Article here. Excerpt:

'New Hampshire local politician Crow Dickinson is being crucified for uttering some inconvenient truths about divorce and domestic violence–”There are a lot of women who use [domestic violence] as a gimmick in divorce proceedings.” Hundreds have responded to Fathers & Families’ Recent Action Alert to write letters in support of Dickinson.
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Many family law professionals agree with Dickinson’s contention that false claims of domestic violence are often used as custody maneuvers in divorce cases.
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Domestic Violence Protective (aka "Restraining") orders have become so commonplace that the Illinois Bar Journal calls them “part of the gamesmanship of divorce.”'

Story here. Excerpt:

'...his oldest daughter, Tammy Lewis, had plotted a murder-for-hire scheme to collect on his $200,000 life insurance policy, he was shocked at the allegations made against his wife but not his daughter.

"My daughter ... I could believe it. My wife, no way," said Hughes, of Garland, Texas. "She's my wife, my friend, and I just don't think she would do anything like that."

But law enforcement officials believe she was involved in the would-be contract killing.

Police said Lewis offered to pay $25,000 to an undercover detective acting as a hitman to kill her father and said she wanted her dad shot dead as soon as possible.

The two met at a local strip mall, where Lewis gave the undercover officer a loaded pistol to use in the homicide. Lewis said she and her mother would pay the would-be killer the $25,000 fee from her father's $200,000 life insurance policy as soon as it was cashed.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Decent fathers are left powerless to see their estranged children if vengeful mothers are determined to prevent access, a senior judge has admitted.
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Lord Justice Ward attacked child access law after presiding over a case that saw a “vicious” mother falsely accuse her ex-husband of sexually abusing their child.

He spoke out after telling the father that there was nothing he could do to help him re-establish contact with his daughter after his ex-wife turned her against him.

The man’s 14-year-old daughter, who cannot been identified, had been influenced by a “drip, drip, drip of venom” from his ex-wife, who wanted to deny him his paternal rights.

Lord Justice Ward said the case was bordering on the scandalous but the court was compelled to act in the interests of the child.

Because of her mother’s “viciously corrupting” influence, it would cause the teenager too much distress if she spent time with her father, he said.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Separation agreements between divorcing couples are not necessarily final if one spouse gets a bad deal, the Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday in a ruling that ordered a B. C. dairy farmer to pay his former wife $650,000.

The Supreme Court unanimously concluded that Ben Brandsema exploited his wife's fragile mental state by allowing her to sign her name to an "unconscionable"agreement in which he failed to disclose all his assets.

The ruling is a reminder that if you try to "pull a fast one" on your estranged spouse, a judge can rescind the agreement even years later, said Toronto family law expert Phil Epstein.'

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'(CNN) -- A 24-year-old teacher from Holyoke, Massachusetts, is in custody after allegedly leaving town with a 15-year-old student, city officials said Tuesday.

Lisa Lavoie and the male student were found in Morgantown, West Virginia, Monday night after apparently being together for a week, Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan said.

Investigators have charged Lavoie with enticement of a child.'

This woman is so up herself it's amazing! I love the comments from readers. Sample of her whining:

"My generation of women aren't having it all - we're doing it all. It's a constant struggle to meet the demands of my various roles as wife, mother, daughter, colleague, lover, friend. I feel as if I short-change everyone all the time.
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I never have a moment that's just mine. Someone always wants a piece of me. Yesterday, in the middle of a bikini wax, I had an urgent call from the office and had to orchestrate a crucial meeting on the other side of the world, biting my fists to stop yelping at the wrong moments."

Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) recently introduced H.R. 739, the SAFE ("Security and Financial Empowerment") Act. If passed the bill will supercharge false allegations of domestic violence by granting lifetime job security to anyone who merely claims to be a victim of DV. By creating powerful incentives to file false claims, the bill trivializes the problem of domestic violence and would marginalize its true victims.

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'A 4-year-old boy was found beaten to death in his grandmother’s Bronx apartment, and she has been charged with his murder, the police said Sunday.

The boy, Kevion Shand, died of blunt impact injuries and brain hemorrhaging, according to the medical examiner’s office.

