Just when you thought it was safe to come out from under the bed, comes this (Omaha World Herald, 5/9/13) and this (Omaha World Herald, 5/19/13). Put simply, all those who make money off divorce … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Bills/Initiatives, Elections, Politics, Court Cases’ Category
Nebraska Judiciary Unethically Lobbied Against Shared Parenting
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The Fix is In: Nebraska Parenting Act Panel Acts in Secret, Violates State Law
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Not long ago I ran a couple of pieces about the demise of LB 22, the bill before the Nebraska legislature that would have established a presumption of shared parenting. The president of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Marsha … Read the rest
Dr. Les Veskrna Responds to Nebraska Bar President’s Opposition to Shared Parenting Bill
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The president of the Nebraska State Bar Association, Marsha Fangmeyer, responded to Dr. Les Veskrna’s op-ed in support of LB 22, a bill that would promote shared parenting in the state. Fangmeyer’s piece was at best an inaccurate representation … Read the rest
British Mom: Social Services ‘A Nightmare’
Friday, May 17th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Here’s yet another story about a children’s welfare agency gone wild in its efforts to take three children from their loving parents (Daily Mail, 5/10/13). But there’s more to it than just that. Indeed, in this story, … Read the rest
President of Nebraska Bar Misrepresents Shared Parenting Bill, Bar’s Opposition to It
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It looks like the Nebraska State Bar Association is in full damage-control mode. They’ll have to do better than this shoddy piece of agitprop (Journal Star, 5/11/13).
Not long ago, Dr. Les Veskrna, head of the Nebraska … Read the rest
Update: Kathleen Dorsett to Serve at Least 51 Years in Murder of Ex-Husband
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Kathleen, Thomas and Lesley Dorsett all pleaded guilty last week in connection with the murder of Kathleen Dorsett’s ex-husband, Stephen Moore. Read the latest here (Asbury Park Press, 5/10/3). Prosecutors recommended sentences of
• Fifty-eight years, with
‘Shared Parenting – Good for Kids, Bad for Lawyers’
Friday, May 10th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.There was another equal parenting bill before a state legislature this year. It met the fate most of them do; it didn’t make it out of committee. The legislature’s Judiciary Committee deadlocked 4 - 4 on the bill, so it died … Read the rest
Discipline Case Against Prosecutor Mary Kellett Heating Up
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The extent to which the enormous power of the state can be used in the service of false allegations of domestic abuse made for the purpose of gaining an advantage in custody cases is on full display in the … Read the rest
Florida Governor Rick Scott Vetoes Alimony Reform/Equal Parenting Bill
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.
For the second time in a year, a governor has vetoed an equal parenting bill. Last year it was Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota who vetoed a bill that was 13 years in the making and that had … Read the rest
Walter Sharpe Strikes Out; Wrongly Tagged with Child Support, Court Rules He Has No Recourse
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Here’s the law on child support in Pennsylvania as I understand it: the agency charged with establishing paternity can act negligently and even maliciously and pay no penalty for it; but if a father misses a court date, he … Read the rest
