Monday, February 07 2005 @ 11:36 AM Central Standard Time Contributed by: watson Views: 4
The judiciary committee hearing for LB 128 will be held on 17 Feb 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
There will be a preparation session for those wanting to testify on behalf of the group on Sunday, February 13, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at 8901 J Street, suite 1, 2nd floor. Call Robert for details. 391-3237........
Note: If I do not hear from anyone interested in testifying by Wednesday of this week, I will notify Senator Hudkins that we will not be present and I will simply forward a letter of support.
In addition, LB 322 will be heard the same day. If you recall this is the bill defining nearly everything as abuse.
1 comments Most Recent Post: 02/07 11:21PM by JackCade
Monday, January 31 2005 @ 11:32 PM Central Standard Time Contributed by: ejkubr Views: 5
A New York attorney pleads guilty to bribing court officers including a judge to steer divorce cases to the judge and get favorable treatment from him in court. Payments to various individuals included lavish dinners, drinks, cigars, and cash payments.
Given the state of affairs in Nebraska, especially in certain counties, does anyone believe it's not happening here?
A shady lawyer who helped bring down scandal Judge Gerald Garson pleaded guilty yesterday to charges he improperly lavished the fallen jurist with scores of free dinners and drinks.
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Monday, January 31 2005 @ 09:03 PM Central Standard Time Contributed by: ejkubr Views: 20
The title says it all.
If you are here on this website reading, researching, or looking for help then the first thing you must realize is that YOU must make a decision whether or not you are willing to do what it takes to preserve your relationship with your children.
Everyone has their own story to tell. I thought this one from a friend in Illinois needed telling to inspire those out there that think they can't fight the system. It's too expensive. It's too hard. I might end up in jail.
Brian Lovett has made the decision to risk everything to get back the only thing that matters in life: time with his daughter. His job at the University of Chicago, his money, and everything he has is his price.
Read his story and then ask yourself:
"What price am I willing to pay?"
Friday, January 28 2005 @ 07:02 PM Central Standard Time Contributed by: ejkubr Views: 1
This is an example that insanity in the courts and the media ignoring fathers is a worldwide issue. EJKubr
QUOTE: "the mother hit him a few times on the top of the legs with a
leather strap while the other woman used it to repeatedly lash him
across the face and legs."
Quite obviously this mother has no idea of good parenting.
Why wasn't the boy placed in the care of his father, so the mother
could go to jail and receive some anger management skills.
If the gender roles were reversed the father would surely have been
ridiculed and incarcerated for such violent abuse.
By Christine Reid, Camera Staff Writer
January 15, 2024
David Arnsberger left several successful enterprises in Texas and became a
stay-at-home dad in 1998 when he and his wife moved to Colorado so she
could pursue her career......
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Tuesday, January 25 2005 @ 08:49 PM Central Standard Time Contributed by: ejkubr Views: 38
Were these 4 abused souls concieved through immaculate conception? There is not one mention of the father in this story.
More comments at the end of the story.
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=2850004
KNOX COUNTY (WATE) -- A mother and her boyfriend are charged with child abuse involving four children, ages five and under, at a home in west Knox County.
Sheriff Tim Hutchison said it's the worst abuse case he's ever seen.
The pictures are too graphic for 6 News to broadcast.
Monday, January 24 2005 @ 05:55 PM Central Standard Time Contributed by: John & Jodi Views: 24
OTTAWA: An Ontario woman who poisoned her children�s minds against their �good and loving father� has been fined $10,000 � and threatened with farther fines and imprisonment � in what is believed to be the harshest penalty yet imposed by a Canadian court for �parental alienation�.
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Sunday, January 23 2005 @ 01:40 PM Central Standard Time Contributed by: scotth Views: 1
I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THIS. MY X- AND I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN AN UPHILL FIGHT JUST TO SEE MY BOYS. I WAS TOOKED TO COURT IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR FOR CONTEMPT FOR BEING BEHIND ON MY CHILD SUPPORT, WHICH IN THIS WONDERFUL STATE I PAY 53.00 LESS A MONTH TILL THE 2 MONTHS A YEAR WERE THERE IS A EXTRA PAY CHECK, IN TURN MY X TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF, AND THE JUDGE FOUND ME IN CONTEMPT, GO FIGURE! HE TOLD ME IF I WAS CURRENT ON ALL MY CHILD SUPPORT AND DAYCARE EXPENSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR THEN I COULD CLAIM BOTH MY CHILDREN. MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WORKED VERY HARD ON GETTING THIS ALL CAUGHT UP AND WE DID NOW HERE IS THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS MY X-WIFE WON'T LET ME. SHE REFUSES TO MEET ME HALF WAY WHICH IS A 2 1/2 HOUR DRIVE ONE WAY FOR US JUST TO GET THEM EVERY OTHER WEEKEND. I CAN'T AFFORD AN ATTORNEY RIGHT NOW CAUSE ALL MY MONEY HAS GONE TO GET CAUGHT UP. IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA PLEASE HELP. I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING CRAZY WITH FRUSTRATION.
