents make a child for a reason. Two have the responsibility and two have the joy. One should never have to burden the pain of a child alone, one alone should never have to acknowledge the pain of a child. Family Court Judges need to come off their pedestal and return to the realities from the innocent childs point of view. Yes a parent suffers when things are ruled unfairly but it is the child that is the utmost of importance. Children have rights and those include two parents equally. Just because we as a society shut them up doesn't take their rights away.
God made it that two parents make a child for a reason. Two have the responsibility and two have the joy. One should never have to burden the pain of a child alone, one alone should never have to acknowledge the pain of a child. Family Court Judges need to come off their pedestal and return to the realities from the innocent childs point of view. Yes a parent suffers when things are ruled unfairly but it is the child that is the utmost of importance. Children have rights and those include two parents equally. Just because we as a society shut them up doesn't take their rights away.
# 182:
2:24 am PST, Jan 28,
Steve Wood, Australia
John my heart is with you in Australia. We have the same garbage here too. We must keep lawyers and barristers out of the family courts, they are using false allegations to ruin peoples lives. I am starting a chalk campagin here now...steve www.parentalalieantioncrisis.org hamg on in there ...change is goona come
John my heart is with you in Australia. We have the same garbage here too. We must keep lawyers and barristers out of the family courts, they are using false allegations to ruin peoples lives. I am starting a chalk campagin here now...steve www.parentalalieantioncrisis.org hamg on in there ...change is goona come
# 181:
10:15 pm PST, Jan 27,
Christie Sisneros, Utah
# 180:
6:44 pm PST, Jan 27,
Henry Martocchio, Connecticut
# 179:
6:12 pm PST, Jan 27,
John DiBiase Jr., Connecticut
I am a victim of Judcial male gender and disability bias.
I am a victim of Judcial male gender and disability bias.
# 178:
8:30 pm PST, Jan 26,
Deborah Barclay, Connecticut
# 177:
6:40 pm PST, Jan 26,
James Williams, Canada
# 176:
2:12 pm PST, Jan 26,
Diana Hurtt, Texas
As a mother is breaks my heart to write this, but I feel that this may be the only way to find some hope. My story is one that some people call unbelievable, but let me assure you that it is very much true, I am living this nightmare. I was married to a man in South Carolina who I thought was my soul-mate we had a son. It was a difficult pregnancy for me maybe because I had waited until I was 39 to start a family. The last 2 months I was placed on strict bed rest and he was a permiee when I delivered him on January 7, 1999, by emergency c-section. Call it ignorance I thought that I had found the man of my dreams so it was natural to suggest he be named after his father Matthew John Hurtt. A few months after he was born I found out that my husband had been having an affair with someone I called a friend. After we divorced they married and stayed in South Carolina I was living in Texas. Then came the custody battle it took years, a Guardian Ad Litem was assigned to represent my son, JoJo (the guardian) had even made a trip to Texas to visit my home ( I had remarried). He (JoJo) had informed me that he was recommending Matthew (my son) to be returned to his mother ASAP. He felt that if custody was awarded to the father he would do everything to alienate me (his mother) from his life. After years of getting ready for court which was in South Carolina, in the middle of an 8 day trail the Guardian passed away. The judge ruled that his report was not permissible because the Guardian could not testify. Up until then I knew that I had won the case, you see I had my Guardian Angle and he was making sure that Matthew’s well being was voiced. But after finding out the devastating news and years of fighting for custody of my son my dreams, prayers, life had shattered. Matthew no longer had a voice and the judge awarded custody to his dad. I lost all faith in “The System”. I thought that “The System” didn’t care who had more money but as they say “Money talks”. I couldn’t understand the decision, I was a stay at home mom and my kids mean the world to me. I am a good mother, not out in the clubs, no drugs, or alcohol problems. I could not bare it and wanted to appeal the verdict but we could not afford it. The court ordered that, I was to see my son on Spring Break, Holidays, and of course phone calls. I am now divorce and have a daughter (who I have custody of). I had moved to South Carolina to be closer to my son who I saw every other weekend. And he has always told me that he wanted to be with me, I promised my son never to give up and that some day our dreams would come true. After spending time with me he would cry because he didn’t want to go back to his dad’s. Times got tough and in Dec. 2007 I had to move back home (Texas). I have tried to contact Matthew the only way I know, that is to call his dad’s cell phone (leaving messages on his voice mail), I don’t have a home listing and not sure if they have a home telephone. So his dad has all the control and he refused to let me speak to him. I have mail cards with my number on it so that Matthew, who is 10 now, can call but I am sure that they discard them. I have tried to email him and they have deleted his account (again I would have to go through Matt). I don’t know if he is ok. Looking back at what the Guardian had feared is exactly what has happened they have ALIENATED me. I wonder what they have said to my son. Even though the order states that neither party shall talk negatively about the other. Why should I believe the order is being followed when nothing else has? How is he doing? Does he feel that I have abandoned him? It is inconceivable to me, that this little boy is being told hurtful things about his mother, to gain control and have me out of the picture permanently. I have a right to talk and see my son. I have the right to know how he is doing. I made a promise to him…NEVER TO GIVE UP!!! .. I am pleading that you find it in your heart to help a little 9 year old boy and a loving mother reunite. It has been 9 months and they have not allowed me to make any contact with him. My concern is that he is hurt, ill or abused (mentally and verbally) and I have no way of knowing. Even if my son wanted to contact me he may fear his father’s reaction.
