A Child's Right

Action And Support for Ohio Cases

Posted by: "PACE Akron" pace_akron@hotmail.com   drmashie

Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:30 pm (PDT)

It seems like all I ever get to do is report a new set back or ask for
money so we can jump through some new hoop that the courts have thrown in front
of us as we work to challenge the constitutionality of Ohio's custody law
and protect our rights as parents. In some ways I have to do that BUT in
some ways we have made some progress.

With the latest move by the court in Chuck Evan's case, I truly believe that
we are getting very close, maybe too close for the courts, and they are now
really reaching into their bag of tricks to stop us. But tricks like this
new one simply make us reach deeper into our own bag and come out swinging
harder.

Chuck has been declared a vexatious litigant and the courts have now taken
away his ability to defend himself in his divorce. Can you say, "Blatant
violation of his due process rights?" When one has to bow to the discretion
of the court in deciding what you can or can NOT file to protect yourself,
there is no way that a proper defense can be presented. Under the current
situation, there is no adequate remedy!

As we told you, Chuck had filed a Writ of Prohibition to prevent the courts
from having a temporary custody hearing stopping any chance of seeing or
getting custody of his son so that he could put the needs of others ahead of
his own in a quest for equal custody for all fit parents. The court of
Appeals has denied the Writ BUT they did give us the complete proper
procedure on how to proceed with have the Constitutionality of the Law heard
by the Family Court. This declaration that he is a "vexatious litigator" now
requires him to ask permission, from the same judge that declared him
vexatious, to file anything in any state proceeding. He has already been
denied the right to appeal the decision!

If we are going to make this happen for everyone as Chuck wishes to do we
need to file:

1. A Writ of Extraordinary Mandamus with the Ohio Supreme Court so he can
proceed with the appeal and overturn this malicious finding of being a
vexatious litigant.

2. A Constitutional Challenge to the Vexatious Litigant laws as they
pertain in Family Court situations in Federal Court.

3. A Constitutional Challenge to Ohio's Custody law 3109.04, the
Temporary Hearings law 3109.043 and Old Civil Rule 75N in Federal Court.
This case we are going to ask the Federal court to hold in Abeyance pending
a decision by the State Court on Chuck's original Declaratory Judgment case.

For this to happen we need money and we need it now. Chuck Evans, Mike
Galluzzo, a few unnamed individuals and I have funded these cases with some
outside help but we are all broke and out of funds. The hours expended are
enormous! It is easier for many to share the cost than for a few to pay the
bill.

We have set up a Chip In on the PACE site to track progress on this effort.
This will allow everyone to donate thru PayPal. If you want to simply mail a
check or money order to Chuck that can happen also by mailing today to:

Please send donations to:

Chuck Evans

1892 REAR Oakland Park Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43224

That is why we need your financial help immediately! As you know,
litigation can kill you financially and we have nothing to proceed with!
You have probably been in that situation yourself, but even a small donation
($5 - 20) will help if you can't donate more.

Chuck has sacrificed for many years to get us to this point and the least we
can do is help with the filing fees. His victory in this will be a great
help to all of us!

It is time to stand up and be counted!

Thank you for your support!

Ray Lautenschlager

PACE Akron

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In My View: Dad deserves better deal in Illinois law

http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x931198271/In-My-View-Dad-deserves-better-deal-in-Illinois-law 
 

In My View: Dad deserves better deal in Illinois law 
 
By Staff Report
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
 
Jun 19, 2009
 

Father's Day focuses our attention on the importance of the role of fathers in children's lives. As perennial as the traditional Father's Day gifts, pronouncements on the virtues of fatherhood by elected officials such as Barack Obama are offered to reinforce its value. When tied to proposed legislation, these statements have often included a suggestion that many fathers need to act more responsibly.
 
Likewise, the current presumptions of Illinois family courts that ensure divorced fathers' access to their children influence our perceptions of the value of father engagement. Their minimum standards for the parenting roles of separated fathers underwrites the value by which all fathers, married and separated, are measured.
 
