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Donate To Support Equal Rights for All Parents
Ray R Lautenschlager
392 Lindenwood Ave.
Akron, Ohio 44301
330-773-5015
Ma5hie@hotmail.com
Singlefathers.for-kids.com
Bob Otterman
Senate Building
77 High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dear Representative Otterman:
A new study published by the American Psychological Association and heralded in a press release dated March 24, 2002 indicates that children are better adjusted if they live in a joint custody home instead of a sole custody home. Quoting the article, "Children in joint custody arrangements had less behavior and emotional problems, had higher self-esteem, better family relations and school performance than children in sole custody arrangements. And these
children were as well-adjusted as intact family children on the same measures, said Bauserman, `probably because joint custody provides the child with an opportunity to have ongoing contact with both parents.' "
With studies like this coming out on a regular basis, is it not about time that the judges in domestic courts start to show some respect to fathers and stop denying them their rights as a parent. On a regular basis, fathers are told that they can only see their children on a limited basis. Temporary and permanent custody is regularly granted to mothers with no proof that this is what is best for the children involved. A criminal must be proved guilty before sentencing can take place and his rights are denied but a father is presumed guilty as soon a divorce is filed.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution gives all persons equal rights under the law regardless of sex, color or religion. When are Domestic Court judges going to respect a father's rights and start following the laws of this country?
Even our state supreme court refuses to respect fathers. Justice Pfeifer in a recent case heard before the court referred to Shared Parenting as "mostly for the benefit of cocktail hour, where you can say you have shared parenting where in reality mom's taking care of the kids and father, if he doesn't have a golf game, shows up and spends some time." Shame on you Justice Pfeifer. You are supposed to uphold the laws of this land including the 14th Amendment.
We are fighting an uphill battle that we should not have to fight. Fighting for our kids' best interest, while fighting our "X", AND fighting our courts continual bias against Dads! But, fight we must ... even though we know our chance of winning is slim! According to the National Census Bureau 14% of Dads win custody, 13% of those are uncontested, leaving Dads to realize 1% of Dads win contested Custody. These numbers alone shown the bias exists.
Fathers are banding together to fight this bias. It is time that our rights are recognized. It is time that the lawmakers of this land start to change this situation and respect the large number of their constituents that are in this position. Do not sit back and let our children be destroyed by judges and laws that do not respect them and what is really best. We need your support to get this changed before more damage is done to our most precious resource, our children.
Sincerely,
Ray Lautenschlager
392 Lindenwood Ave.
Akron, Ohio 44301
330-773-5015
www.singlefathers.for-kids.com.
