Domestic Violence Lobbyist kills her Husband....

An ironic tragedy that proves women are just as capable as men of committing such a horrible crime. When are people going to wake up to reality?

She will probably claim he was abusing her and she was just protecting herself and get probation!

Records show she is a lobbyist for an organization called the National Declaration for Domestic Violence Order.

[Atlanta - A 45-year-old woman, Arelisha Bridges, charged with ending a domestic dispute by killing her 26-year-old husband of five days, is a registered lobbyist for a group fighting domestic violence.

Witnesses told police that Bridges was wearing a nightgown and a shower cap as she argued with Rankins on the sidewalk on North Avenue near West Peachtree Street around 10:45 p.m. Monday.

And moments later, witnesses said, they heard shots. They said she then "calmly walked away."]

Article: http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/woman-charged-with-killing-344266.html

House bill would give both parents equal custody of children

"Wilky Fain is fighting for equal custody of his 7-year-old daughter and
supports the new bill."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When parents seek custody of their children, mothers usually receive more rights than fathers, so some Tennessee parents are trying to level the playing field.

Wilky Fain's daughter Addison is 7-years-old now. He said it wasn't until 8 months after she was born that a judge let him see her.

Fain is also president of the group Families Unite, and he made a documentary about his struggle in family court.

"Because of the discretion of a judge," Fain said, "I've never been able to drop my little girl off at school. Because of the discretion of a judge, I've never picked my little girl up at school."

Now, he and other parents are supporting a bill in the state House that would make courts order equal parenting time unless one of those parents is unfit.

This isn't the first time a bill proposing equal custody rights for mothers and fathers will come before the state legislature, but supporters are hoping this is the time that it passes.

David W. Garrett is an attorney who focuses on family law.

Garrett said, "The problem with it is there are many circumstances where it's not in the child's best interest to be with both parents half the time...I think instead of looking at what is best in each case for the children it's going to arbitrarily say 50/50 unless you prove otherwise."

Garrett said according to the experts, children need a stable home, instead of constantly going back and forth.

Fain, who said he still doesn't see his daughter as often as he would like, disagrees.
He said, "It's better to have both parents. Children adapt to their environment...You can burn my house, you can take my car, but why would you take my kids from me?"
A House committee will hear from opponents and supporters of the bill Tuesday.

Article: http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=12066750

Georgia County Replaces Sex-Scandaled Politician With Man Who Cheated With Mother-In-Law

[Quote: Paulding County, Georgia lost its State House representative, Glenn Richardson, to a familiar political demon last year -- the extramarital affair. Now, the county has elected a replacement who has at least kept his infidelities within the family.

On Tuesday, Paulding County went to the polls to choose Richardson's successor in a special election. Their choice was Daniel Stout, a 29-year old banker from Dallas, someone who boldly touts himself as a "Christian, a Conservative, and a Republican," and a man who has had to overcome the fact that had an extra-marital affair with his then-mother-in-law 10 years ago.]

Mr. Stout also claims that the "within the family" extramarital affair was stopped short of having sex!

Hmmm, imagine that!

Moving on....

It now seems that public officials having extramarital affairs "within the family" is acceptable in the Georgia House of Representatives/Senate and extramarital affairs "outside of the family" are forbidden. Is this a "double standard" or the true meaning of hypocrisy? Or both? What are your thoughts about this ridiculous situation?

Remember, we are talking about Georgia and I haven't looked up GA Code yet to see if having a (within the family extramarital affair) is allowed by law for public officials in Georgia. :)

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/26/georgia-county-replaces-s_n_478135.html

New Child Support Law - Reading Between the Lines

[Quote: A relatively new law in Illinois prevents individuals who wrongfully modify child support payments from hiding behind their corporations. A new Illinois law allows custodial parents to sue not only their ex-spouse and his or her employer, but individuals involved.]

Once again we have a poor description of words to hide the true meaning of what this "law" is really all about. The quote above mentions "individuals", which means owners of corporations and/or their employees.

The quote above also mentions, "wrongfully modify child support payments", which means owners of corporations and/or their employees who garnish wages less than the child support amount ordered by the court.

The quote above also mentions "hiding behind their corporations" which means that now if an owner of a corporation has any employees that are court ordered to pay child support, the owner of the corporation at any giving moment is subject to a subpoena for financial records and a lawsuit against them. (Invasion of privacy over a civil matter that could result in criminal charges over an employee’s civil debt.) The corporation owner and their employees, specifically accounting and payroll employees are subject to a lawsuit which could result in criminal charges if garnishment records are not in line with child support court orders. Regardless if the discrepancy is intentional or not, the corporation and/or their employees are GUILTY of a crime and may be criminally prosecuted! (Sued, fined, and/or sent to jail).

