Ms. Triplett’s testimony revealed that she has not received child support payments. The amount owed to her is a little over $2,000.00. She stated she has been trying to rectify the issue; no success. She stated she wanted to make sure she is being fully serviced by the Child Support Office and that her needs and her child’s needs are being met appropriately.
Madison County DHR’s testimony revealed that this case opened in February 2008; the custodial parent (CP), Tekisha Triplett, requested paternity and the establishment of an order for child support. At the time, the non-custodial parent (NCP), Nelson Pierce, resided in the State of Missouri. In December 2009, on the behalf of Alabama the State of Missouri issued a child support order.
According to many the custody of a child should be determined with the best interest of the child in mind. However, it is not easy for a judge to make such an important decision in such a short amount of time with limited information. Smith (2004) stated that, the simple fact of being a mother does not indicate a willingness or capacity to render a quality of care different than that which a father can provide. Some might argue that what Reynolds (2004) calls deadbeat dads, or in other words fathers who refuse to pay their child support, are often times confused with Turnips, who are ex-spouses who can not afford to pay child support. One example of a turnip is a father who is in prison; he is obviously not making money while he is on the inside. Now an example of a deadbeat dad is when the father is enjoying all the finer things in life and he cannot reach far enough into his...
... The Supreme Court often gets requests to revisit the case, however the Supreme Court regularly declines the offer. After researching in depth the Deshaney V Winnebago County case, it became more distinct in the Supreme Courts final decision. Although the Deshaney case didn't conclude the way Melody wanted it, Joshua's legal proceeding has had a positive impact on our society. Her lawyer, Donald J. Sullivan, says that, from the start, DeShaney focused on the other children her case might help by making welfare workers more attentive (“Determined to be heard”).
DeShaney v. Winnebago County was a landmark Supreme Court Case which was ruled on in February, 1989. The case revolved around Joshua DeShaney, a child who who was reportedly abused by his father, Randy DeShaney. In 1980, Joshua's parents divorced and his father won full custody. In 1983, Joshua was hospitalized for suspected abuse by his father. Winnebago County Department of Social Services got involved and four year old Joshua DeShaney was kept in the hospital's custody for three days. However, “On the recommendation of a 'child protection team,' consisting of a pediatrician, a psychologist, a police detective, the county's lawyer, several DSS caseworkers, and various hospital personnel, the juvenile court dismissed the case and returned the boy to the custody of his father.” (US Supreme Court). Over the next year, Winnebago's Department of Social Services visited the DeShaney household five times and each time, suspected child abuse was reported. In January and March of 1984, Joshua was reported too ill to be visited by social services for his bimonthly check ups. Evidently, he had been beaten to the point of slipping in to a life threatening coma by his father. Emergency brain surgery revealed that Joshua had a series of severe brain hemorrhages caused by head injuries inflicted over a long period of time. Joshua DeShaney survived, but he suffered severe brain damage and was not expected to ever make a full recovery.
This law requires states to have a process established for conducting criminal background checks for foster and adoptive parents in order to care for children. It is said that provisions in the law have had an impact on the process of being approved for foster care and adoption. It has slowed down the process for children to be placed with relatives as well. Under the new provisions states are required to conduct ...
Many themes are demonstrated in To Kill A Mockingbird and Mississippi Trial, 1955. Three of the most predominant themes were courage, integrity, and truth. The author developed these themes gradually throughout both books by illustrating the actions and thoughts of the main characters. Because of these characteristics, Hiram Hilburn and Atticus Finch emerge as the heroes of the stories. The way in which heroes become inspirational to others is by learning from their mistakes. Atticus and Hiram both struggle with the pressure to follow the crowd, but the critical question is will they be able to do what’s best for the town?
1942 Skinner v. Oklahoma states that procreation is a fundamental constitutional right. In 2008 judge Charlie Baird sentenced Felicia Salazar to a probationary term of ten years for injury to her 19-month-old child. After the child’s father beat the adolescent Felicia failed to seek medical attention for her child which greatly disturbed the judge. This led to the judge adding a strange condition to the probationary conditions. Judge Baird told her she was not allowed to conceive or bear a child during her probationary sentence. In 2012 Judge Tim Boyle ordered 44-year-old Corey Curtis to stop procreating until he could support his nine children which were fathered by six different women. Owing $90,000 in child support he was conditioned to a three-year probationary judgement. The questions that surfaced from this controversial topic are; did judges Baird and Boyle’s
In a contested custody hearing, the court must make specific findings regarding all relevant factors and the reasons that make it in the best interests of the children (Section 25-403(B)). Failure to make the necessary findings equates to an abuse of discretion. The Arizona Court of Appeals, in reviewing the decision of the family court do not find reference to any of the ten enumerated factors required to be addressed per statute. Relevant facts are noted, but no findings of fact are made regarding the applicable factors: 1) wishes of both children and parents regarding custody, 2) interaction and relationship between children and each parent (and in this case, paternal grandmother as Father lives in her home and will rely on her to provide care), 3) adjustment of children to home, school and community, 4) physical/mental health of children and parents, 5) which parent is more likely to provide frequent and meaningful contact with the other parent, 6) which parent has a history of providing primary care, 7) the presence of coercion/duress in obtaining custody agreement and 8) whether there were any false reporting of child abuse or neglect. While evidence was present regarding several of the factors, the family court did not document the weighing of statutory factors with findings (which is required by statute). Thus, it can be presumed that, had they done so, it may have resulted in a different
...d has this issue in a foster home it makes them unlikely to find a home. Therefore the state or government still has custody.
