Judge Orders Deployed US Sailor To Attend Custody Hearing Or Lose Daughter, Face Arrest

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2014-06-20 19:31

Story here. Excerpt:

'A U.S. Navy sailor from Washington State is currently serving on a submarine thousands of miles away in the Pacific Ocean, but a judge has ordered him into an impossible custody scenario: Appear in a Michigan courtroom Monday or risk losing custody of his 6-year-old daughter.

Navy submariner Matthew Hindes was given permanent custody of his daughter Kaylee in 2010, after she was reportedly removed from the home of his ex-wife, Angela, by child protective services. But now a judge has ordered him to appear in court Monday, or risk losing his daughter to his ex-wife in addition to a bench warrant being issued for his arrest, ABC News reports.

Hindes’ lawyers argue he should be protected by the Service Members Civil Relief Act, which states courts in custody cases may “grant a stay of proceedings for a minimum period of 90 days to defendants serving their country.”

But the Michigan judge hearing the case, circuit court judge Margaret Noe, disagrees, stating: “If the child is not in the care and custody of the father, the child should be in the care and custody of the mother.”

The judge reiterated that regardless of Hindes’ assignment under the Pacific Ocean, he will appear in court or face contempt of court.'

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our 'equitable, fair and honorable' judiciary doing this to a woman serving our country? not in this lifetime.

how about 'if the child is not in the care of the mother, the child should be in the care of the father'? sadly, this type stupidity and institutionalized sexism is typical of today's feminism.

is our legal system too corrupted to save? of the three traditional professions (law, medicine and engineering) it looks like this one has surely lost sight of why it was created and what being an ethical professional means.

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Submitted by daveinga on Tue, 2014-06-24 22:30

What a fine example as to why men should refuse to serve in any military, especially in North America. You're willing to give your life for the rights of others, meanwhile the country you're protecting, and the crooked officials it pays (that is, the Margaret Noes) do jack to protect your rights. Wow. Just wow. A judge willing to give custody to an abusive mother just for the sake of watching out for team woman. SMDH.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Tue, 2014-06-24 23:48