Illinois - Cohen quits race for lieutenant governor

Cohen allegedly owes $54,000.00 in back child support, why aren't they labeling him as a "DEADBEAT DAD"???? Is it because he is/was a prospective member of the "Brotherhood"?

Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen, a Chicago pawnbroker whose surprise primary win last week was followed by scandalous revelations about his troubled past with a prostitute ex-girlfriend, said Sunday night he would quit as nominee.

"For the good of the people … I will resign," a tearful Cohen told reporters at a news conference he chose to hold at a Far North Side bar during halftime of the Super Bowl.

In a steady torrent following the Tuesday primary, leading Democrats called for Cohen to step aside as new details were revealed about his relationships with his now-ex-wife while using anabolic steroids and his ex-girlfriend, convicted as a prostitute, whom he met at a massage therapy spa. Other revelations showed that as he pumped millions into his campaign, his ex-wife filed a mid-December lawsuit seeking $54,000 in back-due child support.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-madigan-cohen-criticism-20100207,0,3284935,full.story

UK - Child maintenance agency moves to seize 340 non-payers' homes

Parents who are indebted with child support (MOSTLY FATHERS) are now having their homes seized with the expectation that with the threat of homelessness it will make FATHERS PAY UP! Nine homes have been seized thus far and put into "order for sale" procedures.

Is this an escalation of a "Child Support Regime" gaining unlimited powers to enhance their ability to destroy families and children?

Is this the next thing we will be seeing here in the United States?

More than 200 parents not living with their children - almost all of them men - have also had their bank accounts frozen in the five months since the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) was given powers to do so.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/07/child-maintenance-houses-seized

Ex-Clerk caught with his hands in the cookie jar! (The Child Support "Incentive Fund" Cookie Jar)

Instead of being charged with theft, fraud, and/or embezzlement, ex-clerk claims he just simply "screwed up" and didn't understand it was wrong. Then he is allowed to just pay it back and walk away smiling! This Is Ridiculous!

UPDATE: Indiana Coroner (FORMER COUNTY CLERK) says he relied on 'wrong opinion' to take funds (FROM CHILD SUPPORT "INCENTIVE FUND") without getting proper approval

Philpot's attorney, David Saks, said he "screwed up" his reading of laws controlling money from the Child Support Incentive Fund, which the state pays out based on a percentage of the total collections of delinquent child support payment.

Philpot delivered a check for $29,948.07 to the county Thursday after receiving word from County Commissioners' attorney John S. Dull that Philpot needed County Council approval to use money from an "incentive fund" for child support collections to boost his pay.

Source & Full Article: http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/2032304,philpot0206.article

Previously posted info and article about this story posted on FRAMED January 29, 2010: http://framedfathers.blogspot.com/2010/01/child-support-money-upped-ex-clerks-pay.html

Attorney Silences Tammi Smith, the search for “Baby Gabriel” continues

[Quote: For weeks Tammi Smith has been speaking freely and at length on local and national TV about missing baby Gabriel Johnson. But Thursday after a three-hour meeting with her attorney, Smith had very little to say and made only a short statement. Full Article: http://www.kpho.com/news/22469189/detail.html]

HAHA! Yeah Right! This woman will not be able to keep her mouth shut. Vindictive and manipulative people (narcissists) have a hard time following instructions from "low life insects" that are otherwise known to an average person as "fellow human beings". She won't be able to control herself and will be facebooking and talking away as she deems fit. Through her actions already she is obviously addicted to being center stage and under the spotlight! Which is another well-known trait of a classic narcissist.

Many of us in the family/parental rights arena have been watching this story and see many similarities to the actions and circumstances of those involved in this case that relate to issues many of us deal with on a daily basis. Mainly, custodial interference/manipulation of parental rights to their children. More importantly, a child's right to their fit and loving parent! The Smith's seem to be a perfect example of the third party interferer such as the family courts, their agencies, and attorneys, and the mother as the classic vindictive alienator, who obviously has gone way over the edge.