As a mother is breaks my heart to write this, but I feel that this may be the only way to find some hope. My story is one that some people call unbelievable, but let me assure you that it is very much true, I am living this nightmare. I was married to a man in South Carolina who I thought was my soul-mate we had a son. It was a difficult pregnancy for me maybe because I had waited until I was 39 to start a family. The last 2 months I was placed on strict bed rest and he was a permiee when I delivered him on January 7, 1999, by emergency c-section. Call it ignorance I thought that I had found the man of my dreams so it was natural to suggest he be named after his father Matthew John Hurtt. A few months after he was born I found out that my husband had been having an affair with someone I called a friend. After we divorced they married and stayed in South Carolina I was living in Texas. Then came the custody battle it took years, a Guardian Ad Litem was assigned to represent my son, JoJo (the guardian) had even made a trip to Texas to visit my home ( I had remarried). He (JoJo) had informed me that he was recommending Matthew (my son) to be returned to his mother ASAP. He felt that if custody was awarded to the father he would do everything to alienate me (his mother) from his life. After years of getting ready for court which was in South Carolina, in the middle of an 8 day trail the Guardian passed away. The judge ruled that his report was not permissible because the Guardian could not testify. Up until then I knew that I had won the case, you see I had my Guardian Angle and he was making sure that Matthew’s well being was voiced. But after finding out the devastating news and years of fighting for custody of my son my dreams, prayers, life had shattered. Matthew no longer had a voice and the judge awarded custody to his dad. I lost all faith in “The System”. I thought that “The System” didn’t care who had more money but as they say “Money talks”. I couldn’t understand the decision, I was a stay at home mom and my kids mean the world to me. I am a good mother, not out in the clubs, no drugs, or alcohol problems. I could not bare it and wanted to appeal the verdict but we could not afford it. The court ordered that, I was to see my son on Spring Break, Holidays, and of course phone calls. I am now divorce and have a daughter (who I have custody of). I had moved to South Carolina to be closer to my son who I saw every other weekend. And he has always told me that he wanted to be with me, I promised my son never to give up and that some day our dreams would come true. After spending time with me he would cry because he didn’t want to go back to his dad’s. Times got tough and in Dec. 2007 I had to move back home (Texas). I have tried to contact Matthew the only way I know, that is to call his dad’s cell phone (leaving messages on his voice mail), I don’t have a home listing and not sure if they have a home telephone. So his dad has all the control and he refused to let me speak to him. I have mail cards with my number on it so that Matthew, who is 10 now, can call but I am sure that they discard them. I have tried to email him and they have deleted his account (again I would have to go through Matt). I don’t know if he is ok. Looking back at what the Guardian had feared is exactly what has happened they have ALIENATED me. I wonder what they have said to my son. Even though the order states that neither party shall talk negatively about the other. Why should I believe the order is being followed when nothing else has? How is he doing? Does he feel that I have abandoned him? It is inconceivable to me, that this little boy is being told hurtful things about his mother, to gain control and have me out of the picture permanently. I have a right to talk and see my son. I have the right to know how he is doing. I made a promise to him…NEVER TO GIVE UP!!! .. I am pleading that you find it in your heart to help a little 9 year old boy and a loving mother reunite. It has been 9 months and they have not allowed me to make any contact with him. My concern is that he is hurt, ill or abused (mentally and verbally) and I have no way of knowing. Even if my son wanted to contact me he may fear his father’s reaction.
