http://ping.fm/rfSHa Social Security is Constitutional because the Feds call it a Tax

http://ping.fm/efppD Harmful Bills Hurt Father-Child Rights by Limits

Michigan Equally Shared Parenting Bill 4778 Action Alert

Those of you who live in Michigan please go to this bill(HB4778)and then contact each one of the sponsors of this bill. If you know someone in Michigan please ask them to contact these sponsors. Let the sponsors know that we appreciate their support but now is the time to get movement on the bill. The sponsors need to present the bill via a legislative forum in the House and or the Senate Office Buildings. Also they need to pressure their Judiciary Committee colleagues to have a hearing or move the legislation to another committee or to the floor for a vote.

OR: Fines for False Reports of Child Abuse

 

http://www.fathersandfamilies.org/2011/05/19/oregon-house-passes-bill-making-false-allegations-of-child-abuse-a-crime/ Oregon Will Fine for False Reports of Child Abuse In an effort to keep people from maliciously filing false reports of child abuse in the midst of divorce, custody fight, or other domestic conflict, the Oregon Legislature passed legislation making it a Class A violation resulting in a $750 fine. One of our members, Gordon Hillesland, has tracked this legislation through the Oregon House and Senate. Ten years ago, his wife accused him of abusing his children when she was seeking a divorce. The accusations, even though he was never charged, ruined his life. Perhaps this statute would have prevented his wife from filing the claim: 419B.016 Offense of false report of child abuse. (1) A person commits the offense of making a false report of child abuse if, with the intent to influence a custody, parenting time, visitation or child support decision, the person: (a) Makes a false report of child abuse to the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency, knowing that the report is false; or (b) With the intent that a public or private official make a report of child abuse to the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency, makes a false report of child abuse to the public or private official, knowing that the report is false. (2) Making a false report of child abuse is a Class A violation. [2011 c.606 §2] Fathers and Families' Robert Franklin wrote about this when it was introduced in the Oregon House: Oregon House Passes Bill Making False Allegations of Child Abuse a Crime

 

MI: Paternity Fraud Action on Bill 3-15-12

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28mgetrv45jgorv3zwtsfj3ru4%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2011-SB-0557

Hearing Scheduled Tomorrow Thursday 3-15-2012 Michigan Judiciary Committee on Paternity Fraud. Need people to testify.

 

Darrick Scott-Farnsworth

FB: A Child's Right Equal Parental Rights

Cell 269 209-7144 or Nextel DC ID 130*112*19287

Fight the Collective: Individual Life, Liberty and Property Rights

Committee		Judiciary
Clerk Phone Number		517-373-5795
Location		521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI
	Date		Thursday, 3/15/2012
Time		10:30 AM
	Agenda		HB 5338 (McBroom) Controlled substances; schedules; temporary scheduling of controlled substance; provide for under certain circumstances. SB 789 (Jones) Controlled substances; schedules; temporary scheduling of controlled substance; provide for under certain circumstances. SB 727 (Booher) Courts; circuit court; requirement for circuit court to consent to appointment of assistant prosecutor by prosecuting attorney in certain cases; eliminate. SB 728 (Booher) Courts; circuit court; requirement for circuit court to consent to appointment of assistant prosecutor by the prosecutor in certain cases; eliminate. Testimony Only: SB 557 (Bieda) Family law; paternity; revocation of paternity act; enact. SB 558 (Bieda) Family law; paternity; acknowledgment of parentage; allow to be set aside under revocation of paternity act. SB 559 (Jones) Family law; paternity; order of filiation; allow to be set aside under revocation of paternity act. SB 560 (Jones) Family law; paternity; determination of parentage for intestate succession; provide for determination under revocation of paternity act. HB 5328 (Lori) Family law; paternity; acknowledgment of parentage; allow to be set aside under revocation of paternity act. HB 5329 (Somerville) Family law; paternity; order of filiation; allow to be set aside under revocation of paternity act. SB 269 (Schuitmaker) Civil procedure; small claims; limitation on recovery amount in small claims suits; revise. Refer to the committee on Agriculture: HB 4867 (Johnson) Torts; liability; liability of persons under equine activity liability act; limit to willful or wanton acts under certain circumstances.
	Chair		Representative John J. Walsh

