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Michigan Legislators and Family Rights Organizations Set to Rally Tuesday September 23, 2008

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:47:39 -0400

Lansing, MI.Legislators and Family Rights Organizations will be assembled September 23, 2008 between 11am and 1pm on the East Steps of the Lansing State Capitol Building in support of House Bill 4564 and House Joint Resolution NN and to send a message to the rest of the Michigan House. The message? That Parental Rights Should Be Respected and Protected By All, including our legislature.

According to the National Fatherhood Initiative, the US Bureau of Census and the FBI single parent households are indicators in 72% of all teenage murderers, associated with 60% of all rapists, account for 70% of kids incarcerate, have children twice as likely to quit school, 11 times more likely to be violent, account for 3 of 4 teen suicides, 80% of the adolescents in psychiatric hospitals, and 90% of runaways.

Several Democratic and Republican legislators have banded together to try and protect parental rights but have been openly stalled by House leadership. We will not let our legislation die without fight states Lary Holland, Director or Write to Parent, Inc.

For more information please contact 800-883-9619 x2

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Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop and Lary Holland of Michigan discuss Equal Parenting at the Farmington " />Hills League of Women Voters Public Town Hall Meeting on January 28, 2008. Michigan currently suffers from the highest unemployment rate, the highest juvenile life sentence rate, and a significant number of incarcerations all related to the breakdown of the Michigan Family. We are seeking to put the family as nearly back together as possible by minimizing the conflict between parents post-divorce, post separation, and post-paternity.

Supporters of House Joint Resolution NN

Fulton Sheen, Glenn Steil, Tim Moore, Edward Gaffney, Joe Hune, Joel Sheltrown, Rick Jones, Kevin Elsenheimer, Jacob Hoogendyk, John Stakoe, Tom Pearce, John Garfield, Jack Brandenburg, Philip LaJoy, David Law, Marty Knollenberg, Tom Casperson, Arlan Meekhof, Kim Meltzer, Neal Nitz, David Agema, Daniel Acciavatti, Brian Palmer, James Marleau, Tory Rocca, Frank Accavitti, Darwin Booher, Paul Opsommer, Bill Caul, Coleman Young, Barbara Farrah, Kevin Green, Dave Hildenbrand, Chris Ward, Craig DeRoche, Jeff Mayes, Robert Dean, Brian Calley, John Moolenaar, Dudley Spade, Tonya Schuitmaker, Bruce Caswell, David Robertson, Phillip Pavlov, Richard LeBlanc, Kathleen Law, Goeff Hansen, Bill Huizenga, Fran Amos, Judy Emmons, David Palsrok, Howard Walker, John Espinoza, Lee Gonzales, Lorence Wenke, Gino Polidori, Bettie Scott, Terry Brown, Gabe Leland, Gary McDowell, Lisa Wojno, Ted Hammon, Rick Shaffer, Hoon-Yung Hopgood, Michael Lahti, Andy Coulouris, Shanelle Jackson, John Pastor, Mike Nofs, Kenneth Horn, John Proos, Kathy Angerer, Bert Johnson, LaMar Lemmons, Richard Ball, George Cushingberry, Bob Constan, Ed Clemente, Chuck Moss

Reading the Detroit News Just Wasn't Enough...

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:45:19 -0400

Many of you read and participated in the Detroit News: Michigan Father Fights for a Joint Custody Law through the story and the poll. What you might not realize is that something was missing from the story and both Robert Pedersen, an upcoming second year participant in the Equal Parenting Bike Trek in August, and Tawnya Bollin, Media Director of the National Association of Non Custodial Moms (NANCM) exposed the issue with Lary Holland from Get Your Justice Live.

The Detroit News interviewed Beverly Morris, Founder of NANCM, and was told that there are over 4 MILLION Non-Custodial Mothers throughout the United States. This fact was not well-represented in the above referenced story, and I think for good reason. The reality is that the statements made by the opposition of equal rights for children to access both parents absent a strong reason to the contrary would have been obliterated with the exposed reality that all of these non-custodial mothers think that Equal Parenting should be the norm, not the exception.

The Court has no clothes and if you missed the live episode of Get Your Justice Live last Wednesday, you can listen to it right here by clicking Play on the below player.

Spread the word and help make this year's events, like the Equal Parenting Bike Trek a success by posting the information to media sources around the nation! Let everyone know that this affects everyone! Together, MOTHERS, FATHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDFATHERS, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND COUSINS can all make a difference for our Nation's children and families.

UPDATE!!! The Equal Parenting Bike Trek will be received by the National DC FESTIVAL 2008 at Upper Senate Park in Washington DC on August 15 and 16 (2008)

Detroit News: Michigan Father Fights for a Joint Custody Law

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:19:45 -0400

Robert Pedersen is highlighted in this FRONT PAGE article covering the Equal Parenting Bike Trek and Equal Parenting in the State of Michigan. Read below the picture for links to participate in the discussion and to see one of the comments that I have left. Robert Pedersen also made a brief appearance on Sunday Night's Get Your Justice Live which you can listen to by pressing play on the player below.

