Fatherhood Coalition Withdraws from the Governor's Working Group on Child Centered Family Law
His Excellency, Governor Deval Patrick
Update 209a Hearings
On September 27, 2013 I attended a restraining order session at Quincy Court.
This session made it clear that our judiciary still has a problem with respect to the issuance and renewal of 209a restraining orders.
The session was methodically run.
First up were single party petitions for extensions or termination of a restraining order. In most cases the restraining order was continued or terminated based upon which individual appeared the defendant or the plaintiff.
Next up were the cases where both parties appeared.
In these cases one might expect to hear contradicting stories.
However that was seldom the case. What was common was a plaintiff seeking a restraining order without a legal basis for obtaining one.
Download Petitions for Shared Parenting and Abuse Prevention Due Process!
These petitions can be printed and used to collect signatures to put these two proposed laws on the ballot in Massachusetts.
Download:
Shared Parenting Signature Sheet
Abuse Prevention Due Process Signature Sheet
KeepFamilyTogether.com
The sheets must be double-sided on one sheet of paper in the original size - with side one and side two head to head and footer to footer.
In order for your signature collection effort to count you must be aware of the rules-
Massachusetts Attorney General Rejects 'Abuse Protection' and Shared Parenting Petitions
Massachusetts Attorney General again refuses to certify petitions on 'abuse protection' due process rights and for a presumption of shared parenting.
The AG's excuse is that the two petitions will 'affect the powers of the courts'. The real reason, however, is that they would require that justice be administered in the courts and the welfare system for family court lawyers in particular would be drastically reduced.
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/government/2013-petitions/13-18-letter.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/government/2013-petitions/13-19-letter.pdf
The AG's decision can however be appealed. Contact us if you would like to support an appeal.
CPF Board and Member meeting
There will be a meeting of the CPF board and members on Saturday, 2PM, March 23 at 46 Beacon St., Hyde Park, 02136. Contact support@fatherhoodcoalition.org or 857 350-0575 for more information.
CPF Board and Member meeting
There will be a meeting of the CPF board and members on Saturday, 2PM, March 23. Contact support@fatherhoodcoalition.org or 857 350-0575 for more information and address.