The de-facto minimum parenting schedule used by Illinois courts is every other weekend with a weekly non-overnight visit. This is what most fathers have to contend with. This minimal number of overnights with their children is, according to at least one national child development specialist, a child-unfriendly schedule befitting of only disinterested fathers.
 
Illinois judges, family court protocols and many legislators have continued to acquiesce over the past decades to this inadequate standard that can be a barrier to fathers acting more responsibly.
 
Our courts presumed parenting schedule prevails regardless of the father's close geographic proximity and track record of responsible fathering. It is a cookie-cutter presumption that states, in effect, fathers need not put their children to bed, help them with their homework, nor help get them ready for school the very activities associated with being a responsible father.
 
The Children's Rights Council (CRC) of Illinois provided new minimum guidelines to reform judicial protocols at the Illinois Family Law Study Committee in Waukegan on Jan. 26 of this year. The directors of the CRC of Illinois also listened to the testimony of child development and parenting experts, including prominent psychologists Dr. Alan Ravitz of New York University and Dr. William Pins of at Northwestern University, at the committee's hearing in downtown Chicago. 
 
The expert testimonies provided to the Illinois Family Law Study Committee offer Illinois' judges, attorneys and legislators the academic research and examples needed for serious reform. They need only the will power to create new child-friendly parenting time standards, to demand mandatory parenting agreements, and to adopt other reforms that have met with success in other states.
 
Along with reforms to court protocols, respected clinicians at the Family Institute at Northwestern University have developed alternative processes that would help redirect vengeful, sociopath and uncooperative parents away from corrosive litigation which is ill-suited to family dissolution, and toward constructive co-parenting solutions. Rather than children's future lives with their parents being steered by overworked legal professionals who often lack the special training to deal with ... these disputes (Firestone and Weinstein), processes such as Integrative Family Therapy could provide a system of intermediate-term counseling blended with mediation to help parents put the kids first. 
 
The benefits of updating Illinois family court protocols are many. They include decreased transfers of children between separated parents, greater father involvement in their children's schooling, fewer animosity-generating court battles, greater communication and incentives for parents to cooperate with each other, more father engagement, fewer Disneyland dads, improved post-divorce adjustment, fewer outcomes that scar children, less elevating of one parent into a monopolizing role and clearer signals to all parents that children in Illinois need a meaningful relationship with both parents.
 
Illinois is poised to place fatherhood onto a more solid footing. Adoption into law of recommendations from the Illinois Family Law Study Committee would send a positive signal that promotes fatherhood as a value. But will our legislators go far enough in adopting significant improvements to current Illinois family law? Do they have the political fortitude to revise our statutes so that Illinois family courts become significantly more child-friendly?
 
All of these reforms and alternatives to judicial processes could be put into law. But like all changes to the status quo, there will be resistance. Concerned citizens will need to advocate that legislators should provide Illinois children of separated parents the opportunity for the responsible fathers they deserve and set a positive example for all families.
 
Mike Doherty is chairman of the Children's Rights Council of Illinois (www.equalparentingillinois.org). He can be reached at
 
kidsneedbothparents@yahoo.com.
www.myspace.com/familyrights
 
http://www.youtube.com/user/joemaflage

Michigan Parent-Child Relationship Protection Bill 2009

Michigan Equal Parenting Rights Bill  to help protect the parent-child relationship http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2009-HB-5114

 

This bill was introduced in the House Judiciary committee http://house.michigan.gov/committeeinfo.asp?lstcommittees=judiciary&submit=Go Let's let them know that we want a hearing and that it needs to be passed now! Please work on getting into the offices of the individual committee members. Check out the Michigan Secretary of State's site http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/cgi-bin/cfr/contrib_anls.cgi to search the committee members and your state representative's campaign contributors. Maybe these contributors would like to know of this bill and the need for it's support by the politicians that they supported in the past.

 

Other Bills of Interest:

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2009-HB-4005

Need signed affadavit to take putative father's parental rights

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2009-HB-4061

6 months to end child support after discovering that you are not the father via DNA

Tea Parties and Parental Rights

Smaller government, less taxation and coalition building discussions should happen while attending your local Tea Party. Check it out; show up with your t-shirt, buttons, signs and information and be a leader.