Robert Pedersen plans to ride his bike from Lansing to Washington D.C. with five other supporters of Equal Parenting. View more about Mr. Pedersen at www.daddyblogger.com

You can participate in the public debate by commenting on the Detroit News story: Michigan Father Fights for A Joing Custody Law or just participate in the online poll to express your views on equal parenting, your support for House Bill 4564, or otherwise make your voice heard before hundreds of thousands of Michigan Residents.

The Court has no clothes, and are completely exposed in this article and with the numerous commenters that have already participated. Don't be left out.

My comment: Equal is as Equal Does

I am a producer and host of an online talk show called "Get Off The
Bench" where we have men and women join in and tell us what they
experience in the family court system. Although it is a national show,
with participants spanning every state in the United States, we have a
great deal of participation from Michigan. When I read this article I
was thankful of Michigan largest newspaper covering the single most
important topic that is affecting our economy, our communities, and our
government.

"They have always had more time and money to lobby lawmakers, while
mothers tend to devote their time to raising the children, she said."

The above is factually untrue. It shows time and time again that one
of the key reasons that a single-parent fights is over control and
money, not the best interests of the children. (The type of conflict
caused by an adversarial system promotes the same conflict that likely
resulted in the separation of the parents.) Somehow policy got skewed
where the best interests of a single-parent is the best interests of
the child. The adverse is the truth, single-parent households are the
WORST for children.

Of all of the child abuse and neglect to occur against a child it is
first by a biological Mom's live-in male roommate and seconded by the
biological mom. Removing Dads or excluding Dads not only removes the
primary protector of the children from their lives, but also
unfortunately excludes all of the secondary protectors, including
grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Michigan ranks last in undistributed collected child support money,
so Michigan enjoys the current high-conflict legal system that pits
parent against parent. In fact, 56 Million Dollars were collected by
Michigan and not distributed. According to law, if they get away with
it for 1-year, Michigan keeps the money. On the other hand, Michigan
claims to have distributed just over 30 Million to actual needy
families. This is a horrible track record for our State.

Children should never be a source of income for our State or
conflicting parents. It produces incentive to fight instead of get
along. We have a situation now to correct many of the problems with the
family law system and it begins by reinstating the value of both
parents not undermine it. We will see our economy, communities, and
government prosper from only dabbling in cases that meet a threshold of
interference. It has been proven time and time again that government
was never meant to handle everything, only certain things. Let fit,
willing, and caring parents equally enjoy their children and focus on
those families that truly need help.

Minister Ronald Smith: Sunday February 24, 2008 Meetup Intro

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:18:15 -0500

People are organizing all around the State of Michigan in support of family preservation. Minister Ronald Smith tells nearly twenty people at A Child's Right Meetup that it's time to repair the family. Lots of information and strategy was discussed with advocates and a lobbyist about the importance of both a mother and a father in their children's lives.

The preservation of the family is an essential component to a healthy economy. Together, we can help bring back the importance of family, societal strength, and stable economy. Children deserve both parents in their lives.

A Child's Right Meet Up can be JOINED FOR FREE RIGHT HERE! Watch for more monthly MEETUPS!

Special Thanks to all the individuals that showed up in support of strong families. More importantly, thank you to both Robert and Angela Pederson, who opened their home for such an important event.

Equal Parents Week Rally! Be There!

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:20:32 -0400

This mammoth luxury bus will be at the Lansing State Capitol Building from 8:30am to 11:30am on September 26, 2007 to support equal parenting! Will You?

CRISPE, Dads and Moms of Michigan, the Family Rights Coalition, A Child’s Right, Children Need Both Parents, Fathers for Equal Rights, Fathers-4-Justice, Parents for Children, Children’s Rights Council invite you to join us in defense of the traditional American family at this historic rally at our State Capitol during Equal Parents Week. Over 40% of Michigan’s population is being micro-managed by the family court system with disastrous consequences to our children, families and the state economy. Help transform Michigan from a wasteland of broken families into a promised land of healthy families and community renewal.

House Bill 4564, a bill to ensure equal parental responsibility, will result in a presumption of joint custody for fit parents and equal access for children to both their mother and father. Hearings on this bill are expected this fall. Your attendance at this rally will send a strong message in support of HB 4564 and serve as a demonstration of our will to be equal parents to our children.

The Equal Parents Week Rally has been organized to bring to the attention of our legislature, our executive branch, our judiciary and the general public that Equal Parenting is a civil rights issue whose time has come. America’s success was built on strong family bonds and the recognition that both a mother and a father are essential to raising healthy, moral and well adjusted children.

Request to Representative Brenda Clack: Bring HB4564 Up For Discussion

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:13:08 -0400

I took the time to write Honorable Representative Brenda Clack, Representative Joel Sheltrown, and the sponsors of House Bill 4564 this evening urging for a referral to Chairperson Clack to bring House Bill 4564, Michigan's Presumption of Equal Custody Bill, to the floor for discussion and debate.