What many haven’t realized is that there is another situation that may have been manipulated by the Smiths involving another child and possible kidnapping and/or "forged" adoption. Travis Warford, ex son in law of Jack Smith claims/alleges that he was stripped of his parental rights to his daughter involving possibly the same adoption specialist involved in the Baby Gabriel case, Janet Morris. Grandfather Jack Smith now has custody through a possible abduction and "forged" and/or manipulated illegal adoption of Mr. Warfords daughter. If this is true, the Smith's may well be in deeper than they realize in illegal activity, or maybe they just believe they are above the law. Their actions in both of these cases make them highly suspicious of being not just concerned citizens as they claim to be. It is my personal opinion that the Smith's are very quickly proving themselves criminal and/or UNFIT TO PARENT!!!!! Tammi Smith has already lost custody of three of her own children and many wonder what the circumstances behind that "child custody issue" were.

Through several local and national interviews, the Smiths have already stuck their feet in their mouths too many times and have incriminated themselves to at least being involved in custodial interference and forgery concerning the baby Gabriel case. Why Jack Smith has not been arrested for his involvement in this matter is beyond me, maybe they are still gathering evidence on him? Also, will Janet Morris find herself behind bars soon too?

Although "The Smith's" have seemingly made themselves the center stage celebrities and thrive to grab most of the attention in the baby Gabriel case, the real issue right now is about finding this little boy "Gabriel" and returning him to his father and his family. Father of Gabriel, Logan McQueary and many others are doing everything they can right now to find his little boy and due to many obstacles, mainly two, "The Smiths and the mother Elizabeth Johnson" the task has proven to be very difficult to say the least.

Anyone with information about "Baby Gabriel" is asked to call the FBI at (210) 225-6741 or Tempe Police Department at (480) 350-8311.

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Domestic Violence/Anger Counselor charged with pulling gun in parking/road rage incident

By Tom Jackman
Washington Post Staff Writer

Is this what you call "Not practicing what you teach or preach?" This man is actually lucky that he wasn't shot dead considering he pulled a gun on two two depupty US Marshalls!

A respected domestic violence and anger management counselor in Fairfax County was arraigned in federal court Thursday after he allegedly pulled a gun on two men who he believed were blocking his car on an Annandale street last week.

The two men were federal marshals.

Jose L. Avila, 57, was ordered held without bond pending a detention hearing Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. He has been held in the Fairfax jail since Jan. 25, when he apparently picked the wrong place and time to complain about thoughtless parking.

Source and Full Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020404554_pf.html

My Basic Thoughts About Parental Alienation

By FramedFather

I have said on several occasions that Parental Alienation is nothing less than an act of terrorism. All one needs to do is grab a dictionary and look up terrorism, terror, terrorist and all logic and common sense is plain and obvious to see what this abusive and pathetic behavior really is. I also see it as a form of kidnapping and also physical, emotional, and psychological abuse. Plainly and in simpler terms, Parental Alienation is Child Abuse and a Hate Crime at many levels.

Then you have a group of idiots out there that claim Parental Alienation doesn't exist, that it is a myth and strategy used by abusive fathers only to gain an edge in child custody battles in order to get custody. I'm sure some pathetic fathers may actually do this, but to claim Parental Alienation does not exist? Well, that is completely ridiculous!

One has to wonder why Parental Alienation hasn't been recognized in this country (and others) as an actual crime, punishable by severe penalties. Personally my theory is that if Parental Alienation was actually penned into code books as an actual crime, misdemeanor or felony, millions of dollars would be lost in the evil controllers pockets that run the Divorce and Children Industry.

So therefore, it is my opinion that not only the alienating parent, but also the evil controllers of the Divorce and Child Industry, their agencies and officials, are guilty of conspiracy, accessory, committing acts of terror, child abuse, hate crimes, and extortion, regardless if Parental Alienation is actually penned into our code/law books or not.

