LaDads

Linda Chavez: Putting Children First

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:02:12 -0000

Linda Chavez wrote an article titled "Putting Children First". Link here. http://townhall.com/columnists/lindac ... 03/putting_children_first

She quotes the reports on how children of divorce do poorly.

Quote: "Myriad studies have documented that children who grow up without two parents are more likely to do worse in school, drop out, commit crimes, and earn less during their lifetimes than those who are raised with both parents, even adjusting for economic status and race. They are also far less likely to have stable relationships and marriages as adults, thus fueling the cycle of marriage breakdown."

Jefferson JV judge Keller overturned

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:08:51 -0000

The 'HONORABLE' ANN MURRY KELLER, Jefferson JV judge gets spanked by the 5th circuit court of appeals in their May 6th decision.

It is nice to see the appeals court uphold the law.

"Upon review, we find the record before us is devoid of any evidence to support the judgment. It is impossible for this Court to determine, on the record before us, any of the issues raised on appeal."

Ouch !!!

100% of income taken as child support

Mon, 23 May 2011 02:01:27 -0000

On September 11th, 2006, Daniel Hoover's wife filed a petition asking for his entire disability check as 'child support'. Daniel is a quadriplegic due to a brain aneurysm, so it is not as if he could go out and work 'overtime' to bring in extra money.

On January 7, 2007, the judge signed an order granting 100% of Daniel Hoover’s Income – his social security disability check - as child support.

Click here for the rest of the story:
http://louisianaconservative.com/?p=1860

The Legislature starts on MONDAY (25th)...

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:13:04 -0000

Are there any bills that you are interested in or worried about?

So far, I have not seen many that we care about.

Here is the current list for the session.

New Mexico does not pass the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (UCAPA)

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:39:51 -0000

The bad guys just keep trying to pass this law in New Mexico!
Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (UCAPA)

The session ended March 18th. The bill had once again made it up to the final Senate vote - after passing through all committees and the House unanimously.

I didn't get any response from my emails to the legislature on march 13th, but the bill once again mysteriously stopped in its tracks.

Its time to end the abuse

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:46:52 -0000

It is time to end the abuse:

A wife wheeled her quadriplegic husband out of the hospital and to a meeting with her attorney and a court appointed attorney that she had requested the courts provide him. In the meeting she got the husband to agree to a divorce judgment that granted her 100% of his total income (his social security dis...ability check of $1,054/month).

What is wrong with these 'officers of the court'?

Our hearts are all with Japan today

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:06:27 -0000

The devastation from the earthquake/tsunami in Japan is horrific. Our hearts are with the people of Japan in this their time of trouble.

May God bless them through this very difficult time.

Virginia does not pass the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:49:05 -0000

Looks like we got lucky. Somebody stopped this bill in the Courts of Justice in Virginia ! Here is the article from the Richmond Sunlight

http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2011/hb1641/

* 01/10/2011 Committee
* 01/10/2011 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101039D
* 01/10/2011 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
* 01/14/2011 Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
* 01/19/2011 Subcommittee recommends passing by with letter
* 02/08/2011 Left in Courts of Justice

LSLI meeting Friday at 9am in New Orleans

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:50:00 -0000

For those of you in New Orleans, LSLI is having a meeting Friday morning. They are going to be proposing some sore of comments to the 102 Divorce section.

We need to know what they are up to - if we wish to be able to defeat it during the upcoming session.

Please write/call your State Rep and Senators.

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:23:57 -0000

Please write/call your state legislature.

Ask them to support/sponsor/cosponsor a bill to limit child support to 1/3 of net income for a single child and to 1/2 of net income for multiple children/spousal support case.