I mention, "Criminally charged and/or jailed" because as we all know, when a judge rules in a child support case of arrears (civil debt) and that debt is not immediately purged, the debtor will be "criminally incarcerated" for "contempt of court" for a "civil debt". This will now also pertain to corporation owners and/or their employees becoming liable for the debt, not just the parent who owes child support arrears. And we all also know that in these types of family/civil court circumstances, you are always guilty until proven innocent....

Not only have many parents lost their jobs in this recession and are falling behind on child support, now we have new laws coming into play that make it even more difficult for them to find jobs. These types of "laws" will make employers think twice about hiring people who are court ordered to pay child support. Why hire someone who puts them at risk of a costly lawsuit at any given moment?

Not only are millions of good, honest, loving, and fit non-custodial parents now being "snuffed out" of their children's lives, they are now also being "snuffed out" of the work force (their ability to earn income). This eventually leads to being "snuffed out" of society...all due to the fact that most often involves a ridiculously high child support court order to begin with, or a change of job with lower pay, or becoming unemployed due to reasons beyond their control.

FramedFather....

Source: http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/85441162.html
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Man Forced to pay Child Support when proven not to be the Father

Judge David Wecht says, "My hands were tied by state law".

[Quote: Pittsburgh - Mike, from Washington County, got married and he and his wife had a baby girl. Years later, he found out that his wife had been cheating on him for the entire length of their marriage. Mike filed for divorce and demanded a paternity test on the child."Got the results back and it was zero percent chance that I am the biological father," he said.

His wife moved in with her lover and took the daughter with them. Then she sued Mike for child support and in a ruling that shocked Mike, the courts ordered him to pay, declaring Mike to be the lawful father. "So they're basically rewarding the adulterous liars for being adulterous and lying and deceiving," he told KDKA-TV.

Judge David Wecht, who ruled in the case, says his hands were tied by state law – an old law that states when a child is born into an intact marriage, the husband in that marriage is presumed to be the father.]

State Rep. Tim Solobay, D-Washington County, wants to change state law due to that the "Paternity Law" was written after the old law of "presumed fatherhood". He has introduced a Bill and already Supreme Court Justice Max Baer is saying the legislature shouldn't be rushed into new legislation......dah, sounds like Justice Max Baer may be a little bit concerned about federal funding to his state through Title IV-D more than the extortion tactics that are destroying good men in HIS STATE.

But the story has a twist, this man (the cheated on and lied to presumed father) has an emotional bond with the little girl he doesn't want to see broken.

How do you protect that relationship and protect the child who has long believed Mike to be her real father?

Source: http://kdka.com/kdkainvestigators/child.support.ruling.2.1515142.html

Simple Words....

A father's simple words and actions of love and acceptance towards his children creates a positive impact in the relationship and actually sets a trend in motion that will last a lifetime....to deny a child their right to this relationship with their father is denying them the right to be all they can be.....

FramedFather 2-23-2010

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Koziol: My case is civil rights issue

Legal system stacked against dads, Utica attorney says

By COURTNEY POTTS -

Observer-Dispatch

Facing the loss of his law license, local attorney Leon Koziol on Monday compared his failure to pay child support for the last two years to the acts of civil disobedience carried out by Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders in American history.

At a press conference conducted at his home here, the fathers' rights advocate restated his belief that custody proceedings are biased against dads.

The state Supreme Court's Appellate Division suspended Koziol's law license last week based on his failure to make child support payments for his two daughters - ages 6 and 8 - since November 2007.

But Koziol said he plans to appeal that ruling. And he hopes doing so will bring more attention to what he calls an "antiquated" and "inherently flawed" custody system.

"Susan B. Anthony. Martin Luther King Jr. The people who went to the front of the bus. What did they do? They violated the law, and it sent a great message," Koziol said.

Koziol and his ex-wife, Kelly Hawse-Koziol of New Hartford, filed for divorce in September 2005 and have been involved in a battle over custody and visitation ever since.

Accompanied by his girlfriend and by fellow National League of Fathers leader John Kalil, Koziol displayed photographs of him and his daughters spending time together. He said he has not been able to see the girls since July due to various court orders.

But Rebecca Crance, the attorney who represents Koziol's ex-wife, challenged Koziol's description of the visitation arrangement.

She said Koziol has been awarded parenting time but "has refused to accept it." And she said she was not aware of an incident Koziol described in which his children were not home last fall when he went for his scheduled visitation.

"My client feels the Appellate Division made the appropriate decision regarding the child support," Crance said. "My client would prefer that these very private matters would stay out of the media, but Mr. Koziol has made that impossible."

Koziol said he made his personal story public only after his related license suspension became front-page news last week.

He has been more public, however, with his views on custody issues in general.

As legal adviser for the National League of Fathers, he frequently speaks about how the current system turns fathers into "visitors" in their own families. He said he is an advocate for "shared parenting" - an arrangement in which both parents have equal or near-equal time with their children.