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ACS Gets $163M Ohio Child Support Payments Deal

Affiliated Computer Services' Ohio child support payments contract renewed for $163 million

[Note: And I thought Walmart was BIG BUSINESS!!!! This is just ONE Child Support Collection Company folks and we're not talking just millions, we're talking BILLIONS!!!! Oh! But wait! Shares of this company dropped from $63.48 to $62.96 yesterday, I guess they better call upon the FED to see if they can get some bail out money!!!! ]

The company said it processes more than $13 billion in child support payments in 15 states. The company also processes Medicaid claims and services student loans.

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9738513.

UTAH-House clarifies requirements for biological fathers

By Brandon Loomis

The Salt Lake Tribune

The Utah House voted Tuesday to codify a Utah Supreme Court ruling that requires biological fathers to assert their rights in court before an adoption if they wish to raise the child themselves.

Representatives approved HB74 by a vote of 54-18. It's a response to a court battle in which a biological father attempted to gain parental rights outside of the state but did not follow Utah's procedures. Rep. Lorie Fowlke, R-Orem, who voted for the bill, said she wanted her colleagues to be clear that it restricts a father's rights.

"Utah already has one of the strictest adoption laws in the country and gives the least amount of rights to fathers," Fowlke said. "This is another step in that direction."

The bill adopts in law the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that a biological father out of state who knows that the mother is in Utah must file for his rights in Utah's legal system, said Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful, the bill's sponsor.

"Adoption is important in Utah," Allen said, adding the bill helps facilitate it.

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14318924

A Hidden Crime: Domestic Violence Against Men Is a Growing Problem

By BRUCE WATSON

Amid the media frenzy over Tiger Woods and Bengals receiver Chris Henry, a key aspect of both stories slipped through the cracks: Like millions of other men, Woods and Henry were -- allegedly at least -- the victims of domestic violence perpetrated by their wives or girlfriends. Beyond its brutal physical and psychological costs, domestic violence against men exacts a cruel economic toll at the personal, societal and national levels.

For the most part, the media, authorities and average citizens see domestic violence as a crime that is committed by men and victimizes women. Consequently, funding to combat the problem has overwhelmingly been spent on programs that support women.

Full Article: http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/a-hidden-crime-domestic-violence-against-men-is-a-growing-probl/19297449/

Arizona Baby Gabriel Johnson Missing After Road Trip; Mom Refuses to Help Police - With Updates (also see comments)

Story originally posted January 7th, 2010 - Blog headlined story for now until further notice. (Daily postings and other blogs will be posted beneath this story)


Once again a poor title for a story! Missing after road trip? yeah right! MISSING AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED is more appropriate!

[The car belonging to Elizabeth Johnson, an Arizona mother who allegedly told her ex-boyfriend she'd killed their 8-month-old son, was found Tuesday in Texas, an FBI spokesman said.

Johnson was arrested last week in Miami Beach, Fla., on suspicion of custodial interference after she failed to show up for a custodial hearing in Phoenix. Authorities say she refuses to say where her son is.]

Another vindictive and psychotic mother that will do anything to prevent a child to have a relationship with the father? Even to the extent of murder? We'll see....Mother told the father in a text message that he would never see his baby again because she killed the child.

Nancy Grace reported on her show last night that this mother has two recent police reports claiming in a fit of rage she did property damage in her home and charged not with domestic violence, but "criminal damage". Nancy also reported that CPS was investigating the welfare of the child, and that the mother had lost custody of Baby Gabriel after failing to appear at a Dec. 28 court hearing.

Seems we have recently seen many cases where mothers are becoming more violent and vindictive towards fathers with their children, or at least the media is just now starting to broadcast more about these types of custody and criminal cases.

Sadly, things do not look very positive for this little child right now. Let's hope this little baby is returned safely to the father!

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (210) 225-6741 or Tempe Police Department at (480) 350-8311.

Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05/06/crimesider/entry4996071.shtml

UPDATES & RELATED ARTICLES, BREAKING NEWS! (also see comments)

1-07-2010

Cops: Couple Claiming to Be Gabriel's Adoptive Parents Have No Rights to Child http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/search-baby-gabriel-infant-alive-cops/story?id=9499798&page=2

Father of Missing Baby Gabriel Says He Was Pressured to Give Up Child - "Adoptive Parents" (The Smiths) admit on Nancy Grace last night that they offered mother money for an attorney to take custody away from the father. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/search-baby-gabriel-infant-alive-cops/story?id=9499798&page=3

Jack and Tammi Smith named persons of interest in missing child case - Were the Smith's in the process of illegally adopting baby Gabriel and cutting the father out of his son's life with no due process?....or in other words, stealing the baby from the father through manipulation of the legal system, etc.? http://primewriter.com/news-1246-headlines/?p=2430

Update 1-9-2010

Tip Had FBI Searching Nashville Home,

Agents Acted On Evidence After Elizabeth Johnson's Arrest In Miami- http://www.kpho.com/news/22190418/detail.html

Missing baby's mother extradited to Arizona - The mother at the center of a national missing baby case has been extradited to Phoenix from Miami, Florida, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies. http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100110/APN/1001100846

IT's About time!!!!! 1-10-2010 - Missing Baby's Mom Jailed on Felony Charges - PHOENIX — The mother at the center of a missing baby case has been charged with 3 felonies, kidnapping, child abuse, and custodial interference. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,582719,00.html

Video - Elizabeth Johnson's initial court appearance, PHOENIX --Elizabeth Johnson has been extradited back to Arizona and has made her initial appearance before a judge. Cash Bond is set at $1,100,000.00. http://www.azfamily.com/home/related/Elizabeth-Johnsons-initial-court-appearance-81147937.html

Reward offered in missing baby case
Crime Stoppers has announced they will pay up to $5000 for information which leads to the safe return of Gabriel Johnson. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 210-224-STOP (7867), Go to the Crime Stoppers Web site and submit your tip, or text a tip, by texting "Tip 127 plus your tip" to CRIMES (274637). CRIME STOPPERS: http://www.sacrimestoppers.com/

Baby Gabriel Still Alive, Mom Tells ABC From JailElizabeth Johnson Tells ABC News Gabriel is Alive, Says Jail Not That Bad - http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/elizabeth-johnson-tells-abc-news-baby-gabriel-alive/story?id=9554084

Gabriel Johnson is Missing, Profiler to Nancy Grace: "That Baby is Not with Us" - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2577233/gabriel_johnson_is_missing_profiler.html?cat=8

1-16-2010, Elizabeth Johnson Calls Grandfather - Elizabeth Johnson called her grandfather. Bob Johnson. It was the first time they've spoke in nearly a week. The two only spoke for a couple of minutes, talking about items she wanted him to pick up from jail. Johnson asked her grandfather to pick up the $300 she had when she was arrested in Florida, as well as an expensive ring she said she was wearing. http://www.kpho.com/news/22256806/detail.html

Jan. 17, 2010 - Lost baby born into troubled home life - some background info. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/01/17/20100117missingbaby0117.html

Tempe PD: 2 investigations involve missing baby - "We were actually just thinking of maybe just getting a dog," joked Tammi. "It seems to be a hard process adopting, and I don't know that we want to go through this again, unless the courts said, here's a baby and the parents both signed. That's different." Article: http://www.abc15.com/content/news/southeastvalley/tempe/story/Tempe-PD-2-investigations-involve-missing-baby/xgsbK2cK80iD5ZWBC0ifjg.cspx

1-19-2010, Fears of Baby Gabriel's Death Mount - Police, father worry that baby is not still alive, http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/region_4/fears-of-baby-gabriel

1-20-1010 Father: Find Baby Gabriel - Logan McQueary Wishes He Had Never Handed Gabriel Back To Elizabeth Johnson, http://www.kpho.com/news/22269570/detail.html