Tea Party Convention this Saturday
Sat., June 13 – Capitol City Baptist Ministries, 5100 Willoughby Road, Holt

If you haven't registered yet, this is your chance to be further informed by expert speakers, meet fellow activists and grow the movement...all for just $10. At the organizers’ request, AFP–MI staff will help lead two panel discussions, so we hope to see you there. Visit www.teapartyconvention.com for more info.

Upcoming Fourth of July Tea Parties
At last count, we know of 16 Tea Parties that are scheduled or being organized across Michigan for July 4th.

Manchester Gather @11am; Program @ noon
American Legion Post 117, 203 Adrian St.
Info: Bruce- cell: 734-972-1844; home: 734-428-9573

Clare 1–3pm
5th Street Park
Info: Adele Allen- 989-386-9030; dallen@glccomputers.com

Holland- noon
Centennial Park
Info: Bart Spencer- 616-218- 5118
pastor@lighthousebaptistofholland.com

Kalamazoo
6–8pm Bronson Park
Info: Gene Clem; gene.clem@gmail.com

Owosso noon–2pm
2355 E. Main St
Info: Bea Vajgart- 989-729-8897, beayoung1@verizon.net

Northville 12:30–3:30
Northville Community Park
Info: Maribeth Schmidt; patriots04freedom@yahoo.com

Port Huron 4–7pm
Smiths Creek Rd at I-94 (Kimball Twp)
Info: Lee Sheldon- 810-385-4406, lsheldon@sheldonconstruction.com

Traverse City 4:00pm Traverse City Civic Center

Taylor 11am

Lansing 1–3pm State Capitol Bldg.

Jackson (TBA) Info: Kathy Houle- 517-764-0623

Niles (TBA) Info: Jo Flock- 269-683-4242

Big Rapids (TBA); Grand Rapids (TBA); Hudsonville (TBA); North Branch (TBA)

East Tawas *Mon., July 6 Harbor Park

FATHERS DAY DEMONSTRATION 2009 - U.S. CAPITOL - Sunday, June 21, 2009; D.C. EVENTS THIS SUMMER

 

Amendment I, U.S. Constitution:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

ANNUAL FATHERS DAY DEMONSTRATION -  2009 - WEST SIDE LAWN, U.S. CAPITOL , SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2009
 
ALL DAY EVENT -  Sunday ONLY this year  (See D.C. EVENTS below for Saturday 6/20/09 *)

 

ANYONE CAN ADDRESS HIS OR HER GRIEVANCES TO THE WORLD VIA THE INTERNET IN FRONT OF THE U.S. CAPITOL.  VIDEOS WILL BE RECORDED BOTH DAYS AND UPLOADED TO www.youtube.com/markyoung12 (NO CHARGE)

PLEASE PREPARE YOUR SPEECH OF UP TO 30 MINUTES TO TELL YOUR STORY, FOCUSING ON ERRORS & INJUSTICES BY THE COURTS (NOT YOUR EX) IN YOUR CASE, OR ABOUT THE DIVORCE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL.
  
Please respond if you plan to attend to give an idea of turnout, or to give ideas in general.  All individuals and groups who support equal parenthood are welcome, including mothers especially, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles - all victims of family courts. 
 
It's your Capitol, and your U.S. Constitution that's being violated.  Let The Congress know we need federal legislation for enforcement of childrens' and parents' rights, as much or more than we need a federal bureaucracy for child "support" enforcement! !!  

If you can't make it, you can submit your speech: 1) preferably video recorded in front of your state capitol or local courthouse,  or 2) in written form by email.  We will try to read submitted speeches Fathers Day week-end, time permitting.  Otherwise we can post them on the Internet.
 
Last year we had some excellent speeches but we need MORE OF THEM.  For last 2 years speeches go to www.exiledfathers.org/#VIDEOCLIPS or www.youtube.com/markyoung12 .

 

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.  HONOR OUR FOUNDING FATHERS ON FATHERS DAY BY FOLLOWING THEIR BLUEPRINT: THE FIRST AMENDMENT. 

 

 The Declaration of Independence was a list of grievances submitted to King George of England.  If we do not speak out, CONTINUOUSLY, we are submitting to tyrrany. 

