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| 27 Apr 2008 - 10:31 | Jennifer
jennybradtco@aol.com
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Hello,
* I have just come across your website. I am a female who was wrongfully convicted of domestic asault against my ex husband. The police would not listen to me, although my wrist was fractured,I was bleeding and I had bruises all over my arms. The officer said that the "victim" had a scratch and I do not have any nails./ I am due in court on May 6th and I have noone to go with me and no support. Would you please tell me if there are any groups in Colorado that I can contact for help?..Thank You..jenny
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 22:17 | Miriam Pérez
miriam@latinainstitute.org
URL: www.latinainstitute.org
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LATINAS ORGANIZING FOR LEADERSHIP & ADVOCACY TRAINING (WASHINGTON, DC)
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is committed to building a cadre of Latina leaders to further the movement for reproductive justice. We seek to strengthen the voices of Latinas, and enable them to be recognized as a powerful constituency with the capacity to
influence policies that directly impact our lives, our families and our communities. The LOLA (Latinas Organizing for Leadership and Advocacy) Trainings are a step towards this goal, and we welcome activists from varying levels of experience.
Latinas Organizing for Leadership & Advocacy (LOLA)
Washington, DC May 2-3, 2007
All Souls Unitarian Church
1500 Harvard Street NW
Washington DC
Topics include:
* The history of the reproductive justice movement
* The basics of community organizing
* Skills for launching a reproductive justice campaign
After the training, LOLA graduates will continue to be part of NLIRH’s
larger network of Latina advocates (with activists in Pennsylvania, New
York, Texas, Minnesota, Florida and Illinois) as well as become leaders on reproductive justice issues in their communities. This training is
co-sponsored by La Clinica del Pueblo and the Mary’s Center. To Apply: Please send the attached application to Miriam Pérez at
miriam@latinainstitute.org also
fax the application to 212-422-2556. Applications are due by April 23, 2008.
The training is free and food will be provided as well as child care upon
request. This training will be conducted entirely in Spanish, basic
proficiency in understanding and speaking Spanish is required.
For more information please contact Miriam Pérez at
<mailto:miriam@latinainstitute.org> miriam@latinainstitute.org or (202)
719-9448.
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 21:50 | sarah
svc8882@hotmail.com)
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my sister was raped and severely assaulted only several days ago. she did not know the man assailant. she refuses to seek medical attention or speak to the police and i fear this man could find her or do this to some one else. our entire family has tried to convice her to get help and she refuses. she is now very paranoid and very very angry. what should we do?
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 21:47 | Charles
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California Officer Accused of Rape at Substation
April 18th, 2008
OXNARD, Calif. --
An Oxnard police officer is on administrative leave while accusations that he raped a 12-year-old are investigated.
The officer, identified as Martin Polo, 43, allegedly took the girl, a runaway from Ventura County, to a storefront substation and raped her in August 2006.
In the investigation into the charges against Polo, allegations surfaced that his partner also used the substation for sexual activity, and that the officers acted as lookouts for one another.
"These are all allegations that came out in the criminal investigation," Oxnard Police Chief John Crombach said in published remarks this week.
The activity at the substation also allegedly involved photographing scantily clad women.
So far, only Polo is under investigation for criminal behavior; he has not yet been charged.
Polo and his partner, Frank Brisslinger, 41, were on beach patrol two years ago when they ran over an Iowa woman who was sunbathing on Mandalay Beach; she died of her injuries. Brisslinger was the driver. Her death was ruled an accident, and the officers were not charged with anything in that case, but the city of Oxnard settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $2.75 million.
The 12-year-old girl who claims she was raped is now living in a youth home in Utah, according to the Ventura County Star.
The paper also reported that Polo's wife separated from him six years ago when she found out he was having an affair with an 18-year-old girl; they divorced in 2003.
"Polo and Brisslinger have served on the force for 22 years and 10 years, respectively. Both men served as beat coordinators. Polo was in charge of Beat 21, and Brisslinger oversaw Beat 22 in the downtown district," according to the paper.
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 21:32 | Alejandra
brisa1267@aol.com
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Necesito ayuda mi hija de 15 anos me confeso que fue violada cuando tenia 5 por un amigo de la familia. No se que hacer, necesito orientacion...Por favor ayudenme....
