People and Faces

Dr. Amy JL Baker has co-authored with Katherine Andre, PhD. a new book entitled I Don't Want to Choose: How Middle School Kids Can Avoid Choosing One Parent Over the Other.

The book will teach children how to manage loyalty conflicts by: Using Critical Thinking, Considering Options, Being true to themselves, developing coping skills, and more.

The book can be read by children alone or with Parents, School professionals, individual therapists, divorce educators, family mediators, and other caring adults.

Lary Holland is to host the new GET OFF THE BENCH talk radio show on Wednesday nights at 8pm. This live interactive talk radio show allows callers from all over the nation to dial in and participate in discussions about family law, government policies over the family, administrative issues, and many other hot topics, for example, Do you know a Family Court Judge, CPS employee, or Friend Of The Court Counselor that did something wrong and got away with it?  Let us know!

Our goal is not to work against the system but to work through it and working together there is power in numbers to make a positive change. Tune in!  The only dumb question is a question not asked.

SPEAKING OUT - If you think kids aren't used by the system, you are cordially invited to re-think that. Attorneys fail children, government fails children, and services fail children. If they're supposed to represent children's best interests, chances are that is a cover for their own best financial interests. Standards are seldom followed when representing children. 

Join me on Wednesdays at 8pm LIVE to discuss the matters that are most important to you! Chances are good that the answers that I provide will open you to a whole new understanding about the family court and child protective services racket that is ripping children from good parents!

Tonight's show of GET OFF THE BENCH is covering the Lansing, Michigan Equal Parents Rally that occurred today, Title IV-D Services, and new upcoming fees associated with the federal program.

What we are facing today, much like others in the past, is a simple civil rights violation. This is how you get heard... Let your legislators know that you are fed up and not going to take it anymore! Demand equal rights and equal treatment, meaning equal access to your children!

The Equal Parenting Symposium was a success and will be airing on local public access television in the coming week around the metro Detroit area. The most recent symposium was in the City of Pontiac, in Oakland County. Politicians, Professionals, and interested citizens from all over the state appeared for presentations by Jim Semerad (Dads and Moms of Michigan), Dr. Michael Ross (Family Rights Coalition), Lary Holland (Family Court Problems), Jay Fedewa (Family Rights Coalition) and Minister Ronald Smith (Children Need Both Parents, Inc.).

As video becomes available, it will be uploaded and shared here! Also an audio podcast will be available later this week of the speeches that were given and available for sharing and download. This event was a success and even more people are now educated about the funding mechanisms of our Friend of the Court systems, the steep rewards that are provided for the creation of absent parent households, and the devastating effects of family court on our economy.

Thanks for the Family Rights Coalition, and the other members of the symposium for helping make this event such a success!

You may remember recently that Brian Downs and myself both spoke to the Flint City Council asking support for Michigan House Bill 4564, Michigan's presumption of equal custody bill. I ventured back in July to speak further to the Flint City Council. See below the presentation that I provided again to the Flint City Council. Also, Council Member Jackie Foster Poplar spoke in support of the bill and indicated that she issued a letter to Lansing about supporting House Bill 4564. She also told her side of the story in the below video which I encourage all of you to view. You can also send letters/emails of support directly to Jackie Poplar at jpoplar@cityofflint.com thanking her for supporting this critical issue.

Lary Holland and Brian Downs attend the regularly scheduled Flint City Council Meeting and present to the Council and the Audience on Equal Parenting and House Bill 4564.

Brian Downs and Lary Holland presented to the regularly Flint City Council Meeting and were invited back to discuss critical issues surrounding Equal Parenting and how it affects the City's long-term health and growth. "The next best thing to an intact family is a child having equal access to both fit, willing, and able parents," was the message presented. "Individuals coming together make families, families coming together make communities, communities come together to make government," stated Lary Holland and further, "If the most basic unit fails, so does the government."

Simply put "if the basic unit or building block is falling apart so will the government, you can't have a strong government or community when the family is being destroyed," states Holland. Both speakers indicated that you have to protect the family unit to strengthen the community.

The Flint City Council was provided detailed information pertaining to House Bill 4564 and Council members and President invited the speakers back to discuss these issues further and look into ways to strengthen the government by strengthening families.

Special thanks goes out to the Community Leaders, the Flint City Council, and the supportive residents that listened and attended. It means alot to see communities coming together to strengthen the most important building block, our children and families.

Additional thanks goes out to other Equal Parenting Supporters that showed up to lend their morale support on the issue, ready to help with anything that was necessary.

UPDATED VIDEO:

Lary Holland at the Flint Gear Grinders' Car Show in Fenton, MI. The event was at Mo Doggies Bar and Grill with over 45 participating cars in the event.

Representative Brenda Clack, in the Michigan House of Representatives, is currently holding up House Bill 4564, Michigan's Presumption of Equal Custody Bill, that creates a presumption that both parents should be involved a substantially equal amount of time in their children's lives as long as the same school schedule can be maintained.

Michigan House Bill 4564 is the right thing for parents, children, and taxpayers. Stop the government waste on programs that can be eliminated when there are two fit parents involved in their own children's lives. It takes a family to raise a child, not a community. Urge Representative to stop hold our children and Michigan House Bill 4564 hostage.

For more information about House Bill 4564 feel free to email me at laryholland@sbcglobal.net or visit http://www.squidoo.com/hb4564, created by Robert Pedersen. 

Mo Doggies Bar and Grill hosted the Flint Gear Grinders Car Show in Fenton, MI. Equal Parenting information was distributed throughout the event and over the PA System.

Thanks to the Flint Gear Grinders, Mo Doggies, and all of the sponsors that made this event possible for area parents, children, and the community.

Just the other day I received something to my surprise, it was a poem by another father that has been going through a horror of a child custody dispute whom we will refer to as JME (the author). Just as this author has demonstrated in his life there are significantly more valuable ways to support those around you then to just sending a check. Taking the time to share and demonstrate your thanks for the efforts of those around us. This author certainly will receive the award of merit in my book for offering his support through his words of the efforts associated against our government forcing good parents out of their children's lives. Thank you Mr. JME. 

Mr.Lary, aka Mr.Garu
We thank you deeply  for ALL that  you do
When our questions arise,
They are never to you a surprise
Your answers are always  true and shine through

Be it questions of tort
Or any matters of child support
You always provide to all of us, sports
A clear concise vision, With full complete retort

The Title IV is a real true nightmare et.writ
You face it head on and never despair
You shoot from the hip with knowledge and wit
Only Those who oppose you,they would  call you a bear

Your goal is defined  
To keep them,in line
All within check
Yet They twist and they turn
As if in a  car wreck.

They all Mutter to themselves,your a pain in their neck
You cheerfully nod and give a nice grin
As they stare in amazement of all your wisdom within.

You the Man,Lary H.,
A real Charlie Brown,
Never give up! whatever it takes
Our children are worth it
Their futures  at stake,
With perseverance we will correct all the states mistakes.

Regards  Lary H.,