Archive for October, 2008

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“I’m not a terrorist! I’m a sick mom! I need help!” yelled the mother of three after she missed the 2:58 p.m. US Airways Express flight to Tucson, said airport workers who witnessed the confrontation.
They said one cop put his knee in her back to restrain her while others grabbed her flailing arms.

“I believe she was a little not-there. She kept punching. She kept screaming. She kept kicking,” one worker told The News. “She looked really scared, really frightened. I think she was afraid to go to jail.” Carol Anne Gotbaum was handcuffed and left in an airport holding cell. Police say they checked on her every 15 minutes; she had been screaming the entire time, but at one point, police realized she was quiet and found that she was not breathing. She had been handcuffed behind her back but when Gotbaum was found, her hands were front of her and the handcuffs were up by her neck, leading police to believe she was trying to get out of the handcuffs.It took over two hours for the Phoenix airport authorities to notify Noah Gotbaum that his wife had died in police custody at Phoenix airport. He called the airport’s communications centre on Sept. 28 at 4:39 p.m., 5:27 p.m. and 6:01 p.m.
Carol Gotbaum was obviously destressed and even verbalized that, “I sick.” Why wasn’t she immediately essed by some kind of medical control; ie airport EMS.
Anyone who has worked security for any kind of time knows that you NEVER leave a hysterical person in ANY form of physical or chemical restraint unattended.(Constant visual observation is most often required.) What if this woman had a seizure or a heart attack? The fact that the prelimary essment is that she suffocated/strangled herself on the metal handcuffs tells me that she should have NEVER be left alone in that holding cell. Hope the City of Tucson has a good legal team because this has MAJOR liability written all over it!
Gotbaum, 45, broke down several times on her flight from New York and confided to a passenger sitting next to her that she was going to rehab.

“Ms. Gotbaum would break into tears during the flight and while they were speaking with each other,” according to a police statement describing an account by the passenger, Jodi Hall.
According to the account from Hall, “Ms. Gotbaum said that someone would have come with her, but it was her decision to do it on her own.”

The homicide unit has wrapped up its probe of the death, and Sgt. Andy Hill says it appears that the police acted appropriately. “If your blood alcohol is three times the legal limit for driving, if they have prescription drugs that are part of their system, that’s going to cause problems,” said Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Andy Hill, referring to the autopsy report.

Meanwhile, a Gotbaum family attorney said the findings increase the likelihood that he’ll file a claim – the first step toward a lawsuit – against the city. “She died as a result of being put in that room with that chain, alone and unobserved,” said Phoenix attorney Michael Manning, adding that the family has not made a final decision about legal action. “She didn’t die because she was drinking. She died because she was asphyxiated.”

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War Journal: A Father’s Right

Monday, October 27th, 2008

CORRECTION: The correct URL for the man featured in this video is www.myspace.com/lexsatanicus1. I apologize.-
Shadow sends out an appeal for help for a father who is in danger of losing his children due to this alternative beliefs.

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Two young boys that were reportedly abducted from their mother are found unharmed in Baltimore, and their father is taken into custody.

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DadsDivorce.com: Ask A Lawyer

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Cordell & Cordell attorney, Angelyn Mitchell, answers divorce questions from DadsDivorce.com

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what is the price of putting your child in custody of another family member in Florida for like 2-3 years? is it like 300 dollars? or no charge?

please you guys i need help fast please and thank you…

If it is another family member, it’s free through Family and Children Services. My mother put me in custody of a ‘third party non family member’ for 4 years and did not cost anything. So I am sure that family to family would not either.

Someone asked a question the other day that let me vent a little. This is what I wrote:

I have custody over my son and daughter, and people assume their mother is a druggy, prostitute, abuser, or otherwise completely unfit parent. She is actually a very good mother, just as I like to think I am a very good father, people are perplexed by this and want justification as to why I then have custody.

Why is this? I realize usually women usually get custody but it’s not exactly unheard of for a man to also.

Because young children often go with the person who had been active as primary caretaker during the marriage (physical custody). In most cases, the primary caretaker is the mother. Legal custody of the child is usually joint.

rights on child custody?

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Hi, Me and my partner have just split up and we have a 13month old boy. He is going to get legal advice on his rights.
I was wondering is it true that the fathers get to see the child once every 2nd weekend?

Every custody/visitation order is different depending on the circumstances.

If he’s getting legal advice, you also will need a lawyer.

Me and the father live together but are not married. He signed the birth certificate, so who has custody?

You do since your the child’s mother, the father had second rights next to you. So your the custodial parent.

We are a couple trying to take custody of an 11 year old boy who was adopted by my husband’s parents. His mom is in a psych ward and his dad is willing to sign over custody. Do we need her approval? I thought someone couldn’t sign legal documents in that state. By the way, we live in Ohio. Any help would be greatly appreciated and please list your credentials.

This matter is FAR too serious and important for you to rely on the advice of total strangers over the internet. PLEASE consult with an attorney who specializes in adoption and custody matters. For your sake and the child’s, spend a few dollars and consult with someone who’s credentials you can VERIFY.