 

 

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Oregon gets it right: End False Child Abuse Claims

TN: Paternity Rights for Fathers

More fathers asking for DNA tests WKRN Nashville Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:05 PM PST Marcus Matthews, writer of "I Am Not the Father," and Tony Gottlieb of  the organization DAD's Tennessee share their efforts in fighting for father's rights.   http://www.wkrn.com/story/16987697/more-fathers-asking-for-dna-tests

 

Progress on Shared Parenting in Massachusetts - Action Required

Click If You Are Having Trouble Viewing This Email Be sure to add fathersandfamilies@fathersandfamilies.org to your contacts so our emails get to your inbox. Call Your Massachussets Legislator February 27, 2012 Top Story Appoint a Shared Parenting Task Force! By David Brasington, Director, National Board of Directors David Brasington Now is the time for the Massachusetts Legislature to appoint a Shared Parenting Task Force. On the heels of the resounding success of the Massachusetts Alimony Task Force, Fathers and Families wants the same for our children with a Shared Parenting Task Force. Call your legislator today! I am asking every Massachusetts Fathers and Families reader to advocate for the Shared Parenting Task Force that our legislative leaders promised. Please call your legislator and tell them or a member of their staff: Now it is time to produce the single most important reform for the welfare of our children — shared parenting — in the family courts. The legislature used a task force to work out the solution for alimony, please use this same powerful tool for shared parenting for our children. Ask the Judiciary Committee's Chairs to appoint a Shared Parenting Task Force: Senator Cynthia Stone Creem and Representative Eugene L. O'Flaherty. Shared parenting is best for children in families with two parents living together and for children where the parents are living apart through no fault of the children. Anything less than the presumption of shared parenting in the family courts not only penalizes innocent children, but it causes many of the problems our children suffer in today's society. Shared parenting is simply a collaborative arrangement in which both parents share custody of their children. It is the best solution for most separated, divorced, and never-married families. It provides children ample time with both parents and, just as important, with both extended families. Through a ballot initiative, over 86% of Massachusetts voters have already stated that they want shared parenting. Identify yourself as a member of Fathers and Families. Let them know that Fathers and Families' mission is to improve the lives of children and strengthen society by protecting the child's right to the love and care of both parents after separation or divorce. Find your legislator or call 617.722.2000 to reach their office. Some of your Massachusetts Senators and Representatives have already stated their commitment to shared parenting. They have signed on as sponsors to Fathers and Families bill HB2684 sponsored by Representative John W. Scibak. Or they have signed on as sponsors to other shared parenting legislation: HB1306 sponsored by Representative Colleen M. Garry; SB847 sponsored by Senator Richard J. Ross; or SB659 sponsored by Senator Stephen M. Brewer. If any of the legislators listed below are your representative or senator, thank them for protecting our children and ask them to take the next step and seek the appointment of a Shared Parenting Task Force. I want to know their response to you. After you have spoken with your representative, senator, or a member of their staff, please let me know by emailing Rita Fuerst Adams, our new executive director. Rep Paul Adams (17th Essex) Rep Denise Andrews (2nd Franklin) Rep James Arciero (2nd Middlesex) Rep Cory Atkins (14th Middlesex) Rep F. Jay Barrows (1st Bristol) Rep Carlo Basile (1st Suffolk) Rep Matthew Beaton (11th Worcester) Rep Jennifer E. Benson (37th Middlesex) Rep John J. Binienda (17th Worcester) Rep Thomas J. Calter (12th Plymouth) Rep