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 21:24 | Carolina Ruiz Torres
carolina@flora.org.pe
URL: www.mujereshoy.com
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ALERTA INFORMATIVA
Abril 2008
PORTAL MUJERES HOY: ROMPAMOS EL SILENCIO
EN PORTADA
Chile. Una medida que violenta a las mujeres. La resolución del Tribunal Constitucional (TC) que prohíbe la distribución de la “píldora del día después”, produjo un fuerte rechazo ciudadano materializado en acciones y voces de organizaciones de mujeres a las que se sumaron cinco ministras de
Estado, sectores médicos y otros movimientos sociales.
http://www.mujereshoy.com/s ecc_n/3899.shtml
Guatemala. Una ley que reconoce la existencia del femicidio. Por unanimidad, el Congreso de Guatemala aprobó una ley que condena el asesinato de género,
reconociendo de esta forma la gravedad de un delito que tiene
características de flagelo. La Red de Mujeres Contra la Violencia informó que desde el año 2000, ha contabilizado 3 mil 489 casos de mujeres asesinadas.
http://www.mujereshoy.com /secc_n/3910.shtml
Ecuador. Los lenguajes de la impunidad. La violencia sexual está impregnada de mitos y lenguajes que colocan a las mujeres en situación de indefensión.
A continuación un extracto de una investigación realizada por CEPAM, de Ecuador.
http://www.mujereshoy.com/se cc_n/3908.shtml
Regional. “Conjurar el cóndor”. Mujeres militantes de Argentina, Uruguay y Chile que sufrieron cautiverio durante las últimas dictaduras militares en
sus respectivos países, se reunieron para seguir manteniendo viva la memoria.
http://www.mujereshoy.com/se cc_n/3907.shtml
Nicaragua. Crónica de una esperanza. El abuso sexual es uno de los dramas que vive Nicaragua. Es una epidemia silenciada, destaca Brigitte Hauschild
en la siguiente “crónica de una esperanza”, como titula su investigación que constituye un valioso aporte.
http://www.mujereshoy.com/sec c_n/3906.shtml
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 21:16 | Carolina Ruiz Torres
carolina@flora.org.pe
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Foro Internacional sobre FEMINICIDIO
FORO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE FEMINICIDIO
ESTRATEGIAS DE INCIDENCIA EN EUROLAT Y EL CONGRESO PARA ABORDAR LA VIOLENCIA
CONTRA LA MUJER Y EL FEMINICIDIO EN EL PERÚ
El ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Lima, Heinrich Boll Foundation, CMP FLORA TRISTAN, DEMUS, Movimiento Manuela Ramos, APRODEH, CLADEM y el Grupo
Parlamentario Interamericano tienen el agrado de invitar a usted al
Foro Internacional sobre Feminicidio, evento realizado en el
marco de la Cumbre de la Asamblea Parlamentaria Euro - Latinoamericana
(EUROLAT), para desarrollar estrategias orientadas a erradicar la
violencia contra la mujer y los asesinatos de mujeres por razones de género.
Las organizaciones firmantes, agradecen su presencia:
Día: 28 de Abril del 2008.
Hora: 5:00 p.m.
Auditorio: Colegio de Abogados de Lima.
Santa Cruz 255. Miraflores.
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 20:51 | liliana
culiacan33@yahoo.com
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el 20 de septiembre del 2007 tuve un problema de violencia en mi hogar al llamar al 911 acudieron tres patrullas de sherif solo un oficial hablaba espanol el oficial ramos entraron a mi casa y se llevaron a mi esposo por un par de horas yo hui de mi casa cuando mi esposo me encontro otravez estuvo a punto de asesinarme entre en crisis de panico y termine refugiada en un shelter lo increible del caso es que cuando mi case manager pidio referencias del asunto al departamento del sheriff ellos tenian registrado el asunto como que habian detenido a mi esposo por beber en publico cuando pude haber muerto en manos de mi esposo, simplemente decidieron ignorarme tal vez porque no hablo ingles, lo cierto es que esa noche del 20 de septiembre del 2007 a las 8 de la noche aproximadamente yo estaba pidiendo auxilio en el 911 porque mi esposo me correteaba con un arma blanca, simplemente el caso no esta registrado eso sucedio en la ciudad de bloomington california si algo pido es...
ojo con ese departamento de policia o sherif en vez de protegernos se protegen ellos despues que la riegan
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| 26 Apr 2008 - 20:31 | Sue Else, National Network to End Domestic Violence
employment@nnedv.org
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Job * Job * Job
-- Public Policy Director
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is seeking a Public Policy Director. This is a full-time exempt and senior level management
position that reports to the President of NNEDV.
