I am one of the luckier
fathers in that I have joint custody of my three children. However, the court has
forced me to pay more than half my income for child support so I must work extra jobs in
order to support myself. My extra jobs take all the time away from my opportunity to
parent my kids.
I’m doing my very best to stay in touch with my beloved kids by phone and arranging
special days I can visit with them.
The court system is interfering with our ability to raise our children by strangling us
with outrageous financial demands.
KIDS NEED BOTH PARENTS...
but the court system is not allowing it.
Robert Valentine
Eldersburg, MD
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Dear Christopher Robin,
Here’s a picture of our 1997 Purple Hearts for Father’s Day event in Pittsburgh,
PA.
Thanks for the Purple Heart Wall of Hope and a chance for all of us to tell our stories.
KIDS NEED BOTH PARENTS!
Never ever give up!
Congress for Families
Pittsburgh, PA
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Here are pictures of my
sons, Nick, age 12 and Cameron, age 11. I’ve been trying to get visitation of
my boys for more than 5 years. The court has allowed their mother to take my sons
from California to Utah and now to Kansas. My sons are looking forward to the day
when they can live with their dad.
Patrick Uhri
Vista, CA
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We fight for our country but
if we divorce, the courts allow our X-spouses to have OUR pensions for the rest of their
lives even if they remarry! It’s time the government warns our military men
about what awaits them if they marry and divorce.
Gordon
W. Newbury, MA
SFSRA
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The last time I saw my dad
was Christmas eve, 1994. My mom took me away and I have lived in Texas, Arizona,
Washington, Florida and New York. I have gone to 5 different schools in three years.
It's not fair. I love my dad and miss him very much.
Taylor Beacom, age 11
Plano, Texas
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I haven't seen my dad since
June 1996 and I miss him very much. The court says I can be with my dad but my mom won't
let me, My dad is my best friend.
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Sean and Frederick used to
have a happy family but now they live with their mother and only get to see daddy every
other weekend. They sometimes forget what their daddy looks like because mother
threw away all the pictures of him.
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My mother moved far away
from my dad and now we live with her mother, my grandma who is a lawyer.
They make it very hard for me to see my dad but he said he would never give up because he
loves me so much.
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There is absolutely nothing
in this world as important to me as my daughter--all else pales in comparison. I am
one of the luckier ones because I am a full time parent to my daughter Amy.
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I'm 11 years old and I want
to live with my dad. I haven't been allowed to see him since I was 7 years old and I
need my dad.
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My daughter is 12 years old.
I haven't seen her since December 1, 1995. I miss her very much. I hope
one day my daughter can visit "The Wall of Hope" with me to see how much I love
her. My prayers and love is for all the fathers and children of the world who are
suffering from this injustice in our society.
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It's been more than a year
since I've seen or heard from my beloved son, Jason, age 5 1/2. My unconditional
love for him has not diminished due to his absence. My divorce decree specifies
shared time...but my son's mother refuses contact and the court will not enforce the
order. Where is the justice and who has the best interest of my son except me?
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My father and I were best
friends ever since I was born.
Now, my dad gets to visit me every other weekend. We miss each other very much.
Jeremy Boucree
Rowland Heights, CA
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I haven't seen my wonderful
children for three years and these were the only photos I could find. The photo
albums were also part of the plunder of divorce. I was always their main care-giver
during the marriage. There is nothing more cruel in the world than a court system
that purposely destroys a family. Children need both parents.
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Matt’s dad flies all
the way from Texas to Florida every six weeks to take him back to his house. Matt
loves it there because he has a donkey to ride and lots of planes that his dad makes for
him. Matt's dad loves his son more than anyone else in the world and they are very
lucky because they get to see each other more than most of the boys and girls on this wall
get to see their fathers.
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This is my dad and me at
Christmas, 1995. It was the first time we'd seen each other in eleven years....since
I was one year old. We haven't seen each other since then. I'll always love my
dad even though people try to keep us apart. When I get big enough, I will run away
and live with my dad.
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My name is Kevin Say.
I love my dad and know he loves me. The little time together goes so fast. I always
wish I could stay longer. My dad's trying to make things work better. My dad
always puts my brother and me first.
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My name is Kyle Say. My dad and I love each other a lot. I wish I could spend more time
with my dad instead of having to leave again. I miss him a lot when we're apart.
Kevin and Kyle Say
Madison, Ohio
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This is a picture of my
daughter, Gari Lynn, from 2 years ago. I'm not even sure what she looks like today.
I miss her so much. There is such corruption in the family court system, it's
like McCarthyism in the 1990's.
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I am a loving and caring
father but when we divorced, the court forced me to become a stranger to my children,
Rachel and Jeremy, and allowed me to see them only two days a month.
I have not seen my children since 1993. Family courts are destroying families all
over the world.
Gene Keyes
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Our marriage ended after 7
years and our five year old daughter, along with everything else, was awarded to the
mother. Memorial Day 1994 was the last time I saw my angel, who is now 15. She
has been completely alienated from her father.
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I sincerely miss my
children, Jennifer and Jeffrey, more than you can know. The pain of not seeing them
is sometimes beyond imagination. They would be with me now if the Family Court
system was not completely corrupt.
Paul Brundage
Fairfax, VA
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This is my son Roy and me
whom I have not seen for 7 years. If you see my precious son, please tell him his
father Jack loves him and that he will always will be the most important person in my
life.
Jack Garbuz New York, NY
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On August 1, 1996, I was
awarded custody of my children, Angela and Donnie. The next day, their mother
kidnapped them and fled to Oklahoma, then to Arizona and now in Colorado. When I
last spoke to my ex-wife by phone she said that if I continued to fight her, she would
accuse me of molestation. Is there anyone in the world who can help my children and
me?
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This is Kaitlin, age 10 and
Casey, age 5 with me the last time we were together. With the court's permission,
their mother moved them far away from their me. Fathers are people too. We are
loving, caring, nurturing parents. Our children need us and we deserve to parent out
children. Kids Need their fathers.
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This is my beloved son,
[Name withheld upon request], age 4 and me. I have spent many thousands of dollars in
attorney’s fees just to get joint legal custody of my son...and yet, only see him
every other weekend. Those thousands of dollars on this corrupt system would have
paid for a wonderful education for my son’s future.
We must fight to change this idiotic system that makes lawyers and judges rich and
destroys families.
[Name and location withheld upon request — the author fears that the system for the
implementation of
the planned
destruction of the family may cause him harm.]
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After being virtually a
single parent for 8 years, I was thrown out of their lives by Nova Scotia Courts in 1993.
My children went without seeing their father for 3 1/2 years.
Only recently have they been able to visit me. My children Paul, 9 and Natalie, age
11, will tell you about the corruption in the court system, for they lived it.
Paul S. Parks
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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This is my daughter, Rosa
Flores. She wants to live with me but the court allows her to visit only every other
weekend. Rosa cries each time she has to go back to her mother.
The judge said if I don’t stop fighting so hard for custody, he’ll take my
daughter away permanently...but I will never stop fighting for justice for my child.
Bill Flores,
Toronto, Canada
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These are my sons, Jeff,
Andrew and Eric. They now live with my X-wife and her boyfriend, an ex-con felon who
takes them to bars and they are left in the car as mommy and mommy’s boyfriend
gamble.
My attorney warned me not to fight for custody or the judge would automatically give the
children to the mother, even if she was an "ax-murderer." Is there any
justice in America?
Mark Mutchler
North Platte, Nebraska
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