Meeting Announcement: Attend This Sunday!
Center for Parental Responsibility (CPR)
WEEKLY
UPDATE (A Few Highlights):
Website:
cpr-mn.org contact: info@cpr-mn.org voicemail: 651/490-9277
“If it is to be, it’s up to me” - Your input and participation
is needed for reform
You are either part of the problem or part of the solution.
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ATTEND NEXT CPR General Meeting THIS
from
AN EDUCATIONAL MEETING TO HEAR
EXPERIENCED LEGISLATIVE EXPERT(S) provide
specific information on how YOU can make a DIFFERENCE:
Why talk to your legislator – how your legislator can help you – how
to approach you legislator (take out the intimidation factor), what to expect
from a legislator, and much more!
See below for details.
FREE snacks!
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1)
GENERAL PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE - details
2)
IV-D Eligibility Bill Rages on! Get on the
bandwagon to reform! Understand how IV-D applies to you!
a. More
legislators have heard our message
b. We
need people to communicate the message and talk to: legislators, county
commissioners, other interested and affected citizens,
3) Miscellaneous Non-Custodial Parent (“NCP”) INFORMATION
a. Book
available “More than just a paycheck”
b. Case
Law: Rubino v. Morgan – no rights, no
responsibilities – If your ex won’t let you see your kids, then no child
support can be expected.
4) Upcoming Events
5) CPR
Members: Individual Case Victories!
ENCOURAGEMENT-HOPE-STRENGTH
“Don’t
be afraid” the prophet answered. “Those
who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed “O
Lord, open my eyes so I may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes,
and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding
and protecting him. 2 Kings 6: 16-17
“ Lord, open my eyes today. I want, and I need to see Your protection and provision all around me. The harsh
enemies I face – doubt, fear, discouragement, my ex, and
the
Meeting Date:
Meeting Time:
Event Location: William Mitchell College of Law (
Hwy 94 to Dale. Take Dale
South to
i.
why
non-custodial parent (fathers) issues must be addressed with legislators – if
they don’t hear about the problems from their constituents, they don’t think
their laws are creating any problems.
ii.
how
to approach your legislator – creating a sound-bit - what to say, how to get their attention,
maximizing the little time they usually offer, what influences them most to
take action, limitations of legislators, etc
iii.
what to
expect - how your legislator can make a difference and what legislators make
the most impact on these family issues – what your legislator may be able to do for
you in your case
iv.
hearings
– when and why they
occur, tips on testifying and providing handouts, why they are important to
attend – limitations of hearings --- the process of going to “the floor” and
then what happens with committees afterward
v.
the
politics of politics, agreements behind the scenes, committees, caucus, etc
vi.
role-play
for anyone willing to volunteer to “show” people a typical legislative
presentation
i.
Top 20
ways to position yourself for custody
ii.
Legislative
Overview: 4 bills: income shares child support, cost shares child support,
IV-D, presumption of equal shared physical custody
Your input is always welcome! Your
suggestions are appreciated!
Your willingness to take action and do
something is needed!
CPR can help give you ideas of what can
be done to make a difference!
Attend the meetings to meet other people
who have been through what you are going through - they can provide you ideas to help
you prevent mistakes and
learn how to win
your battle.
· WHY IV-D IS IMPORTANT: IV-D reform is the best way to make the greatest change for the greatest number of people to ease the pressure of the draconian system that disengages fit fathers and prevents them from participating in the lives of their children. IV-D government services are provided solely and only to the custodial parent, and that is why you feel like your rights are being trampled on – because they are! It’s you against the entire bureaucracy. IV-D services are why you feel like you are being treated like a criminal – because the IV-D system was set up for criminals – it was set up to locate and prosecute fathers who had abandoned their families resulting in the child’s dependence on public assistance. Now ALL NCP’s are erroneously and involuntarily “welcomed” into the child support system (just as another class of people were “welcomed” into the “camps” of the 1930’s). The NCP’s are treated with the same prosecutorial fervor as all criminals, regardless of the circumstance, regardless of the fact there is no compelling state interest, and regardless of how involved you are as a non-custodial parent, and regardless of need for the prosecutorial methods. Because you carry the “label” of non-custodial parent, you are treated like a criminal that must be emotionally, financially, mentally beaten to submission. CPR is fighting to change this unnecessary government intrusion and the violations of your constitutional rights as a parent: equal protection of the law, due process, and your right to parent apply to you!
·
REMINDER:
The IV-D Strategy Committee is now meeting every Thursday night. The
meetings take place at
·
NEW INFORMATION:
DHS remains firm in their fight against HF1031 (eligibility standards).
This is no surprise as they work hard to protect their fiefdom. We have heard
nothing from them that we don’t feel confident arguing. CPR just completed a 22
page reply rebuttal to a 3 page DHS memo supporting the status quo – by which
the DHS overreaches their authority and gets involved unnecessarily in private
cases. This 22 page reply will soon be available on-line. Call if you want the
document emailed to you.
