It has been a busy month of appointments and court appearances.
I have been following a lot of cases and do advocacy on a daily basis to clients and friends alike.
I have attended “forced parenting assessments” with clients, and I have listened to a very adamant and angry court judge in our Family court system here in Hamilton; who actually threw one of our advocates out of the court room for just speaking on a clients’ behalf as to her rights in the system that has hurt her for the past year.
We have fought and continue the fight for justice for single parents and children. I have attended meetings with lawyers and clients; I have attended police stations and more court house appointments.
I have written letters and complained to the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) and family lawyers that spew their line of “we are here on behalf of the children and the family court”.
I have spoken with a child that has said to me they don’t want to be forced into a situation that is harmful to them or their family by attending forced therapy for families and re-integration and introduction with an alleged and known pedophile and an abuser towards their own mother.
Where is the justice?
Where is the common decency and protection of the family and child?
The family court judge awards costs to this abuser by charging the victim $400.
This same family court judge then bans all visitors, supporters and agencies from his court room again today based on what happened in the previous court hearing.
This is just one case in a thousand that family court judges rip apart and destroy in Hamilton and Ontario.
We are here to ensure the rights of the child and the family is protected.
We provide assistance, guidance and moral support to the family.
It is time to take a more pro-active approach in this case.
We have to stand up and fight together for this family and all families that are at the mercy of the Family Court system.
This is a family that is worth fighting for.
I have worked with this family since August 2009.
Stay tuned for more details and updates.
I will be doing a video over the month of December with this family as to the injustices they have faced for the past year and a half.
We will name the CAS workers, the Justice of the Peace judges, the police officers, the Family Court judges, the OCL Lawyers, family lawyers, assessors, even the abuser, to bring to light what has failed in the family court system and what has failed to protect this family from.
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I still think of Vinny and Paige on a daily basis. That is why I still count the days and now it is 2077 days since they were last home with us. I see them on facebook and I have photos up for decorations at Christmas time.
This is why I continue to help other families and children that are hurting and I think and remember what I went through and that there was no one there to help me. It was just me.
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