Fairness in Family Law Michigan
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We respectfully demand that the Representatives and Senators of the Michigan State Legislature do urgently draft, support and pass legislation that will ensure complete fairness within the Michigan legal system as it pertains to family law. Furthermore, we request that the parent-child relationship be considered a liberty interest that is protected by Due Process and such legislation should seriously consider the following elements:
1) Equal Parenting for fit parents unless they agree otherwise: no parent deemed unfit except upon conviction before a jury of peers, no more unequal custody rulings by a single judge.
2) Trial by jury in all cases that involve the Fundamental, Constitutional right to be a parent, with standard of proof as beyond a reasonable doubt .
3) State-of-the-art electronic recording of all family court proceedings: Cameras and voice-to-text software to automate transcripts in all courtrooms and allowing parties to use their own electronic recording equipment in court as check on court recordings. There are cases where records have been altered.
4) End the diversion of legal proceedings into frivolous court ordered psychological "evaluations" of fit parents by requiring a previous jury conviction as a pre-requisite to any psychological "evaluations".
In sum, unless a parent is charged and convicted of a crime in criminal court, equal custody already exists for separated parents, just as in intact families, and must be enforced unless parents otherwise agree to unequal custody, but the default is always equal custody for fit, willing parents. Unfitness must be determined by a jury with the standard of proof as beyond a reasonable doubt, not by a single judge.
1) Equal Parenting for fit parents unless they agree otherwise: no parent deemed unfit except upon conviction before a jury of peers, no more unequal custody rulings by a single judge.
2) Trial by jury in all cases that involve the Fundamental, Constitutional right to be a parent, with standard of proof as beyond a reasonable doubt .
3) State-of-the-art electronic recording of all family court proceedings: Cameras and voice-to-text software to automate transcripts in all courtrooms and allowing parties to use their own electronic recording equipment in court as check on court recordings. There are cases where records have been altered.
4) End the diversion of legal proceedings into frivolous court ordered psychological "evaluations" of fit parents by requiring a previous jury conviction as a pre-requisite to any psychological "evaluations".
In sum, unless a parent is charged and convicted of a crime in criminal court, equal custody already exists for separated parents, just as in intact families, and must be enforced unless parents otherwise agree to unequal custody, but the default is always equal custody for fit, willing parents. Unfitness must be determined by a jury with the standard of proof as beyond a reasonable doubt, not by a single judge.
19 Signatures
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William John Miller
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Ryan Ladd
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- Too many times have I been to court and been ignored and mistreated because I owe money for a child that I do not see as much as I want to. I believe a child needs both parents equally in their lives.
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John Robacker
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Eric Conley
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Johnny Haudek
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kevin chapdelaine
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richard day
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Stacey Sparks
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- and for those of us who pay and you do not have to hunt down stop adding interest on what we owe, this happens twice a year and its not like we took a loan out or something!!!!!!!
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michael sutton
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- stop charging us 250 dollars everytime the other parent wants to take me to court and start communicating with others. i had a warrant put out for me after i caught up on my support
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Tammy
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- I am on the receiving end of child support and have never asked for extra money, even when EX fell behind. He still need's to pay his bill's as well and still need's money for when kid's are with him.
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Lawrence E Goddard
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- I agree with these inprovements in for child development
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alexandra polek
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David W.Halyckyj
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- I don't have any kids, but I have seen plenty of people SCREWED by the system!!! It definetly needs an over-haul!! Not to mention the courts get a good chunk of the monies that should be going to the kids!!!
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Michael Laskey
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Saad Husain
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Debra Hyde
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Shirley Crawford
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- I am in the system now and lost my child to an abuser because of sharon hobbs
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Amy Fritz
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- DOB 10/18/79
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Denise Bruns
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- Judge Carpenter 17th circuit court removed my child with a fraudulant CPS report and placed her with the father who has a long documented history of abuse
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