WEEKLY UPDATE (A Few Highlights):
1) IV-D Challenge Rages on! Get on the bandwagon! Understand how IV-D applies to you!
2) Media Update: Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Cable Documentary, Radio Programs, Great articles by Baskerville (links available)
3) Upcoming Meetings and Events – General CPR Meeting THIS Sunday Night 10/19
4) CPR Members: Individual Case Victories! (there is hope if we keep challenging)
(see details below)
· IV-D Government services provided solely and only to the mother is why you feel like your rights are being trampled on – because they are!
· July-August-September Legislative Education Notices (“LEN”) are complete, and October will soon be available (probably at Sunday nights meeting). People always want to know “how can I get involved.” Change in family law will not occur until you get involved and convince your legislators that current laws are negatively impacting fathers, which negatively impacts children. These letters continue to elicit support from legislators, but we need your help.
· You can OPT OUT of the 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.
· A lot more progress with IV-D challenge: more attorney’s, judges, and other state and federal government support.
For the Activist - Your ACTION ITEM: We ask that YOU make two copies of each LED and send to YOUR two legislators. To find out who your senator and your representative is in your local area, call 651/296-2146, where you can also obtain the address. It is SIMPLE and QUICK, and only will cost you two postage stamps, but it makes a big difference towards family law reform. Soon the letters will be available on the internet, until then, email request for copies to info@cpr-mn.org. Contact CPR how to File a 1301 d Exception objection.
Newspapers: Star Tribune and Pioneer Press have been willing to talk with us and hear the stories from the fathers perspective. It remains to be seen if they will have the guts to print anything.
3 Cable TV Shows in the Works: CPR contact is developing a cable documentary. We’d like your story on tape. If you are interested, begin by writing your story.
Radio Programs: Dr David Sutton will be sharing his
story on kdwa.com (AM 1460 in
NEW Baskerville Articles: Professor at
The original
article that provoked the exchange is: The Politics of Fatherhood
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/dec02/baskerville.cfm
A rebuttal by a DHS consultant: Revisiting
'The Politics of Fatherhood': Administrative Agencies, Family Life, and
Public Policy
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/oct03/beld.pdf
A response by Baskerville
confirming the true situation: The Politics of Child Support
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/oct03/baskerville.pdf
For the Activist - Your ACTION ITEM:
Educate yourself, learn to articulate the problem, and write letters to the
editors on fathers issues as much as you can – even if you don’t get printed,
you are making a difference. If you are willing to tell your story on cable TV,
contact info@cpr-mn.org
For the Activist - Your ACTION ITEM: We ask YOU to attend as many different meetings as you find interesting. Information is power. The more you know, the more empowered you will be to make a difference.
· Non-custodial dad, M.B., represented himself pro se and WON his motion to dismiss a charge of driving after suspension of drivers license, (all charges dissmissed) due to child support arrears. Ramsey County District Court Judge (Gearin) went along with the counrty attorney who seemed to understand how counter-productive it is to take away the drivers license for the very debt you need your drivers license to pay and because the bigger suit is pending in Hennepin.
· Non-custodial dad, M.B., representing himself pro se and in spite of the State's motion to dismiss, has achieved court scheduling. This is a big WIN, as these are routinely dismissed pre scheduling. The Lawsuit in Minnesota State Court is brought against the State and County agency for the overreach of authority. This is a suit based purely on the law and its application and is NOT in family court.
·
Non-custodial dad, M.B, representing himself pro
se filed a lawsuit in Federal Court – he is suing on grounds that the
child support statute Chapter 518 (and all the ramifications of
enforcement) are UNCONSTITUTIONAL, on multiple grounds and as
applied in non needy/non welfare cases. Case was dismissed based on the
Defendant's (State of
· Non-custodial dad, M.B., represented himself pro se and WON his motion to dismiss a charge of driving after suspension of drivers license, due to child support arrears. Hennepin County District Court Judge seemed to understand how counter-productive it is to take away the drivers license for the very debt you need your drivers license to pay.
·
Non-custodial dad, M.B., represented himself pro
se and WON the first motion on dismiss on two lawsuits: One lawsuit in
· Non-custodial dad, C.H., with the assistance of fiancée, K.Z., represented themselves pro se and filed an appeal with the MN Court of Appeals, to argue the county had no statutory grounds to label him voluntarily underemployed and impute his income, prohibiting him from going to school to improve himself and increase his earning potential.
· Non-custodial dad, D.S., represented himself pro se and filed an appeal with the MN Court of Appeals to argue, among many other things, no divorce should cost $250,000, and $94,000 should be enough child support over a 3 year period. He is fighting an order for $5500 a month in child support and spousal maintenance; because he was ordered to pay more than he makes every month, and has been threatened with jail as a result.
· Non-custodial dad, J.J. represented by attorney Mike Nygaard, turned in his final response to the MN Court of Appeals, hoping to regain custody of his son who has been taken three hours away by his mother and put in an abusive home.
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).
WE are EAGER to add the names of all citizens who are EFFECTED 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 MOBALIZE (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.
You are receiving this email from CPR-MN because you have indicated interest in the group, or have attended a like-function where someone met you and thought you would be interested. If you would like to discontinue receiving these emails, please reply with "unsubscribe" in the email subject and your name will be removed from our list immediately. CPR-MN holds their membership information as very private information and will only use information for internal and informational purposes.