1-27-2010 - 'Optimism' rapidly diminishing that Baby Gabriel will be found, Police ready to search landfill.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Optimism-rapidly-diminishing-that-Baby-Gabriel-will-be-found-alive-82760752.html

2-8-2010, Gabriel Alive? Elizabeth Johnson Followed Blueprint For Texas Adoption - New evidence that surfaced Sunday in the search for Baby Gabriel shows there is a better chance that he may still be alive. It suggests it was Elizabeth Johnson's plan all along to adopt her baby away. The day started with Gabriel's father, Logan McQueary, hitting the pavement, stopping at spots Elizabeth Johnson was seen or captured on surveillance video. He posted fliers and asked questions at the Subway next to her hotel, the Jack In The Box, and even a Papa Johns because Elizabeth Johnson's babysitter saw empty pizza boxes from the restaurant on her hotel room floor. "We came on this trip looking for any evidence and we’re finding a lot of it," said Logan McQueary.
Source: http://www.kpho.com/news/22494558/detail.html

Startling new developments concerning "persons of interest" Jack and Tammi Smith in Gabriel Johnson disappearance! w/UPDATES (also see comments)

By FramedFather,

Travis Warford, biological father of Jack Smiths granddaughter Hannah claims grandfather Jack Smith stripped him of his parental rights without notifying him or his family and adopted his daughter. Travis claims he has been completely alienated from his biological daughter! Travis states, " The Smiths falsified information stating they had in order to gain custody and have manipulated the system to adopt my little girl without contacting me or my family."

During the Baby Gabriel investigation, FBI searched the house of adoption specialists in Nashville, Janet Morris, and uncovered documents where Morris was challenged for allegedly stripping a father of his parental rights without properly notifying him. [Reported by CBS5 news Phoenix]

Travis also states that he is afraid of Jack Smith due to being threatened by him and that Jack Smith also once tried to bribe him with $5,000.00 to pay for his divorce with the terms "that Travis would immediately leave town".

Travis also claims that he was jailed more than once for several bogus and fabricated "trumped up" charges.

Travis found out his daughter was adopted by the Smiths through a search for Tammi Smith's MySpace page where Tammi Smith posted pictures and wrote of her newly adopted child, "Hannah".

CBS5 news of Phoenix also reports that [Tammi Smith said her former husband abused her and after several years of fighting, she lost custody of her three daughters] Why did she lose custody of her three daughters if she was the one being abused for several years? Someone is not telling the truth and now the Smiths are saying Travis Warford is completely lying about what they have done to he and his daughter. The documents recently uncovered by the FBI clearly show Jack Smith's "adoption specialist" was challenged for stripping Travis of his parental rights, now who is lying? Travis was stripped of his parental rights and inhumanely alienated from his daughter!!!! What is even worse is that this little girl was stripped of HER RIGHTS to her loving, caring, biological father!!!!

Now there are two little children that we know of connected to the Smiths that are completely separated from their biological fathers. Logan McQueary, father of baby Gabriel was possibly going to be another victim of the Smiths and have his parental rights stripped from him and things went totally wrong and lets hope that Elizabeth Johnson is hiding Gabriel alive somewhere and with someone safe and that he will be found. The father Logan and his family need his son returned safely to them immediately!

Travis Warford also has a child missing from him and his family and fortunately he knows the location of his daughter. There needs to be an investigation into the Smiths seemly shady actions and behavior and Travis's daughters’ adoption. A young little girl needs her father!

Any one who has information about the location of Baby Gabriel is requested to call the FBI immediately.