Linda Dean Campbell (15th Essex) Rep James J. Dwyer (30th Middlesex) Rep Carolyn C. Dykema (8th Middlesex) Rep Kimberly Ferguson (1st Worcester) Rep John P. Fresolo (16th Worcester) Rep Paul K. Frost (7th Worcester) Rep Sean Garballey (23rd Middlesex) Rep Colleen M. Garry (36th Middlesex) Rep Anne M. Gobi (5th Worcester) Rep Thomas A. Golden, Jr. (16th Middlesex) Rep Carlos Henriquez (5th Suffolk) Rep Bradford Hill (4th Essex) Rep Kate Hogan (3rd Middlesex) Rep Robert M. Koczera (11th Bristol) Rep Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (20th Middlesex) Rep Kenneth Kuros (8th Worcester) Rep Stephen L. Levy (4th Middlesex) Rep Jason M. Lewis (31st Middlesex) Rep David Paul Linsky (5th Middlesex) Rep James Lyons, Jr. (18th Essex) Rep Paul McMurtry (11th Norfolk) Rep Aaron Michlewitz (3rd Suffolk) Rep Shauna O'Connell (3rd Bristol) Rep James J. O'Day (14th Worcester) Rep George N Peterson, Jr. (9th Worcester) Rep Elizabeth Poirier (14th Bristol) Rep Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (12th Hampden) Rep George T. Ross (2nd Bristol) Rep Angelo M. Scaccia (14th Suffolk) Rep John W. Scibak (2nd Hampshire) Rep Carl M. Sciortino (34th Middlesex) Rep Todd M. Smola (1st Hampden) Rep Joyce A. Spiliotis (12th Essex) Rep David B. Sullivan (6th Bristol) Rep Benjamin Swan (11th Hampden) Rep Walter F. Timilty (7th Norfolk) Rep Chris Walsh (6th Middlesex) Rep Daniel B. Winslow (9th Norfolk) Sen Stephen M. Brewer (Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin) Sen Sal N. DiDomenico (Middlesex, Suffolk, Essex) Sen Robert L. Hedlund (Plymouth and Norfolk) Sen Brian A. Joyce (Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth) Sen Thomas P. Kennedy (2nd Plymouth and Bristol) Sen Michael R. Knapik (2nd Hampden and Hampshire) Sen Thomas M. McGee (3rd Essex and Middlesex) Sen Anthony Petruccelli (1st Suffolk and Middlesex) Sen Richard J. Ross (Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex) Sen Bruce E. Tarr (1st Essex and Middlesex) Sen James E. Timilty (Bristol and Norfolk) In the News Will April in Pennsylvania Become Parental Alienation Awareness Month? In Indonesia Children Are Entitled to Relationship with Fathers Why Does the US Government Consider Dads "Babysitters"? U.K. Proposing Presumption of Shared Parenting and Mediation According to VP Biden Only Men and Boys Are Violent Kyle's Father Must Keep Moving or Risk Losing His Son Fathers and Families Seeking Talented Volunteers with IT Skills Are you passionate about Fathers and Families? Could you make the time to volunteer your talents and expertise? If yes, please email me. Fathers and Families is particularly interested in Certified Salesforce.org Developers or Administrators, Accomplished Website Developers, and Google Mail Experts. I look forward to hearing from you. Rita Fuerst Adams Executive Director Mission Fathers and Families improves the lives of children and strengthens society by protecting the child's right to the love and care of both parents after separation or divorce. We seek better lives for children through family court reform that establishes equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and mothers. Vision Fathers and Families' vision is a society in which: Children are happier and more successful because their loving bonds are protected after parental separation or divorce: Children have a natural right to be nurtured and guided by both parents: Society treats fathers and mothers as equally important to the wellbeing of their children: Shared parenting after separation or divorce is the norm: The courts arrange finances after separation or divorce so that both mothers and fathers can afford to house and care for their children and themselves: and Our society understands and respects the essential role of fathers. Fathers and Families PO Box 270760 Boston, Massachusetts 02127-0760 (617) 542-9300 www.fathersandfamilies.org info@fathersandfamilies.org This email contains a promotional message from the non-profit organization Fathers and Families. © 2012. Fathers and Families. 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