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I am a father of three boys.  I have one of them living with me as his mother had some “issues”.  I am the one with parent custody (placement is the actual correct term here). The other two are living with their mom and I haven’t seen them in about a year and a half due to her new husband and father in law both being lawyers and some mistakes in dealing with her on my part.  So obviously in this case she is the one who has parent custody.

 

One of the problems that I have seen in this system, which has worked both for and against me, is that unless you can afford a lawyer, your rights usually are not enforced.  This is something that can be good and bad, but will rarely take into account what is best for the child or children.  If both parties are reasonable, they can usually work things out, even if neither is entirely comfortable with the end result.  This is usually when both parents are looking out for the child as opposed to their own self-interests. 

 

The flip side of this is that one or both parties are not reasonable.  This is far more common, and will usually end with either the person who is able to best afford the lawyer getting their way, assuming it’s not totally outrageous, or an ongoing legal battle in which the children become pawns.  Neither of these options are good for the kids more often than not. 

 

People need to learn to drop their agendas, their personal hurts, their own selfish wants and whatever bad feelings are left over for the sake of their kids.  This in and of itself would solve a lot of issues when it comes to the parent custody issue.  Think about it, and then think of your kids.  It can make all the difference in the world.

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Jackson family seeks custody of the children and rights to manage his estate.

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Stay out of court. This video will give you a few pointers on Support and Custody modifications.

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Congressman Turner testifying before the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee about the need to protect child custody rights of military service members as specified in his bill, HR4469.

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In the latest edition of The Jewelry Report, Kelis finds herself petitioning a Judge to hold Nas in contempt of court after he failed to begin making his monthly $50,000 child support payments.

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MOM Brainwashed by Cult Killed Son

Posted by admin on Mar-9-2010

Toddler ’starved to death by cult’
A toddler whose remains were found inside a suitcase in Philadelphia this spring was starved to death by members of a religious cult, including his mother, in part because he refused to say “amen” after meals, police said.

Ria Ramkissoon, the mother of Javon Thompson, was charged with first-degree murder in the boy’s death, and Baltimore police said that three other members of a group called 1 Mind Ministries have also been charged with first-degree murder.

Police and Ramkissoon’s family say the group is a cult.

Members did not seek medical care for Javon when he stopped breathing, and the boy died in his mother’s arms, according to court documents that described police interviews with a confidential informant and two children. He would have been about 15 months old when police say adults stopped feeding him in December 2006.

Ramkissoon, 21, was being held in the psychiatric ward of Baltimore’s Central Booking and Intake Centre, and a bail review was postponed until Wednesday.

The three other people charged in Javon’s death - Queen Antoinette, 40, also known as Toni Ellsberry or Toni Sloan; Marcus Cobbs, 21; and Trevia Williams, also 21 - were already in custody.

They were arrested in May in New York City on warrants charging them with failure to appear in court in Baltimore. Those charges stemmed from a scuffle with police in a child custody dispute.

A fifth alleged cult member, Steven Bynum, has been charged in a warrant with first-degree murder and remains at large, police said. He was believed to be in New York.

Ramkissoon’s family said she should not be held responsible for her son’s death. “She had no control over that situation at all,” her stepfather, Craig Newton, said.

Ramkissoon’s mother, Seeta Khadan-Newton, told The Baltimore Sun that it wasn’t her daughter’s decision not to feed the boy. “My daughter was a victim, just like my grandson,” Ms Khadan-Newton said. “Somebody made that decision to not feed that child, and my daughter had to follow instructions.”

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Bononi & Bononi has an extensive family law practice. The Greensburg attorneys handle all aspects of family law including divorce, mediation, child custody, child support, collaborative law, adoption, paternity, spousal support, visitation, grandparents rights, fathers rights and more. Michele Bononi has been appointent by Westmoreland County to help streamline the child custody cases in the local courts. If you own a business Attorney Eric Bononi is also a CPA and can save you time and money by doing many of the forensic accounting aspects of a divorce that other attorneys have to bring in experts for.

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Custodial torture in India

Posted by admin on Mar-9-2010

http://pvchr.blogspot.com/2010/02/illegal-detion-and-pvchr-initiative.html

http://pvchr.blogspot.com/2010/01/illegal-detention-blatant-violation-of.html

Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta s/o Ram Ji Gupta resident of house no. 137 Mohalla, Sipah, under jurisdiction Kotwali District Jaunpur of Uttar Pradesh. On 24th January, 2010 at 6 am in the morning police forcefully took Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta in custody from his house. The police is continuously tortured him in the custody from last 7 days and now he is under the psychological trauma as stated by his father and relatives.

Vinod Kumar Gupta is a working as a private driver and on 23 January, 2010 night around 12 am he was returning with his head and in the way near to Pindra 4 unknown person stopped and looted the gold carried by his head.

On next day of the incidence i.e. on 25 January, 2010 Vinod father filed case in civil court under ACJM VII and plead to direct SHO, Phulpur to immediately produce Mr. Vinod Kumar in court so, victim father may apply for his bail. On this application court two times gave order than also Station Officer Phulpur is not releasing Vinod Kumar from the custody. Please see the URL: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26094762/Vinod-Kumar

Hence, on 26th January, 2010 Vinod father by hand gave letter to I.G, Varanasi zone and fax to Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi. Again on 27th January, 2010 he handed letter to D.I.G, Varanasi and on same day he telegram to I.G, Varanasi (serial no. 105, Book no. 1592), Director General of Police, Lucknow (serial no. 107 Book no. 1592). Please see the letter http://www.scribd.com/doc/26095111/Letter-to-DGP-in-case-of-custodial-torture

The Honorable Supreme Court of India has issued certain guidelines D.K Basu Guideline vs. State of West Bengal to be followed without failure by the law enforcement officers during the time of arrest, questioning and detention of suspects. Even though the violation of the order of the Supreme Court of India could be considered as contempt of court, the Supreme Court is yet to take any action towards this end, in spite of the fact that several cases were brought to the court’s attention. Please read complete guideline: http://www.alrc.net/doc/mainfile.php/cl_india/143/

The many of the worst forms of torture used by the police were perfected during this period. These included the “aeroplane treatment” (tying the hands of the suspect behind his back and then suspending him from a beam, leading to shoulder dislocation) and the cattle prod or roller treatment (rolling a wooden log on the suspect’s legs). The officer said rape and sexual humiliation of female prisoners also happened during this period. He added that many of these forms of torture were a part of routine policing even now across the country.Please see the URL http://www.flonnet.com/fl2620/stories/20091009262002700.htm

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The right to be a father (final)

Posted by admin on Mar-9-2010

The final version of the documentary about the discrimination against fathers in custody cases, and the mayhem it causes in our societies.
Produced by Sara Sivesson, Jerry Wallén, Sandra Atas and Oskar Krantz at the John Bauer high school in Sweden. The film was made as an entry in a Amnesty International contest regarding human rights.

English translation: Pia Lamb

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