On Monday, he described child support as a "multi-billion-dollar industry," and said that federal funding tied to its collection gives states an incentive to perpetuate the system. Lawyers and civil servants who work within the court system also benefit from the current framework, he said.

Koziol also said that he remains more concerned with fighting for time with his children than with the status of his license.

"The bond, the parent-child relationship between a father and his daughter, is much stronger than a law license, a career or anything else in life," he said.

Another attorney from Koziol's firm will take over his existing cases until such time as he is again able to practice. he said.

Koziol's clients include former Pistol Pete's owner Stephen Patterson and gunshot victim Casey Stuckman, who accuses Utica police of injuring him.

http://www.uticaod.com/news/x626058306/Koziol-responds-to-law-license-suspension

Leon Koziol's Human Rights Violations Petition to the United Nations

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27037199/News-Release-UN-Petition

Panel OKs bill to get casinos' child-support help

Casino Owners to be rewarded as they and their employee's are forced to work as Police Agents of the Child Support Enforcement Gestapo

[Quote: Several members of a House panel wavered Monday before approving a bill that would force Indiana casinos to sift through a database of deadbeat parents and refuse to pay out if someone owed back child support.]

Senate Bill 163 ultimately received unanimous approval by the House's Public Policy Committee with a 10-0 vote. The Child Support Industry to expand deeper into the private business sectors of society!

[Quote: Before voting in favor of the bill, three lawmakers said they worried the state was shirking responsibilities and mixing up its priorities.

Rep. Terri Austin, D-Anderson, said she voted on behalf of working single parents, despite her own concerns the bill was passing off governmental responsibilities to private corporations.

"We are shifting off to other corporations and entities what I think is a primary responsibility of the state . . . I think it's a problem when we're asking them (private corporations) to pick up an additional unfunded mandate," Austin said.]

Casino owners are opposing the bill so the Committee of the bill offers bribes!

[Quote: After complaints from the Indiana Casino Association that the bill would create headaches for the payout desk, the bill was amended to increase the amount casinos can charge for the process, from $15 to 3 percent of the total child support owed or $100, whichever is less.

Another amendment would ensure that any federal and state taxes owed would be deducted from casino winnings before back child support would be.]

There are such things called "Due Process" and "Search and Seizure" and "Privacy" protections. Once again we are seeing unconstitutional "guilty until proven innocent" and "violations of rights" procedures being put in place to help finance the Divorce and Child Industry!

....and now the private business sector and civilians are becoming "The Enforcers", by "Force".

Source: http://www.indystar.com/article/20100216/NEWS05/2160336/Panel-OKs-bill-to-get-casinos-child-support-help

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Impact on Child Support Incentives

BACKGROUND:

A Federal match of 66 percent is available for State administrative costs of carrying out child support enforcement program activities under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (Act). ARRA temporarily changes the child support authorization language to allow States to use Federal incentive payments provided to States in accordance with Section 458 of the Act as their State share of expenditures eligible for Federal match. This change is effective October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010. The requirements of Section 458(f) of the Social Security Act and 45 CFR 305.35 regarding "reinvestment" of incentive funds remain in effect.

This change is in effect for any incentive funds expended during FY 2009 and FY 2010, including incentives earned and not expended in prior years (i.e., prior to October 1, 2008). Incentive payments expended during FY 2008 (October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008) are not eligible for additional Federal funds.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS/ACTION REQUIRED:

Each State submits Form OCSE-396A, the "Child Support Enforcement Program Expenditure Report" within 30 days of the end of each fiscal quarter. Line 1a, "IV-D Administrative Expenditures Made Using Funds Received as Incentive Payments." will be revised. All reports and revisions must be submitted in the normal manner electronically through the On Line Data Collection (OLDC) system unless the State elects to submit paper copies to the appropriate Regional Office.

FY 2009, 1^{st Quarter Expenditures} - For any State that has submitted Form OCSE-396A with 1st quarter expenditures reported on Line 1a, OCSE will compute the Federal share as 66 percent of the amount reported in Column A (Total) of that line and issue an award in that amount to the State.

FY 2009, 2 and 3 Quarter Estimates

- States should review expenditure plans and may submit revised reports, including an estimate of 2 (second) or 3 (third) quarter expenditures on Line 1a (Col E). Revised estimates for second quarter will be processed and awarded promptly as they are received. Grant awards for third quarter estimates will be issued no earlier than April 1, 2009.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

States should take care to anticipate accountability and transparency requirements and that information on state-reported impact of these expenditures will be available to the public. States are responsible for ensuring that all components of their CSE programs comply with these requirements, including local or county programs and vendors or other entities that perform child support services under contract or cooperative agreement with the State.

