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VOICES UNITED,INC.
President National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights (West Virginia)
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CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND AARP VOICES UNITED INC. are groups of parents, grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, brothers, sisters, fosterparents and other interested parties working together through support groups, education and legislative action to ensure that "THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD" is the POLAR STAR in all situations involving children. THAT: "All of the Children" Regardless of where or how or with whom they live. WILL BE ASSURED that their rights and concerns are paramount to any and everyone's. That society has a responsibility to make sure that children are given a chance to grow into mature, responsible adults, and able to reach the highest potential that they are capable of obtaining with the least amount of exposure to abuse, mental, physical, or sexual but with the most stability and love that is possible to provide. To make sure that all in charge of doing so, do it with the utmost of care and responsibility and are held accountable for their actions. We are not only responsible for what we do But also for that what we don't do! --Voltaire--
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WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO
We believe that children have the right to be raised by their parents.
We believe that all states should support co-parenting laws
A CHILD'S LIBERTY INTEREST TO MAINTAIN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PERSONS OTHER THAN THEIR PARENTS
FEDERAL COURT RULING FEB. 2005
Judge Shoob's decision in Kenny A.v. Sonny Perdue, I failed to note that the judge's opinion did not specifically reference the U.S. Constitution but rather the due process clause of the Georgia Constitution. However, the judge's constitutional analysis noted that under BOTH the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions,
children must be given due process when their liberty or property
interests are at stake. The judge found that children's fundamental
liberty interests are at stake in dependency proceedings and then
applied the three-part Matthews v. Eldridge federal constitutional test
to determine what process would be due. Applying the Matthews test, the
judge concluded that plaintiff children had a right to counsel. The
court also cited the Supreme Court's Santosky v. Kramer decision's
concern for the "risk of erroneous factfinding" which the judge noted
can occur in dependency cases. However, the judge did not explicitly
state that he was finding a right to counsel in dependency cases based
on the U.S. Constitution itself.
When a child is removed from their custodial parent for abuse/neglect and unless the noncustodial parent has been convicted in a court of law of a violent crime against the child the child should go directly to the non abusive parent. There is no reason for a back ground check or a home study, it is a constitutional right for the child to be raised by their parents. This will prevent attachment problems it will provide stability for the child. The record of the non custodial parents can be found in the Child Support division.
GRANDPARENT VISITATION LAWS ARE "CONSTITUTIONAL" NOVEMBER 14,2001 THE US SUPREME COURT UP HELD THE "LIBERTY INTEREST" OF CHILD TO CONTINUE IN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP" There seems to be some confusion following the recent U.S. Supreme Court rulling in the case of TROXEL v GRANVILLE. On June 5, 2000. In fact the high Court did not rule on the issue of grandparent rights, other than to hold that these type of cases must be decided on a "CASE-BY-CASE BASIS" and that "we would be hesitant to hold that specific non parental visitation statues violate the Due Process Clause as a per se matter". The Court then went on to cite all fifty state grandparent visitation statues and hold that they WERE NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. The "best interest of the child" must prevail. WEST VIRGINIA SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN Federal code:
U.S.CODE 42 SUB-SECTION 1983 CIVIL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN. " A CHILD IS A
PERSON AND NOT A SUB PERSON OVER WHOM THE PARENT HAS AN ABSOLUTE
POSSESSORY INTEREST (THIS IS NOT OWNER SHIP BUT IN A STATUS SYSTEM,
BECAUSE OF THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN, THEIR POSSIBLE INABILITY TO
MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS IN A MATURE MANNER, SUCH AS IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE.)
THE TERM "CHILD" DOES NOT
NECESSARILY MEAN A MINOR, BUT CAN INCLUDE ADULT CHILDREN AND EVEN
ADULT NON DEPENDANT CHILDREN. CHILDREN ARE GENERALLY AFFORDED THE
BASIC RIGHTS
EMBODIED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF THE
14th AMENDMENT IS SAID TO APPLY TO CHILDREN--LEGITIMATE OR OTHERWISE,
BUT EXCLUDING UNBORN CHILDREN." 
Child Abuse & Neglect
Investigations (42 USC, CHAPTER 132, SEC IV § 13031)
Relative Placement
Consideration & Hearings (Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a))...(18) provides that States shall give preference to an
adult relative over a non-related caregiver when determining a placement
for a child, provided that the relative caregiver meets all relevant
State child protection standards.
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LAWYER INFORMATION IS ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY:
If you have a legal question but don't know where to turn, try the LAWYER information Service's toll-free number, 1-800-642-3617
WV State Bar has a Lawyer Referral Service where a citizen can be given the name of an attorney who they can talk to for up to thirty minutes at an initial cost of only $25.00. At the end of thirty minutes, the lawyer decides if they want to take the case and the person can decide if they wish to hire the lawyer.
NEED HELP FINDING AN ATTORNEY YOU CAN TRUST?
CHILDLAW SERVICES, INC.( (CHILDREN ONLY)
Providing Free Legal Services for Children
Patricia Kutsch Wheeling, WV Telephone 304-232-8078
The World Wide Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.
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Secretary: ANNIE OTTO....E mail
FRN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MARTINSBURG, WV
HEDGESVILLE, WV 25427
TELEPHONE: 304-754-3802
other members to contact:
Maury Johnson....E mail
Greenville, WV
Telephone: 304-536-4613 or 832-6085-655-2558
Doug PARKS. Mission West Virginia, (304) 523-2255 OR E mail
Carol Winland or Allison Nichols (304)-293-2694 or
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WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK Region I
Hanock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Wirt, Ritchie, Calhoun, Gilmer, Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monnongalia counties
Doddridge, Ritchie, Tyler West Virginia Counties
Rt. 1, Box 850
Greenwood. WV 26415
Telephone: 304-873-3463 or Toll Free 1-888-443-2589 E mail
DADS (DADS ADORE DAUGHTERS AND SONS)
Every Tuesday evening between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. volunteer attorneys from a variety of law firms, come to the State Bar Center to answer questons posed by the general public by phone.
E mail www.wvbar.org/referral
Telephone 304-558-7991 or e mail www.wvbar.org/barinfo/services.
The WV Bar will be glad to provide a speaker if there is a group of citizens who have general or specific legal questions. Just contact the
WV Bar Executive Director Thomas R. Tinder, Esquire telephone 304-558-7993.
For legal pamphlets and general legal information including the topics of medical powers of attorney/living wills, senior citizen rights and law relating to young adults these materials are available.
WHEN SEARCHING FOR A LAWYER BE SURE THEY ARE EDUCATED IN THE FIELD OF LAW YOU WANT THEM TO REPRESENT YOU IN. NOT ALL LAWYERS WORK IN FAMILY LAW AND MAY NOT KNOW THE LATEST RULINGS OR LAWS. DON'T FORGET YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN APPEAL IF THE COURTS FAIL TO RULE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD!
Mary Ellen Griffith
1605 Honaker Ave.
Princeton, WV 24740
Phone 304-425-9973
Gary Rymer, Middlebourne, WV 304-758-4448
Joseph Albright, Parkersburg, WV, 304-44-5163
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