Posted on 05/20/2009 7:01:10 AM PDT by George from New England
The link has not worked for too many so I will post the abstract below. I hope a freeper can access and if copyrighted, send me the article by freeper email. The train is on track to permanently removing our grandchildren (3 and 1 yr old) from our lives, forever.
We suspect that we have an activist judge presiding over our family case and because of the color of different people involved, we may not be able to get a fair and balance outcome. So far the hearings have consistently gone against the biological paternal grandparents, solely based on social worker perception even though grandparents have perfect background checks.
(Excerpt) Read more at 3.interscience.wiley.com ...
ABSTRACT
A number of State and Federal surveys show that communities of color are involved with the domestic violence, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems at rates that are disproportionately higher than their population size. As courts are responsible for decisions that could propel families into these systems, it has become increasingly critical that judges become aware of these trends. This article will provide an overview of the current statistics on the disproportionate representation of communities of color in the domestic violence, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. It will discuss the factors that are contributing to these trends and present preliminary recommendations for judicial leadership and decision making.
Mate, I think you need a lawyer not an article.
Is this something you can do?
Preferably, a lawyer who can succinctly state the reasons why an article found on the internet has no bearing on a custody case in Family Court.
I concur.
As a lawyer, I advise that you retain an attorney.
You need to post (or send to me by FReepmail) the citation to the article - the title, journal and volume/issue number. I have access to a university library database and can probably get the article for you, but cannot retrieve it based on what you’ve provided so far.
Read your article if you want, but go get a lawyer.
The SCOTUS pretty much `gutted’ the notion of `grandparent rights’ (to visitation) in overturning a Washington state statute a few years ago.
http://www.expertlaw.com/library/child_custody/grandparents_rights.html
See a lawyer, but don’t expect too much.
Just so you know, your link results in an error message, Wiley Interscience is a database containing various law journals, not a law journal itself, and that law review articles have little influence on a sitting judge. That said, there may be cases cited in the article that would be helpful, but again - go get a lawyer to help you with that.
I am using freeper email to respond because of the personal nature. Thank you.
Try searching for it on this page from the site:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?subject=LAW0
Also try deleting ‘cookies’ stored on your browser and attempting to access the article again. The site might only permit so many accesses per user. Deleting cookies may erase the memory and create a fresh start.
maggief wrote...
ABSTRACT:
“A number of State and Federal surveys show that communities of color are involved with the domestic violence, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems at rates that are disproportionately higher than their population size.
As courts are responsible for decisions that could propel families into these systems, it has become increasingly critical that judges become aware of these trends. This article will provide an overview of the current statistics on the disproportionate representation of communities of color in the domestic violence, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. It will discuss the factors that are contributing to these trends and present preliminary recommendations for judicial leadership and decision making.”
http://www.bvsde.paho.org/bvsacd/cd67/disproportionate.pdf
Nice work, maggief!
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