The Public Policy Director is responsible for implementing NNEDV's public policy initiatives and building the policy capacity of state domestic violence coalitions. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
representing NNEDV's membership of state domestic violence coalitions;
directing NNEDV's national legislative agenda and influencing the federal
response to domestic violence; managing relationships among national coalition partners; strengthening connections to policymakers on Capitol
Hill and in federal agencies; overseeing direct lobbying, grassroots organizing and event planning; responding to media inquiries; strategic planning; and managing the Public Policy Team and working in close collaboration with other legal and program staff. Additional duties include
drafting legislation and Congressional testimony and ensuring that policy materials (action alerts, fact sheets, etc.) are engaging and accurate.
Qualified candidates will have the following related skills and experience:
* At least 5 years of substantive policy work, with at least 2 years
at the federal level;
* Significant experience with lobbying, grassroots organizing, and
coalition-building;
* A thorough understanding of the appropriations and legislative
authorization process;
* Supervisory and project management experience;
* Exceptional time management and creative problem-solving skills, and
ability to work well with minimal supervision; and
* Excellent communication and public speaking skills.
Also prefer experience working in a bipartisan manner to sustain
relationships with multiple stakeholders; an established network of Congressional staff contacts; experience with contributing to
policy/advocacy fundraising efforts; and an understanding and passion for crime victims' and/or women's issues.
Compensation is commensurate with experience and demonstrated skills.
Benefits package includes medical, life and disability insurance, vacation, sick leave and 401(k) retirement program.
Please send cover letter (including current salary range), resume and
writing sample addressed to Sue Else, President, at: employment@nnedv.org
The deadline to apply is May 9. No telephone inquiries please. NNEDV will contact qualified candidates with further information.
NNEDV is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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| 22 Apr 2008 - 19:50 | Giovanna Sofía Carrillo Zegarra
encuentroesi@gmail.com
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el Encuentro "Educación Sexual Integral: Nuestro Derecho y Nuestro Desafío", el jueves 24 de abril en el Hotel Shertaton.
el evento es gratuito, previa inscripción
ENVIAR POR MAIL AL CORREO:
O CONFIRMAR A LOS TELEFONOS
261-5309 ó 261-5533 ANEXO 209 hasta el 23 de Abril 2008 - medio dia
Saludos,
Gisella Delgado
Asunto: Convocatoria al Encuentro Educación Sexual Integral: Nuestro Derecho y Nuestro Desafío
Estimados (as) compañeros (as):
Como es de su conocimiento INPPARES y Amnistía Internacional con la coorganzación de ustedes como miembros de la Alianza Interinstitucional estamos organizando el Encuentro "Educación Sexual Integral: Nuestro Derecho y Nuestro Desafío", el jueves 24 de abril en el Hotel Shertaton.
Por este motivo, espero puedan realizar la convocatoria respectiva en las redes en las cuales participan.
Muchas gracias por su colaboración
Saludos cordiales
Giovanna Sofía Carrillo Zegarra
Coordinadora del Proyecto ¡Sí podemos!
DIrección de Programas
INPPARES
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| 22 Apr 2008 - 10:54 | Leslye Orloff
URL: www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/VAWA . . .
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Adjustment of status for VAWA self-petitioner who is present without
inspection
Revision of Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 23.5 (AFM Update AD 08-16)
http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/VAWA_11Apr08.pdf
We are writing to inform you of a great victory. This memo assures that battered immigrant self-petitioners are able to attain legal permanent residency in the United States and that they will not face three and ten year bars. This is the result Congress intended for immigrant battered women when they amended section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in VAWA 2000.
We want to specially thank Traci Hong, Office of Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee and Janice Kaguyutan, Office of Senator Ted Kennedy, Immigration Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee for their tireless work that led to this
result.
This result would not have been possible without the leadership taken by Ellen Kemp of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyer's Guild and Gail Pendleton of ASISTA who developed the winning strategy.
Many thanks as well to all of you who provided real life stories about
your clients who were harmed by lack of access to adjustment of status to lawful permanent residency to Congress, DHS and the Media illustrating the great need for this change.
We and the women we work with are truly grateful to those within DHS who make this happen improving safety for battered immigrant women and their
children and again robbing abusive spouses and parents of power and
control over their victim's immigration status.
Please circulate widely.