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· NEW INFORMATION: LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS. Since the last update, we have met with more legislators: Rep. Powell, Rep. Boudreau, Sen. Cohen, Congressman Ramstad; and we have upcoming meetings scheduled with Rep. Otremba, Rep. Soderstrom, Rep. Wardlow, Sen. Berglin, Sen. Lourey. Rep. Powell has agreed to request the bill HF1031 be taken off the table for further discussion. Can you get us a meeting with your legislator?
·
NEW INFORMATION:
LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION NOTICE from November 2003 is available. We need
you to get ahold of the July-August-September-October-November
letters and send them to your legislators.
· REMINDER: You can OPT OUT of the IV-D program with a 1301 d exception objection letter – that letter continues to be updated. A CPR research aid has produced a wealth of new information to back up this valid option to protect your rights as a parent. Much additional research has been located, reinforcing the validity of the 1301 d objection, which will finally renew your constitutionally protected voice in the process.
Miscellaneous Non-Custodial Parent INFORMATION
·
NEW INFORMATION
– Book “More Than Just A Paycheck” – a well written book by a Wisconsin Fathers
for Children and Families member shares his experiences and emotions while
going through a divorce in central
·
NEW INFORMATION -
Rubino v. Morgan, 638 N.Y.S.2d 524, 224 A.D.2d 903 (3rd
Dept. 1996) which held that child support paying parent is entitled to
relief from support obligation if child abandons relationship with that parent
and refuses to have anything to do with the paying parent, either on her own
accord or through mother's excessive visitation interference, or parental
alienation. The
child's right to support and parent's right to custody and services are
reciprocal. (Note: If parent has no right to custody or visitation
[which is a limited form of custody] not based on his or her own malfeasance,
misconduct or neglect, logic holds that there cannot be responsibilities
without rights. These cases also fall under the Full Faith and
Credit Clause of Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S.
Constitution, since child support and its enforcement is governed and regulated
by Federal child support laws.
·
REMINDER: Familiarize yourself with the
court system by watching Cable TV Channel 6 program “Meet Your
Court” produced by Hennepin County Court System. The program is aired every
Tuesday from
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SEE ABOVE for details on CPR general meeting THIS
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COURT
WATCH. Non-Custodial Dad Randy Starr.
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LEGISLATIVE
TOWN HALL MEETINGS: It’s a good place to get up to the microphone and
ask your legislator about family law reform,
o Senator
John Marty will have a Town Hall Meeting the last week in January – be on the
look out for details…check the CPR website calendar as it gets updated – or
call his office at (651)
296-5645.
o Contact Your Legislator to find out if they have any
upcoming Town Hall Meetings – watch your local newspapers.
· LEGISLATIVE COFFEES: Legislative Coffee Party. State Senator Dick Cohen and State Representative Matt Entenza invite you to one of our Neighborhood Coffee Parties to discuss issues facing the Legislature during the 2004 Session. Everyone is welcome.
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CPR Members: Individual Case Victories!
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Non-custodial mom (GF) defeated an OFP against
her in
FOR THE ACTIVIST: if you want to do something to help the
cause; if you want to know “how do I get involved?” The problems in family law are bigger than
any one of us can handle, but if we work together we can make a difference. Email
CPR (
Specific Organizational Needs for CPR:
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We need help
with our website – if you have that kind of expertise, please let us
know. The expertise must be in html – a little Coldfusion
is helpful. FTP is also required.
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Office Max has CD
Slim Jewel Cases and blank CDs on sale THIS WEEK (
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Any case law or success stories or reports or books on father-custody
or joint physical custody – please pass along the information to info@cpr-mn.org. Our next meeting in February
will focus on CUSTODY.
LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP YOU. WE ARE A 100%
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO HELP YOU and your SPECIFIC
SITUATION, BUT WE MUST WORK AS A TEAM TO HELP EACH OTHER.
SPECIAL NOTE:
PLEASE FORWARD
THIS EMAIL ALONG TO ANY NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT (or anyone else who is concerned for the non-custodial parent
and the impact on the fractured family, such as: second wife, grandparents,
girlfriends, employers, etc).
WE are EAGER to add the names
of all citizens who are AFFECTED OR INTERESTED
IN HELPING TO REFORM FAMILY LAW AND ANY NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT NEEDING ASSISTANCE
IN THEIR FAMILY LAW CASE.
WE WELCOME YOUR PARTICIPATION
AND WE NEED ALL INTERESTED NAMES so AS A
CONCERNED CITIZEN we can ORGANIZE
AND MOBILIZE
(like Martin Luther King Jr did!) to prove
to legislators that this issue matters to their constituents, and TO ACHIEVE THE GRASS ROOTS
PUSH needed to DRIVE the MUCH NEEDED Family Law REFORM.
Please forward names to CPR of other citizens interested in these issues. We
want to add them to our list to keep people informed and show legislators there
is a LONG list of effected and interested people in
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