There is something a part of me that will always make me unique. This is something that I will always have to live with until the day I die and is a huge part of my identity. That of course, is me being a triplet. Like any other sibling relationship, there are times where we could not imagine life without each other, and other times where we just want to tear each other to apart. To me, it seems like a typical sibling relationship. For the longest time, I never understood how people could describe our seemingly trivial sibling bond as “unique” or “special”. It always baffled me when I would meet someone for the first time and one of the first things they would say is, “Wow you are so lucky to be a triplet! What’s it like?” and of course, I would smile and say, “Like any other sibling relationship”. To others, the thought of being a triplet can be exciting and intriguing, but for most of my life, I thought of being a triplet as nothing out of the ordinary. It can without a doubt be tough at times, but as the years go by, I am starting to realize how being a triplet does in fact make be special and how grateful I am to have my siblings in my life.
Natasha Trethewey uses descriptive imagery of bodies to describe personal and historical unjustifiable acts, specifically through racism and abuse. In the poem “What Is Evidence”, Tretheway depicts her mother’s brutal injuries in order to demonstrate the injustice of her mother’s abusive relationship. Trethewey's mother hides her “fleeting bruises” and her “splintered clavicle, pierced temporal,” so her daughter will not carry the burden of her own abuse by her husband. Specifically choosing to hide the wounds, Trethewey shows her mother’s attempt to protect her daughter from experiencing any of the pain, physical and emotional, that she constantly feels. Trethewey describes her mother’s bones as “thin” to exhibit the result of her step-father’s
The Supreme Court had to look into the reason the South Carolina executed the case and then come to a decision if the right choices was made. If the Supreme Court did not see the verdict as being the correct one, they have the power to override it. The first case was given is that Dusten Brown decided that Christy Maldonado should have full custody of Veronica, who was not yet born (Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl). Then Dusten said “he relinquished his parental rights only to Christy” (Totenberg). South Carolina court system was also notified that Dusten was a member of the Cherokee Nation, Christy tried to verify Dusten’s involvement but made mistakes in the information about him. Therefore the paperwork could not be found by the Cherokee Nation. Veronica was not listed either to be of Native American descendants, but instead be of Hispanic descendants. Christy had trouble supporting Veronica and her other children so she turned to adoption and found the Capobiancos. When the ICWA found the paperwork the case was brought to the court. Then the court decided Dusten was part of the ICWA therefore he was correct and had the Capobiancos hand over Veronica (Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl). Then the Capobiancos with the help of Christy appealed to the Supreme Court and got the justified verdict. The Supreme Court had to review the case work. The first item the Supreme Court had to decide was if
The Police report that there were several calls reporting of the parents were using drugs, and not feeding little Kayleigh, although the police also indicated that the house were safe environment for the child and there was no indication of abusing, the police did not connect child welfare because of no evidence of any kind. The mother and the boyfriend are being charge of felony “assault on a child, causing death to the little baby girl and both admitted of killing the little baby girl, both of the charge are includes special circumstances while the prosecutors await on a piece of information before convicting the mother and the boyfriend. The new also indicated that both of them are being held 25 years to life in prison if they are found convicted.
...rtion should not be an option unless this endangers the health of the mother. Time and time again the mother uses not knowing who the father is as a way to eliminate complication. This makes it difficult for a law to really be effective if one was put in place. It is the mothers body and 9 months of her life but she has made this mistake and must live with it if the father is willing to take all rights and responsibilities of this child [Williams, 2013].
Joan B. Kelly, P. (2014). The Determination of Child Custody in the USA . Retrieved from http://www.familylawwebguide.com.au/library/spca/docs/The%20Determination%20of%20Child%20Custody%20in%20the%20USA.pdf
Hunt, 973 N.E.2d at 1. In Hunt, Hunt was dating Reynolds, who lived with her three children, for four and a half months. Id. at 1. Reynolds disciplined her children by spanking them lightly and allowed Hunt to do the same. Id. Reynolds took her child J.M. to the hospital because of bruising on J.M. body as a result of Hunt’s conduct. Id. at 2. The court held that the trial court did not err by omitting the jury instruction to classify Hunt as in loco parentis. Id. at 5. The court reasoned that because several people assisted Reynolds with her children, the children were enrolled in daycare, and the relationship was brief, Hunt is classified as an “occasional babysitter”. Id. at