His grandmother Angela Barksdale, 45, was charged with second-degree murder, said Steven Reed, a spokesman for the Bronx district attorney’s office.
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It’s a sad case,” said Brett Wilkerson, 37, who said Ms. Barksdale welcomed him to the building when he moved in in 2001. “You never know who you’re living next to.”

Kaprisha Foster, 19, said Ms. Barksdale had let her stay in her apartment when she locked herself out. She added that Ms. Barksdale was “not the type of person” to hurt someone.
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Mr. Anaya described Kevion as a friendly boy who always said hello and showed no signs of abuse.

Ms. Barksdale was expected to be arraigned Sunday night or Monday morning.'

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'Gilbert police say Marissa Devault left behind a bloodied hammer that was used to beat the head of her husband, who would become the town's first homicide since 2007.

Dale E. Harrell, 34, survived nearly four weeks after undergoing surgery to remove part of his brain following a 2:45 a.m. Jan. 14 attack that left him critically injured in the master bedroom of the couple's home on the 2100 block of East Maplewood Street, according to a police report released Friday.
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"By Marissa's own statement, she would have continued to assault with the hammer if not stopped by a third party," an investigating officer wrote.
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In a call to 911, Devault stated her husband choked her during an argument, a police report states. She also claimed Harrell was attempting to sexually assault her, yet "evidence at the scene did not support the information," one detective wrote in the report.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Women have traditionally outlived men due in part to the increased mortality rates of "masculine" careers like the military and mining.

But with the West at peace, dangerous careers on the decline and men increasingly willing to improve their diets and seek early medical advice, male life expectancy is increasing at a faster rate.'

Video report here. Caption:

When PEI native Melissa Friedrich was arrested in Florida and charged with exploitation of the elderly, her past revealed a long and complex criminal history that began in the Maritimes and included a conviction for manslaughter in the death of one husband. Another husband died under what his family believes are suspicious circumstances and what finally landed her in a Tampa jail was enough evidence to convince authorities that yet another man might be at risk. Linden MacIntyre investigates the story of the woman who has been called a "black widow."

Story here. Excerpt:

'A former member of the Phoenix Country Club who spoke out against the club's gender-segregated dining facilities has filed suit against the club for his expulsion, claiming it was based on unlawful discrimination and retaliation.

Russell Brown, a real-estate attorney, was expelled last fall for comments he made to the New York Times concerning the club's men-only grill.

"The law protects a person from retribution aimed at one's efforts to promote equal rights," said Brown's attorney, David Bodney, who also represents The Arizona Republic. "Mr. Brown should not have been expelled or forced to forfeit his substantial investments as a result of his constructive efforts."'

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'NEW DELHI: Sustaining a high standard of living is no ground for seeking maintenance from an estranged spouse. This is what a Delhi court told a woman who had sought a maintenance of Rs 1 lakh per month from her husband after the couple separated within a year of their marriage.

The woman, who has a permanent job, had sought the allowance "to maintain the same standard of life". Dismissing her plea, the court said that her income cannot be termed insufficient for maintaining herself.

"The provision (of maintenance) cannot be resorted to by one of the litigating parties to enrich itself at the cost of the other.... The applicant was doing the same job during the golden days of their matrimonial life, hence it cannot be concluded that her status is reduced now," additional district judge Rajender Kumar Shastri said.'

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'In a videotaped conversation at Baltimore County police headquarters hours after her young son was declared dead in 2007, Susan J. Griffin veered from certainty to indecision when attempting to describe Andrew's condition in the weeks leading to his death.

Op-ed here. Excerpt:

'The play promotes sexual aggression in at least two monologues—one in which a man named Bob forces off a self-hating woman’s clothes so that he can “see” her, the essence of her, which is her vagina. The monologist views this as a positive development in her life, and she actually thanks this man for showing her the light. In the other, a teenager is shown how to pleasure herself by an older woman, who teaches this young girl that she need not depend on men ever again for self-validation. I am so sick of looking towards other people, in particular, sexual partners, for validation. All the blunt talk of clitorises and vaginas are a distraction from what this play really is—a platform for showcasing the worst patriarchal oppressions in good light!'