Related Article:

Valley Couple's Polygraph Inconclusive, Tammi, Jack Smith Still Persons of Interest In Gabriel Johnson Disappearance - http://www.kpho.com/news/22213153/detail.html

UPDATES: (also see comments)

Check this out! Tammi Smiths first cousin, Craig Cherry, now involved in the case. Smiths were possibly forging paternity documents and/or manipulating the system to steal Baby Gabriel away from his father Logan McQueary! [In a phone interview with CBS 5 News, Cherry said he was Smith's first cousin and that the two are very close. Cherry also reiterated that he had never met Johnson and that he could only speculate as to how she learned his name in order to use it on court documents.] Article: Police: Person Of Interest Withheld Information, http://www.kpho.com/news/22222086/detail.html

FBI questions Texas group in missing kid case - Tammi Smith told the Tribune she thought authorities questioning the corporate headquarters where she is certified from was "ridiculous."http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/149469

Tempe police search home in missing baby case - January 14, 2010, Tempe police confirmed that officers executed a search warrant Thursday night at the home of a Scottsdale couple, Jack and Tammi Smith. http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11827980

Missing baby persons of interest stole granddaughter for their own says dad - Travis Andrews, an up-and-coming country singer and ex-son-in-law of the Smiths says they committed fraud to take custody of his daughter Hannah. http://www.examiner.com/x-15873-Family-Rights-Examiner~y2010m1d15-Missing-baby-Gabriels-persons-of-interest-stole-granddaughter-for-their-own

Very Interesting Blog!!!! Missing Baby Gabriel Johnson; Tammi Peters Smith: Surrogate Moms & Baby Brokers - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2581663/missing_baby_gabriel_johnson_tammi_pg3.html?cat=41

1-26-10, Police Build Strong Conspiracy Case on Tammi Smith & Baby Gabriel Mom
Tammi Smith & Elizabeth Johnson Fight on Phone - Self-proclaimed heroine of police assistance Tammi Smith stated on Monday January 25 2010 that Elizabeth Johnson called her from jail on Friday and attempted to entice Smith into making a confession. Cohorts Johnson and Smith were in cahoots to wrest Johnson's eight-month-old baby, Gabriel Johnson, away from the father, Logan McQueary. And police are building a strong case of 'conspiracy to commit custodial interference' on both Johnson and Tammi Smith.Full Article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2636721/police_build_strong_conspiracy_case.html?cat=25

2-2-2010 Baby Gabriel Update: Hopeful Adoptive Mother, Tammi Smith, Arrested - Today, Tammi Smith was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit custodial interference, custodial interference, and forgery. Full Article Link: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/02/baby_gabriel_update_hopeful_ad.php Related from Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020202018.html

Woman arrested in baby Gabriel case out of jail, by Jim Cross/KTAR - She was charged with custodial interference and forgery. "It doesn't mean those charges are gonna stick. It doesn't mean those charges are true. But nevertheless, they were able to do that 'cause they're the guys with the guns," says Tammy Smith. "You know, those are charges that Tempe Police Department is trying to create a case." And she says looking back she wouldn't have become involved with the missing boy's mom, Elizabeth Johnson. "I felt like she was being completely taken advantage of by the father and the grandfather." When asked if she knows where the missing boy is, she says "absolutely not."
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1259488

2-5-2010 Attorney Silences Tammi Smith - For weeks Tammi Smith has been speaking freely and at length on local and national TV about missing baby Gabriel Johnson. But Thursday after a three-hour meeting with her attorney, Smith had very little to say and made only a short statement. [hahahaha, yeah right! This woman will not be able to keep her mouth shut! just read the first couple paragraphs of the article!] Full Article: http://www.kpho.com/news/22469189/detail.html

The TITLE IV-D Scam

Congress blames fathers for the child support problem in this country, by calling them "deadbeat dads" (even though it has been proven through studies and statistical analysis that less than 5% are true deadbeats) rather than admit its own dubious contribution to the suffering of America 's children. Politicians promulgate the myth that they are helping children through federal and state welfare entitlement programs. It is, in fact, these very programs which are responsible for the out of control rampage against children. Here is how the scam works.

