Dawn's Law

To Whom It May Concern,

I believe on October 16, 2009, the bodies of Dawn Axsom, Lisa Braden and Gabriel Schwartz were found in Peoria. It was determined to be a murder/suicide. Previously, Axsom had gone before Judge Jose Padilla and pleaded for the safety of herself and her son. Judge Padilla down played the situation and ordered therapy for the two people. Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident. Every day Maricopa County Family Court Judges are siding with fathers due to "Parental Alienation." No matter the studies, reports and facts (such as Dawn Axsom) that show that the Father%u2019s Rights Movement is another way for father%u2019s to abuse and harass the mother%u2019s of their children, Judges such as Padilla are putting lives in danger with their rulings. However, this is not unknown to the lawmakers of Maricopa County. The problem is, is that the people who have the responsibility with protecting us, are the very ones who are sweeping these issues under the rug.

Out of all of the child abuse related deaths, 70% are committed by biological fathers. However, the state of Arizona does not seem to care about this. Maricopa County Judges are ordering the majority of parenting time to go to fathers, with the knowledge that the father%u2019s new wife, or girl friend, will actually be raising the children. International studies show that this is detrimental to the children. 

How many Dawn Axsom%u2019s does Arizona need before our lawmakers realize that we need a complete over haul of our Family Court System.

 The Maricopa County Judges seem to believe that they can make up the laws as they go along, and the consequences do not matter. Judge Padilla needs to be brought up on manslaughter charges. If we allow him to walk away, more deaths will weigh on the shoulders of Arizona%u2019s lawmakers.

How many children have to kill their abusers? How many children have to be raised by strangers? How many children will be victimized by their abusing parent before the state accepts responsibility for the people they place in positions of authority? The state of Arizona is responsible for Dawn Axsom%u2019s death as well as the St. John%u2019s man who abused his son until the eight year old boy shot him. How long will Arizona get away with murder? Www.ffazc.org as well as other sites are attempting to bring this miscarriage of justice to the forefront. After all, the murder/suicide was promptly reported, yet the actual reason behind it was hidden away. Stop aiding the abusers, Speak out! Give our children a voice, before another abusive parent silences them forever.

I want to create a petition to force our lawmakers to be held responsible for the decisions they make.  Judge Jose Padilla needs to be brought up on manslaughter charges.  Don't let him walk away.