SCOTT
Thursday, January 20 2005 @ 12:18 AM Central Standard Time Contributed by: BlackShirt Views: 301
Most of us with children would like to believe that if we die while our kids are still young, at least they will have their grandparents. Right? In some states, yes, but here in Nebraska the answer is no. Grandparents have no particular right to visitation with their grandchildren and the courts send a clear message that family means nothing in this state and grandparents are irrelevant.
Case in point: Mike and Rita Pratt, the parents of slain police officer Jason Pratt are fighting to preserve their relationship with their late son's children. According to court documents filed in Douglas County, the Pratts had a very close relationship with the kids until this past October when they were abruptly cut out of the children�s lives. According to a letter sent to the Pratts by their former daughter-in-law�s attorney, Donald Roberts, the officer's widow now refuses to allow the children to have any contact with their grandparents (though it�s not stated I imagine that this only applies to Jason's parents).
There has been no accusation of abuse or neglect. The only reason given is �my client is convinced that there is no significant beneficial relationship between you and the minor children�.
Well Mr. Roberts, I am convinced that these kids have a right to grandparents. Moreover, I believe that the Pratts, including these children have been through enough without having to deal with this petty little power game. As I recall, the citizens of Nebraska were very generous in giving money to help the Pratt family after Jason�s death. It is too bad none of it�s being used to help Jason�s mother and father. Instead, it�s being used to force them out of the children�s lives.
Bravo to the Pratts for fighting to keep their family together and the same to Amy Geren, their attorney, for helping them do the right thing.
Click on the link below to see/download the legal documents filed in this case. There is also a link to the website set up by the Pratts to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club.
Link to Pratt Docs
22 comments Most Recent Post: 01/27 07:56PM by Anonymous
LB 322... A New threat to Nebraska Families
Sen. DiAnna Schimek has introduced a bill, LB 322 presumably at the request of Tara Muir and the Domestic Violence grant jockeys which will expand abuse to include economic abuse (not defined), intimidation (not defined), isolation (not defined) and best of all "neglect of an animal".
Anyone (actually, any male) who has ever been accused of such a thing at any point in the past against an" intimate partner" (in case you don't understand what that means, it is a gay/lesbian rights term used to replace the words husband, wife, family member, significant other) will not be able to fight for custody and visitation with their children and the address of the mother and children will be hidden. Just so this is clear, the mother doesn't have to be the actual victim and the father need not be the abuser. If an ex-girlfriend of yours claims that you forgot to feed her cat, the victimization of the cat is transferred to the ex-girlfriend and at any time the ex girlfriend may assign her victimization via the cat to another person, likely your ex-wife. You will not be eligible for custody or visitation because by default the mother can yet again assign her victimization, via the cat and ex girlfriend to the children.
Another example: The bill states that whether or not visitation is ordered, the victim may conceal her address from the father of the children. Lets assume that your ex wife is abused by her current boyfriend. For the sake of argument lets say that he asks her for change when he gives her money to buy something (yes, that's an actual example of economic abuse straight from the Domestic Violence crew). Now he has become an abuser and she has certainly become a card carrying victim. She can have the court seal the address and contact information of your children because she is labeled "victim". In other words, mom can stop your visitation by claiming that some other person has victimized her.
Since the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services claims that a woman's boyfriend is twice as likely to kill her child than the childs father (Child Death Review Report 1996-2001, page 45 ), it is undeniable that this bill is not an attempt to protect children. There is no mention of denying a woman custody or visitation if she insists on living with and exposing her children to an "abuser. LB 322 is designed to be used as a stick with which vindictive and abusive women can pound their children, former partners, and the legal system.
I could go on and on...please just read it yourselves HERE
If you want to let the good senator how much you love her bill email her
or use the info below.
Room 1114, State Capitol,
Lincoln, NE 68509
phone (402) 471-2632
fax (402) 479-0927
Take it easy on her, she was probably just conned into signing this piece of garbage.