# 175:
8:26 pm PST, Jan 25,
Don Davis, Nebraska
Divorce is one of the more sexist institutions in the USA. Sexist in the favor of woman.
Divorce is one of the more sexist institutions in the USA. Sexist in the favor of woman.
# 174:
12:57 pm PST, Jan 25,
Brian Davis, Minnesota
I am a former military officer, who served your country with the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, GE prior to that I did 6 yrs with the 34th Infantry Division of the National Guard, total years given to your country is 9.5 years. I don't claim it to be my country because you forced me to walk away from my children after 10 years of fighting to try and enforce a court order to see my children. My x-wife was found in contempt of court twice during this process and the presiding judge (Leland Bush) gave her 30 days the first time and 90 days the second, unfortunately he also stayed the sentence both times and I was ordered to supervised visitation and visits with a psychologist for family therapy both times. Between those two contempt charges 4 years passed were my x-wife followed the order and I was allowed every other weekend, every other holiday, and a month in the summer with my children uninterrupted. Under your Communist/Nazi system I spent just short of $80,000 dollars and 10 years of my life fighting for the right to see my children. The whole time this was going on I was raising my second daughter, whom I live with and her mother. Don't think for a moment that I would ever put my life on the line again or encourage anyone else to do so after the gratitude this country has shown me in return. I would have been better off never returning to this country after my deployment to Europe. I will not retire here. Maybe you have an answer for my 4 year old when she asks why her brother and sister don't come to see her anymore, is it because they don't like her? Who will be taking care of you when your too old to take care of yourself, who will make the decisions regarding Medicare and Social Security? People like my daughter, that's who.
I am a former military officer, who served your country with the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, GE prior to that I did 6 yrs with the 34th Infantry Division of the National Guard, total years given to your country is 9.5 years. I don't claim it to be my country because you forced me to walk away from my children after 10 years of fighting to try and enforce a court order to see my children. My x-wife was found in contempt of court twice during this process and the presiding judge (Leland Bush) gave her 30 days the first time and 90 days the second, unfortunately he also stayed the sentence both times and I was ordered to supervised visitation and visits with a psychologist for family therapy both times. Between those two contempt charges 4 years passed were my x-wife followed the order and I was allowed every other weekend, every other holiday, and a month in the summer with my children uninterrupted. Under your Communist/Nazi system I spent just short of $80,000 dollars and 10 years of my life fighting for the right to see my children. The whole time this was going on I was raising my second daughter, whom I live with and her mother. Don't think for a moment that I would ever put my life on the line again or encourage anyone else to do so after the gratitude this country has shown me in return. I would have been better off never returning to this country after my deployment to Europe. I will not retire here. Maybe you have an answer for my 4 year old when she asks why her brother and sister don't come to see her anymore, is it because they don't like her? Who will be taking care of you when your too old to take care of yourself, who will make the decisions regarding Medicare and Social Security? People like my daughter, that's who.
# 173:
5:35 am PST, Jan 25,
Clinton Akins, Kansas
# 172:
10:47 am PST, Jan 23,
Rose Van wagenen, North Carolina
# 171:
4:51 am PST, Jan 23,
Nancy Ball, Canada
Sadly, the phrase "in the best interest of the child" only seems to mean "in the best interest of the system"! And many mothers use the children as a free meal ticket and force the fathers into financial ruin to get an agreement for access. The governments and lawyers who create these laws are idiots who have no clue the harm they are creating for children and the non custodial parents.
Sadly, the phrase "in the best interest of the child" only seems to mean "in the best interest of the system"! And many mothers use the children as a free meal ticket and force the fathers into financial ruin to get an agreement for access. The governments and lawyers who create these laws are idiots who have no clue the harm they are creating for children and the non custodial parents.
# 170:
7:31 pm PST, Jan 22,
Christopher Fowler, Florida
When the government interferes with the parental rights of parents, in "the best interest of the child", then they need to be 100%accountable that the best interest is factually being met, holding BOTH parents accountable, equally. The current system has no accountability and is run under a reward system that is only in the best interests of budgetary desires of the agencies involved. They do not care one iota about the children and parents that they are supposed to be serving.
