United States Supreme Court Parental Rights CaseLaw

United States Supreme Court Parental Rights CaseLaw « How Child Protection Services Buys and Sells Our Children:

In the early 1920s, the United States Supreme Court first reviewed the rights, liberties and obligations of parents to direct the upbringing of their children. Two important decisions,Meyer v. Nebraska and Pierce v. Society of Sisters, established a legacy which was followed by a series of decisions holding that parenting is a fundamental constitutional right, and among “the basic civil rights of man.”Choices about marriage, family life, and the upbringing of children are among those rights the Court has ranked as “of basic importance in our society,” and as sheltered by the 14th Amendment against the State’s unwarranted usurpation, disregard, or disrespect.

Assembled here are a majority of those cases defining or reaffirming these fundamental rights. Links are provided to each case on the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources service. Each is in hypertext format, with links to related opinions of the court contained in the ruling.

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Dr. David Vandenberg Demands N.H. Family Court Judges Removed From Office

- STOP! Judicial Child Abuse:

Dr. David Vandenberg Demands N.H. Family Court Judges Removed From OfficeDr. David Vandenberg, an embattled litigant in the oppressive N.H. Family Court has been the whipping-post of repeated due process denials and abrogations of his rights.  The violations leveled against him are so blatant and the judicial officials have acted with such flagrant impunity, that finally Dr. Vandenberg has demanded they be found in violation and removed from the bench.  Dr. Vandenberg’s travails are documented in nearly 10 court volumes, spanning approximately seven years, and because of the oppressive and unjust orders of the N.H. Family Court,  he has not seen his daughter in three years. Read More:http://www.judicialchildabuse.com

Two Juveniles Escape Custody In Two Days; DCS Criticized

Two Juveniles Escape Custody In Two Days; DCS Criticized - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports:



NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two escapes in two days have some asking some serious questions about how the Department of Children's Services is handling the juveniles in its custody. 


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Grandmother of dead Lansing toddler says CPS should have intervened

Grandmother of dead Lansing toddler says CPS should have intervened | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.com:

LANSING — The grandmother of a 2-year-old boy whose death has sparked a police investigation said today that state social workers and police missed opportunities to save his life.


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MN child custody reform bill inching close to passage ...

MN child custody reform bill inching close to passage ... | StarTribune.com:

With attention fully on the Vikings stadium issue, a bill that would change child custody proceedings for divorcing parents in Minnesota is quietly inching its way closer to the governor's desk.

The latest version of HF322 would simply increase the presumed time each divorcing parent would get with his or her kids from 25 percent to 35 percent. (The remaining 30 percent of time would be figured out through mediation or divorce proceedings.) The Senate held a second reading of the bill Monday.

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More Women Paying Child Support And Alimony

More Women Paying Child Support And Alimony - MarketWatch:

CHICAGO, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- This Mother's Day, it appears that an increasing number of moms will be setting aside time to sign child support and alimony checks. Overall, 56% of the nation's top divorce attorneys say that they have seen an increase in the number of mothers paying child support during the past three years, while 47% also note a rise in women being responsible for alimony throughout the same time period, according to a recent survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).


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Important info on the Title IV E waiver

Legally Kidnapped: Important info on the Title IV E waiver:

HEADS UP FAMILY RIGHTS THIS APPLIES TO ALL STATES. Went to a state meeting on the Title IV E waiver. For those who do not know what that is, it was passed by Congress giving leniency to 28 states to use the federal funding for family preservation. Here is the latest skinny: Only two states out of the 28 have applied so far even though it was passed months ago. Part of this is the feds are dragging their feet but the other reason is most states don't know how to put together a new program required for this so they are sticking their heads in the sand. WA State got lucky because the Bill Gates foundation is paying to bring in consultants from Baltimore to help them figure it out. I also found out that each state can waiver whatever they want to. Doesn't necessarily have to go for family preservation. Family preservation is one of three areas they can waiver. SO, it is critical for you activists to push this through and make sure your state is on target for the waiver and applying it correctly. More info to be coming on this later.
Jan Smith

LK: http://legallykidnapped.blogspot.com/2012/05/important-info-on-title-iv-e-waiver.html#ixzz1uNZLLK4v