Leslye E. Orloff
Director, Immigrant Women Program, Legal Momentum
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| 22 Apr 2008 - 10:38 | laura
laurys_star@yahoo.com
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Hola,quisiera encontrar consejeria aca en la ciudad de Orange donde yo vivo,estoy pasando por problemas en mi matrimonio y no se adonde acudir
* por favor nesesito ayuda.Mi problema es de abuso psicologico,espero que puedan darme ayuda lo mas pronto posible gracias.
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| 21 Apr 2008 - 22:30 | Human Rights Watch
URL: www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=2&languag . . .
| Sex Segregation Keeps Women Out of Public Life
(London, April 21, 2008) – Saudi Arabia's male guardianship of women and policies of sex segregation stop women from enjoying their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Saudi women often must obtain permission from a guardian (a father, husband, or even a son) to work, travel, study, marry, or even access health care.
In a 50-page report, "Perpetual Minors: Human Rights Abuses Stemming from Male Guardianship and Sex Segregation in Saudi Arabia," Human Rights Watch draws on more than 100 interviews with Saudi women to document the effects of these discriminatory policies on woman's most basic rights.
"The Saudi government sacrifices basic human rights to maintain male control over women," said Farida Deif, women's rights researcher for the Middle East at Human Rights Watch. "Saudi women won't make any progress until the government ends the abuses that stem from these misguided policies."
The authorities essentially treat adult women like legal minors who are not entitled to authority over their lives and well-being. Saudi women are similarly denied the legal right to make even trivial decisions for their children. Women cannot open bank accounts for children, enroll them in school, obtain school files, or travel with their children without written permission from the child's father.
Saudi women are prevented from accessing government agencies that have not established female sections unless they have a male representative. The need to establish separate office spaces for women is a disincentive to hiring female employees, and female students are often relegated to unequal facilities with unequal academic opportunities.
Male guardianship over adult women also contributes to their risk of confronting family violence, making it difficult for survivors of violence to avail themselves of protection or redress. Social workers, physicians, and lawyers told Human Rights Watch about the near impossibility of removing guardianship even from male guardians who are abusive.
And even where permission from a male guardian is not mandatory or stipulated under government guidelines, some officials will ask for it. Despite national regulations to the contrary, some hospitals require a guardian's permission to allow women to be admitted, agree to medical procedures for themselves or their children, or be discharged.
Officials do not always follow limitations on the power of guardians imposed recently by the government. Despite an Interior Ministry decision allowing women over 45 to travel without permission, airport officials continue to ask all women for written proof their guardian has allowed them to travel. Travel restrictions can also be humiliating for many women.
Fatma A., a 40-year-old Saudi woman living in Riyadh, cannot board a plane without written permission from her son, her legal guardian. "My son is 23 years old and has to come all the way from the Eastern Province to give me permission to leave the country," she told Human Rights Watch.
A Saudi woman's access to justice is also severely constrained. Women continue to have trouble filing a court case or even being heard in court without a legal guardian. Women are required to wear a full-face veil (niqab) in court and be accompanied by a male relative able to verify their identity. Saudi Arabia has established no minimum age of criminal responsibility for girls, while the authorities generally decree puberty as the threshold for treating children as adults.
"It's astonishing that the Saudi government denies adult women the right to make decisions for themselves but holds them criminally responsible for their actions at puberty," said Deif. "For Saudi women, reaching adulthood brings no rights, only responsibilities."
By failing to eliminate these discriminatory practices, the Saudi government is failing in its commitment to guarantee women and girls their rights to education, employment, freedom of movement, health, and equality in marriage. In doing so, the Saudi government ignores not only international law but even elements of the Islamic legal tradition that support equality and full legal capacity for women.
Human Rights Watch calls on Saudi Arabia to take immediate action to address the human rights abuses resulting from male guardianship policies. The Saudi government should abide by its international obligations and dismantle this grossly discriminatory system. The king should establish an oversight mechanism to ensure that government agencies no longer request permission from a guardian to allow adult women to work, travel, study, marry, receive health care, or access any public service. The authorities should establish female sections or other accommodations in every government office and courtroom in order to ensure women have equal access to every level of government.
Human Rights Watch Press release
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HREA - www.hrea.org
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| 21 Apr 2008 - 21:19 | Paul flores
paul@flora.org.pe
URL: movimientoanticoncepcion.blogspot.com/
| Prohiben la PAE en Chile
Profundo retroceso en el país del sur, desde Flora Tristán convocamos a estar alertas, sugerimos acciones de solidaridad.