When the government interferes with the parental rights of parents, in "the best interest of the child", then they need to be 100%accountable that the best interest is factually being met, holding BOTH parents accountable, equally. The current system has no accountability and is run under a reward system that is only in the best interests of budgetary desires of the agencies involved. They do not care one iota about the children and parents that they are supposed to be serving.
# 169:
2:33 pm PST, Jan 22,
Keith Kristianson, Canada
When best interest of the child is involved both parents need to be involved!!!
When best interest of the child is involved both parents need to be involved!!!
# 168:
4:50 pm PST, Jan 21,
Rhonda Pisanello, Canada
# 167:
4:37 pm PST, Jan 21,
Nigel Lewis, New York
The Law Guardians in Ithaca, NY and the judges in family court there need to take seriously any threats or allegations of parental abduction. They need to be educated that Japan is NOT a state and did not sign the Hague Convention. I lost my children 3 years ago due to their ignorance. When I went to them for help protecting my children's rights to have access to both parents, they turned their backs on me.
The Law Guardians in Ithaca, NY and the judges in family court there need to take seriously any threats or allegations of parental abduction. They need to be educated that Japan is NOT a state and did not sign the Hague Convention. I lost my children 3 years ago due to their ignorance. When I went to them for help protecting my children's rights to have access to both parents, they turned their backs on me.
# 166:
4:16 pm PST, Jan 21,
Dawn Kelly, Virginia
The system is broken. No fit parent that wants to play an active and frequent role in their child's life should be "allotted" three hours a week! No mom that stayed home for 21 years raising four children should lose the right to raise the youngest (6 at the time) just for the system to benefit. The parent with the better financial status fights until the other is defeated. All in the name of "winning". Not in the interest of the child. Who decides the best interests of the child? ONE judge with his own ideals and personal opinions. He looks at the best interest list and decides based on HIS PERSONAL OPINION. The lawyers got fat, DCSE benefits, the "specialists lie for payment, I don't know what the judge gets out of it, but he gets something. ALL WHILE THE CHILD SUFFERS and begs to come home. Children are dying inside...change MUST happen! NCPs are destroyed by the system. NCPs dealing with PAS on top of that have little to no chance of being there for their child without BIG CHANGE in the system. My life, after 44 years, will NEVER be what is was without this change. The system has taken away the only existance I have known for 21 years. HOW TO BE A MOM! How to love and care for my children on a DAILY basis as I was put on this earth to do. My 8 year old son will never get a hug and kiss from his mother before he goes to school. The system decided, because I stayed home and wasn't the bread winner, I am no longer able to continue to do the simple things that are so important to a growing child. I never thought I wouldn't have the right to be a mom! I can honestly say if I had known my child would have to live the way he does, I wouldn't have brought him in to this world. What a terrible thing to feel.
The system is broken. No fit parent that wants to play an active and frequent role in their child's life should be "allotted" three hours a week! No mom that stayed home for 21 years raising four children should lose the right to raise the youngest (6 at the time) just for the system to benefit. The parent with the better financial status fights until the other is defeated. All in the name of "winning". Not in the interest of the child. Who decides the best interests of the child? ONE judge with his own ideals and personal opinions. He looks at the best interest list and decides based on HIS PERSONAL OPINION. The lawyers got fat, DCSE benefits, the "specialists lie for payment, I don't know what the judge gets out of it, but he gets something. ALL WHILE THE CHILD SUFFERS and begs to come home. Children are dying inside...change MUST happen! NCPs are destroyed by the system. NCPs dealing with PAS on top of that have little to no chance of being there for their child without BIG CHANGE in the system. My life, after 44 years, will NEVER be what is was without this change. The system has taken away the only existance I have known for 21 years. HOW TO BE A MOM! How to love and care for my children on a DAILY basis as I was put on this earth to do. My 8 year old son will never get a hug and kiss from his mother before he goes to school. The system decided, because I stayed home and wasn't the bread winner, I am no longer able to continue to do the simple things that are so important to a growing child. I never thought I wouldn't have the right to be a mom! I can honestly say if I had known my child would have to live the way he does, I wouldn't have brought him in to this world. What a terrible thing to feel.