Recovery Act Implementation Plan

Child Support Enforcement (PDF - 104.83 KB)

Source: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cse/incentivesimpact.html

Other Source: http://washingtontechnology.com/Articles/2009/03/27/HHS-to-boost-grants-for-child-support-enforcement.aspx

Interesting child custody case in Bibb Co., Georgia

Bibb mother to represent herself before state Supreme Court

Father got custody in 2002, and Mother has been trying to get custody of child since she was forced to pay child support in 2006. She now claims domestic violence and over crowded living conditions are reason for change of custody.....and that the father committed perjury and slandered her at the original custody trial. Hmmmm????

By AMY LEIGH WOMACK - awomack@macon.com

A Bibb County mother is scheduled to represent herself today before the Georgia Supreme Court in hopes of gaining custody of her 10-year-old daughter.

The child’s mother, Nevis Jones, and the father, Lypell Foster, divorced in 2002. Foster was awarded custody of the girl by the court system, according to a case summary prepared by the Georgia Supreme Court’s news office.

The order gave Jones the right to have supervised visits, but the courts didn’t require her to pay child support because of health problems. In 2006, Foster sought child support, and Jones was ordered to pay until the decision was later terminated because of her health, according to the summary.

In April 2006, Jones filed a motion alleging that Foster violated the divorce decree by seeking child support and sought a change in custody. She cited overcrowded living conditions and an alleged history of family violence as reasons for the needed custody change, according to the summary.

After a hearing, the trial court ruled that Foster had not violated the divorce decree because it didn’t prevent him from seeking child support in the future. The court also denied the mother’s motion for a change in custody because she failed to show that the change was in the best interest of the child, according to the summary.

Jones filed an appeal with the Georgia Court of Appeals, but the case was transferred to the state Supreme Court.

Jones argues the trial court made a mistake in denying her 2006 motion because she alleges Foster committed perjury and slandered her to obtain custody.

She also argues that the girl is living in overcrowded conditions and slept in the same bed with her father until she was 7, according to the summary.

Foster has not responded to Jones’ appeal.

To contact writer Amy Leigh Womack, call 744-4398.

http://www.macon.com/local/story/1023440.html

Another County Clerk caught stealing IV-D federal child support incentive funding!

Update on federal investigation surrounding former clerk of court expected this week

Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone expects to meet this week with federal investigators to get an update on their inquiry into former Beaufort County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith's use of federal child support funds.

Stone said he is meeting with investigators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on their investigation into accusations Smith funneled "IV-D" money to the Beaufort County Drug Court, a program run by her husband, Manning Smith. The federal money, which is disbursed to the clerk's office through the state Department of Social Services, is supposed to be used for child support enforcement. The amount Smith diverted to the program has not been disclosed.

Smith's use of the child support funds was what sparked the S.C. Ethics Commission Investigation into her use of public funds, an inquiry that resulted in her being charged by the state on July 30 with multiple counts of embezzlement and misconduct in office.

Scott McElveen was paid $50,000 to complete the audit shortly after Smith was indicted for writing checks worth $23,500 from clerk's office accounts to pay for insurance premiums and a vacation home on Pawleys Island.

Source and Full Article: http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/1137139.html

Koziol's law license suspended

At issue: failure to make child-support payments

New York Attorney (Utica) who has promoted fathers rights in recent years, Leon Koziol, has had his law license suspended indefinitely due to that he hasn't paid child support and his claims that it is "unconstitutional".

"A state-created "custodial parent" is "awarded" with
formula-driven welfare payments that have no child-based accountability,"Koziol wrote. "The payor, typically a male parent, is marginalized to 'visitor' status and suppressed as a 'non-custodial' creature of 'law' in order to maintain a regular flow of money payments."

This is a perfect example of what happens when a member of the brotherhood doesn't agree with the "status quo" and takes a stand against it, they are eliminated.

Although I do not agree with his methodology of completely financially neglecting your children, I do agree with his claims that the child support system violates the constitutional rights of many on a daily basis.

There are more ways to support your children other than just sending a check every week. Children need both parents physical and emotional support too. In many cases, if not all cases, this is more important than just financial support alone. Just take a glance at our society and most of the "problem children" in it come from single parent homes where one parent has been reduced to a 4 day a month visitor, or eliminated completely.

Currently our system is set up to order the elimination of the physical and emotional support of one parent, most often the father, to establish a financial support order called "Child Support" from the physical and emotional separated parent. Way too often this "quarantined" parent's absence causes severe identity and psychological problems for the children that lasts a lifetime. It's State sponsored Parental Alienation and Child Abuse to collect federal incentive funding in my opinion.

When two parents are fit, willing, and capable, 50/50 financial, physical, and emotional support of the children should be a given and "status quo". As I have said before, if federal incentive funding supported keeping children and families together rather than breaking families apart, we would not be seeing these types of cases very often.

Source: http://www.uticaod.com/features/x196130039/Koziol-has-law-license-suspended