De: Adriana Gómez [mailto:agomez@reddesalud.org]
Tribunal Constitucional prohíbe la anticoncepción de emergencia en Chile Grave vulneración de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos y de la libertad de decidir
El 18 de abril el Tribunal Constitucional de Chile oficializó su fallo respecto del recurso de inconstitucionalidad presentado por 36 parlamentarios de derecha en contra de las Normas Nacionales de Regulación de la Fertilidad del Ministerio de Salud. A partir de ello, se prohíbe la distribución de la anticoncepción de emergencia en los servicios públicos de salud (incluyendo el uso del método combinado Yuzpe), y tampoco las mujeres víctimas de violencia sexual podrán acceder a ella.
Esto fue notificado a último hora del día 18, a las autoridades del
Ministerio de Salud y a los diputados de la Alianza que presentaron el requerimiento. El texto de 276 páginas rechazó, por otra parte, la demanda
de los requirentes para que se prohibiera el uso de dispositivos
intrauterinos como la "T de cobre". Asimismo mantuvo vigente el sistema de consejerías para menores de edad, lo que también había sido impugnado por los demandantes bajo el argumento de que vulnera el derecho de las familias a educar a sus hijas e hijos.
Aun cuando se prohíbe explícitamente la distribución del Levonorgestrel en el sistema público de salud, no está claro si esto implica su prohibición
también en el ámbito privado, y se espera que en los próximos días se
produzcan varias definiciones sobre su contenido y los alcances del mismo. En ese sentido, la Ministra de Salud, Dra. María Soledad Barría, precisó que
"El fallo no afecta la comercialización de la píldora, ni la distribución por otros mecanismos. Aquí no se está impugnando ningún registro, ni la venta en las farmacias, por lo cual esto se puede seguir realizando
perfectamente. Y tampoco se ha ordenado la destrucción de stock", agregó.
Por su parte, el Movimiento por la Defensa de la Anticoncepción, que agrupa a redes, colectivos y personas individuales de varias regiones del país, está realizando distintas acciones públicas para denunciar la grosera
interferencia del Tribunal Constitucional, TC, que con su fallo ilegítimo coarta la libertad de decidir y de conciencia. En reciente declaración pública, sostuvo que el Tribunal Constitucional, “en connivencia con sectores políticos conservadores y al alero de la jerarquía de la Iglesia Católica, pretende erigirse en dictador de la moral nacional, imponiendo una
visión retrógrada, hipócrita, patriarcal y castigadora respecto de la forma en que las personas nos relacionarnos, nos reproducimos y tenemos sexo. Esto es inaceptable en una sociedad que se dice democrática y moderna”.
En conferencia de prensa el próximo lunes 21, a la que han adherido distintos sectores sociales del país, el Movimiento exigirá que el Estado chileno abra las puertas a una urgente reforma constitucional que responda a
las exigencias de una democracia plural, diversa y libertaria que
deslegitime instancias inquisitoriales como el Tribunal Constitucional, y restaure la plena vigencia de un Estado laico. Esto es en alusión a la permanente ofensiva fundamentalista de la jerarquía de la Iglesia Católica
en contra de políticas públicas progresistas, como es el caso de las citadas Normas. Asimismo, en dicha conferencia demandará abordar los vacíos jurídico-legales respecto de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos que impiden en este país hacerlos exigibles. ?
El día 22 de abril este Movimiento ha convocado además, a una marcha masiva Por la Libertad de Decidir, a la cual se sumarán diversos actores sociales
comprometidos con la defensa de los derechos humanos, y de la autonomía sexual y reproductiva de mujeres y hombres, espacio donde llamará directamente a la ciudadanía a no acatar la decisión judicial. Y en el ámbito legal, está estudiando distintos caminos para revertir este fallo, incluyendo una posible presentación ante la Comisión Interamericana de
Derechos Humanos.
Mayores informaciones y envío de adhesiones y cartas de solidaridad a: movimiento.anticoncepcion@gmail.com
http://movimientoanticoncepcion.blogspot.com/
E. Paúl Flores Arroyo
Coordinadora
Programa Derechos Sexuales y Ciudadanía en Salud
Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán
Parque Hernán Veladre Nº 42 lima 1
Teléfono: (51 - 1) 433 20 00 / 433 14 57
Web: <http://www.flora.org.pe> www.flora.org.pe
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| 21 Apr 2008 - 20:36 | denise
DENISE_BDJ@YAHOO.COM
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Family Court is a living nightmare, carefully crafted to ruin childhoods, destroy families, extort money from parents and enrich attorneys.
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