The federal government levies taxes against citizens to redistribute as welfare entitlements among needy applicants. Congress created the Social Security Act, a section of which is called Title IV. Title IV describes how tax dollars will be distributed among the States to subsidize their individual welfare programs. In order for States to tap into the federal treasure chest, containing billions of dollars, they must demonstrate that they are complying with Title IV mandates to collect child support revenues. In other words, to get money from the federal government, each State must become a child support collection and reporting agency.

Every unwed or single mother seeking welfare assistance must disclose on her application the identities of the fathers of her children and how much child support the fathers have been ordered by a family court to pay. She must also commit to continuously reporting the father's payments so that the State can count the money as "collected" to the federal government's Office of Child Support Enforcement. As with all bureaucracies, this process has developed into a monstrosity that chews up and spits out the very people it was designed to help.

States have huge financial incentives to increase the amount of child support it can report to the federal government as "collected".

To increase collection efforts, States engage in the immoral practice of dividing children from their fathers in family courts.

Have you ever wondered why family courts award custody to mothers in 80%-90% of all custody cases, even when the father is determined to be just as suitable a parent?

It is because the amount of child support ordered by the State is largely determined by how much time the child spends with each parent.

This means that the State "collects" less child support if parents share equal custody.

By prohibiting fathers from having equal custody and time with their children, the State's child support coffers are increased and federal dollars are received.

Opponents try to paint loving fathers as "deadbeat dads" for daring to challenge the mother-take-all system of family law. This is nothing more than diversionary propaganda. The concern of fathers is not that they are unwilling to support their children financially. This is not an argument against paying child support. Any father that cares about his child will do everything in his power to provide for the child. The concern is, rather, that children are being separated from their fathers by family courts because the State stands to reap huge financial rewards as a result of the father's loss of custody. The higher the order of child support, the more money the State can collect - even if the amount ordered by the court far exceeds the reasonable needs of the child or if the father is required to take second and third jobs to keep up with outrageous support orders and escape certain incarceration. The truth is that most fathers don't care about the financial aspects of these family court verdicts nearly as much as they care about having their time with their children eliminated for nefarious government purposes.

The root of this evil is a State-level addiction to federal tax dollars being doled out as entitlement monies by a monolithic federal government. In the wake of this horror are millions of children drowning for lack of the care, guidance, and companionship of their fathers. Statistics and empirical evidence universally confirm that children forcibly separated from their fathers by family courts are considerably more likely to suffer anxiety and depression, develop drug addiction, engage in risky sexual activity, break the law, and commit suicide. This travesty must end.

Unconstitutional federal bureaucracy creates many of the societal ills it claims to be trying to solve. There are several steps incremental steps that could be taken to restore a child's right to the companionship of both parents. For example, citizens should insist that States abide by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. No father should be automatically deprived of his fundamental right to the custody of his children without due process of law. Being a male is not a crime. Absent a finding of true danger from a parent, family courts should order shared parenting rights and equal time sharing for divorcing parents. These rights are fundamental and should not be abridged. The automatic presumption of custody-to-the-mother is unconstitutional.

The history of America is brim with examples of the federal government denying basic rights to its citizens. Women were denied the right to vote until the women's suffrage movement secured the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. Black Americans also were denied the right to vote and suffered myriad other cruel and humiliating indignities under the law until the civil rights movement brought about desegregation, put an end to Jim Crow legislation and compelled the enactment of the 15th and 24th Amendments to the Constitution. In each of these examples, society was slow to recognize that a problem even existed or that some of our laws were unjust. It took considerable time, concerted effort, self-sacrifice and perhaps even divine providence to realign concurrent societal paradigms with the principles of liberty and justice for all.

Our generation is not exempt from similar assaults on liberty. While many just causes may stake claims for redress of grievances, one group, more than any other, pleads for immediate support. The need to defend the rights of this group of American citizens, reeling from the unjust consequences of state-sponsored oppression, is before us. It is time to stand up for the rights of FATHERS and children.

Courtesy of DadsRites