# 165:
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9:07 am PST, Jan 21,
Dennis Rodrigues, North Carolina
This should have been in place from the get go. Instead we are forced to jump from court to court and fall into financial ruin trying to stay in our childs life. The system now is just to bring in money at a childs lose of a parent. People are only going to sign petitions for so long without change and then they will take up arms against a government is a tyranny. Dont think it cant happen again! "When the people fear thier government, thier is tyranny. When the government fears its people, there is liberty" Thomas Jefferson Skyler Daddy will never give up on you! |
# 164:
5:31 am PST, Jan 19,
Barbara Manderson, Florida
# 163:
4:04 am PST, Jan 19,
Barbara Glover, Virginia
# 162:
8:09 pm PST, Jan 18,
David Graham, New York
I and my children have suffered for four years due to the lack of constitutional rights on any county or state level. My children and I would not have or be suffering had they honored basic constituional rights or due process at any point. Moms and dads are equally important in the lives of children.
I and my children have suffered for four years due to the lack of constitutional rights on any county or state level. My children and I would not have or be suffering had they honored basic constituional rights or due process at any point. Moms and dads are equally important in the lives of children.
# 161:
5:41 pm PST, Jan 18,
Dorothy Diaz, California
# 160:
3:54 pm PST, Jan 18,
Name not displayed, Colorado
I'm always amazed that we have all kinds of organizations, documents, and rules to protect the rights of ethnic groups, genders, religions, etc., but we have nothing in place to protect one of the most basic yet important institutions of all, Parenthood/families. It is time this issue is moved to the forefront.
I'm always amazed that we have all kinds of organizations, documents, and rules to protect the rights of ethnic groups, genders, religions, etc., but we have nothing in place to protect one of the most basic yet important institutions of all, Parenthood/families. It is time this issue is moved to the forefront.
# 159:
1:13 pm PST, Jan 18,
Vincent Cumming, New York
# 158:
7:29 am PST, Jan 18,
Edward Kempen, Michigan
The best interests of children are for their parents to decide, if they can't decide presumption of equal parenting must be the norm in the court system. Today the court system ruins families and destroys relationships, for the enrichment of lawyers. The govm't must end the unjust trafficking of children for industry profit. Judges and elected officials are running forced labor camps and supporting human trafficking under the guise of welfare; not much better than Nazi Germany. If you lose custody, lose your job without the proper paperwork, you go to jail. We must end the abuses now and restore the sanctity of the family.
The best interests of children are for their parents to decide, if they can't decide presumption of equal parenting must be the norm in the court system. Today the court system ruins families and destroys relationships, for the enrichment of lawyers. The govm't must end the unjust trafficking of children for industry profit. Judges and elected officials are running forced labor camps and supporting human trafficking under the guise of welfare; not much better than Nazi Germany. If you lose custody, lose your job without the proper paperwork, you go to jail. We must end the abuses now and restore the sanctity of the family.
# 157:
3:08 pm PST, Jan 15,
Talhia Zalvidea, Maryland
# 156:
7:52 pm PST, Jan 14,
Kevin Patrick, Delaware
Delaware the first at being the worst when it comes to family law or should say anti family. Thanks Joe VAWA Biden.
Delaware the first at being the worst when it comes to family law or should say anti family. Thanks Joe VAWA Biden.
# 155:
10:30 am PST, Jan 13,
Beth Anne Bonetti, North Carolina
I fully support this petition. My husband and I are currently involved in a custody case with a third party. Our constitutional rights to my husband's biological child are being violated by the courts in the state of PA. Please make this law so other parents do not have to endure the suffering and expense that we are suffering.
I fully support this petition. My husband and I are currently involved in a custody case with a third party. Our constitutional rights to my husband's biological child are being violated by the courts in the state of PA. Please make this law so other parents do not have to endure the suffering and expense that we are suffering.
# 154:
6:19 am PST, Jan 13,
Shawnna Eaton, Maryland
# 153:
7:54 pm PST, Jan 12,
Colleen Bender, Maryland
Children need BOTH parents in their lives.
Children need BOTH parents in their lives.
# 152:
9:10 am PST, Jan 11,
Shannon Miller, Mississippi
Something needs to be done. Please help..
Something needs to be done. Please help..
# 151:
7:56 am PST, Jan 11,
Lara Lusk, New York