 

If you are unable to attend in D.C., or if you can do both, consider demonstrating at YOUR STATE CAPITOL on FRIDAY 19TH for the

 

2ND ANNUAL NATIONAL FATHERLESS DAY RALLIES

 

See the F4J-US website for details www.f4j.us

 

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D.C. EVENTS THIS SUMMER:

 

- Tues - Fri - 6/16-19 - NPCL's 11th Annual Int'l Fatherhood Conference - www.fatherhoodconference.com

- Friday 6/19 - 2nd Annual Fathersless Day Rallies at state capitols - www.f4j.us

- * Saturday 6/20 - NPCL's Fathers Day Rally - Lincoln Memorial - www.fathersdayrally.com

- Sunday 6/21 - Fathers Day Demonstration - U.S. Capitol, West Side - www.fathersdaydemonstration.org  (website will be updated soon, disregard conflicting info)

- Saturday 7/18 9:00am & Sunday - DCRally/Family Preservation Rally - Lincoln Memorial (website?)

- Sunday 7/26 - Parents Day - Upper Senate Park (website?)

 

(If you have more info on these or other scheduled events, please let me know.  Sorry for any omissions.)

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"Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to prevent abuse of power. However, where is the check on the power of the judiciary? If we fail to check the power of the judiciary, I predict that we will eventually live under judicial tyranny." - Patrick Henry

"The germ of destruction of our nation is in the power of the judiciary, an irresponsible body - working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little today and a little tomorrow, and advancing its noiseless step like a thief over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall render powerless the checks of one branch over the other and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated." - Thomas Jefferson

"When the people fear the government, you have tyranny. When the government fears the people, you have liberty." - Thomas Jefferson

"Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it, because it is right." - Martin Luther King

"If you see injustice and say nothing, you have taken the side of the oppressor." - Desmund Tutu.

"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill

"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." - Samuel Adams

"The only thing crueler than tearing children from their parents is falsely leading children to believe that they are unloved by their fathers." -Stephen Baskerville

"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." Herman Goering

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www.youtube.com/markyoung12

www.ExiledFathers.org

www.profile.to/markyoung12 

Its OFFICIAL....Support? makes a Festival....in ATLANTA!

Dear Friends,

I hope this email finds you all well.  It has been a while since emailed all of you so for that I apologize.

After much clawing, scratching and a little begging( lol J) long after hundreds of submissions--------

It’s OFFICIAL!   Our first festival ACCEPTANCE!

 SUPPORT? (the movie!) has finally been Accepted to a film festival for this September 2009 in Atlanta GA.

 Peachtree Village International Film Festival
4 Annual from September 24, 2009 to September 27, 2009

Please  go here:  https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_sta/03t_sta_curr.php?film_id=1275898

We are also being considered for 2 Major Festivals in Australia with help of a friend and supporter there. (Thank you)  Keep your fingers crossed and your prayers high and enthusiastic.

Not sure how things will turn out or where this movie will go from here. All I can do is be honest and tell you I am still working on this project in my spare time to be sure it gets out somehow. Thank you for trusting me. I believe this project will be successful and change lives  in more ways than one. It has for me…….all positive. One day many of you will know why if you don’t already.

 It could be great if we can bring the movie to LA and NY for the 7 day screenings so Ill keep praying on that and hopefully you do the same. If you have any suggestions please let us know.

PLEASE if you or  someone you know can be in ATLANTA those dates please email us. It would be great to have AS MANY PEOPLE THERE AND AS MANY PEOPLE show up 3 days there for the support…..….support…….  SUPPORT?.

We have more T-Shirts now and will be having White ones up soon so it would be cool to have them on that week and please remember we have the Sneak Peak available. GET YOURS TODAY. You get the credit on the full film at the release date on our website. SO BUY-IT NOW if you haven’t already.

Whatever support you can help us with it is greatly appreciated $5,10,15,20 or $100  please pass it on! Thank you. We have to make this really work.

Thanks for all the support and more to come. So now you can really stay tuned!

All the best and may God Bless.

Warmest Regards,

Angelo Lobo

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