Dear Hon. Representative Brenda Clack,

My name is Lary Holland, a father and former litigant in an extremely litigious child custody dispute arising in several counties that should have resulted in a split-custody arrangement that would have been great for my children, fair for both parents, and appropriate for taxpayers. The outcome, however, was over three years of litigation, a significant drain on community resources, my children being deprived of meaningful access to their one and only father, and my no longer contributing to Michigan’s high-tech industry in a leading metropolitan corridor. There are additional ramifications that resulted from Michigan’s policy over the family too numerous to list here.

Michigan needs a presumption of equal custody because it is fair for taxpayers, parents, and children. A presumption of equal custody eliminates the necessity of parents to feud over parenting time and children because there will no longer be an enabling negative family law policy supporting back and forth fighting over the children unless there are actual provable reasons on why one parent should not have substantially equal custody of their child(ren).

Michigan needs to bring family law policy inline with Constitutional expectations, whereas a protected right should not be infringed upon unless all Constitutional protections are afforded the accused or deprived. Right now, when there are two fit, willing, and caring parents “fighting with the winner takes all philosophy” the children lose substantially because the parents stay enmeshed in the battle, projecting animosity to their children. The children should not be fought over, unless there is good reason to strictly limit one parent’s interaction with their children. House Bill 4564 levels the playing field and will reduce this tug-of-war dramatically when there are two fit, willing, and caring parents involved, freeing up court resources, time, and tax dollars because parents will no longer be enabled to fight with the winner take all philosophy over total domination of their children. Parental litigants will be directed to properly divide the time with their children a substantially equal amount of time. This bill does nothing for those that willfully abandon their children and do not have an interest in equally parenting their children.

House Bill 4564 takes into account domestic violence concerns, because if an individual parent is perpetrating a continual act of domestic violence the evidence can be presented resulting in conviction of the offending party, and quite possibly showing that the offending party is also unfit as a parent. The bill does not go far enough to provide for a penalty to parents that fail to work together as equal parents, which would encourage and reward good behavior instead of the current atmosphere of alienation and family feuding. Policing for positive outcomes helps shape Michigan’s family law policy to support equal parents and towards punishing those that continue to enmesh themselves in a winner take all pattern of conduct.

I hope you take into account the growing support across the State of the Equal Custody concept. This issue needs to be brought to debate early and discussed fully to come to a resolve in the committee that equal custody is good for parents, great for children, and honest for taxpayers. We need to free up community resources and focus again on parents being parents instead of adversaries in a courtroom. I have sent a copy of this letter to my Representative, Joel Sheltrown as well as all of the sponsors of the House Bill requesting referral for this bill to be brought up for discussion and thoroughly investigated.

Should you have any questions about my position on this issue you may reach me toll-free at 800-319-4955 ext. 3. I would also like to be invited to any hearings that might be scheduled on House Bill 4564. Thank you for your consideration on these matters.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ /s/

Lary Holland

Michigan Family Court Problems

P.O. Box 107

Oscoda, MI 48750

Flint Talk Video Guys: Studio 1714: What's Brenda Clack's Reasoning?

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:33:07 -0400

The Studio Guys at Studio 1714 are at it again with another excellent piece on Equal Parenting, Friend of the Court Abuse of Power, and Representative Brenda Clack holding up Michigan House bill 4564!

"Originally only a program to serve the needy has evolved into a program to serve the greedy," states Lary Holland. He further states that, "The Judges and Friend of the Court are the gatekeepers to debtors' prison in Michigan."

John Wilson, "How can they pay if they are in jail?"

"Parenting is a protected liberty, the friend of the court routinely takes away a significant amount of custody from a fit, willing, and caring parent and assign all the benefit nearly to one parent and most the burden, including financial burden, to the other parent," Holland elaborates.

"It's a double whammi", states Steve Brewer.

"It's like a snowball [effect]," further states John Wilson.

Brenda Clack is holding up Michigan House Bill 4564, Michigan's Presumption of Equal Custody Bill which raises the standards to keep both fit, willing, and competent parents in children's lives.

Flint City Council Meeting: Brian Downs, Esq. and Lary Holland Present HB 4564

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:59:54 -0400

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 on Equal Parenting: Studio 1714 Helps Bring Attention to Critical Issues

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:03:55 -0400

Lary Holland discusses the Critical Issues with Studio 1714, located in the heart of Flint's beautiful East Side.

Lary Holland discusses critical issues surrounding Equal Parenting, House Bill 4564 (HB4564), and Why Equal Custody hasn't happened yet with Studio 1714's Flint Talk / Flint Video Crew. Representative Brenda Clack is currently holding House Bill 4564 hostage, which will be discussed in upcoming shows. View the first of several discussions that are going to be released over the next several weeks regarding the Critical Issues surrounding the State of Michigan's policies over the family.

"The more you learn about it the more you hate your State," Steve Brewer, co-host of Studio 1714's Show from the heart of Flint's beautiful East Side.

"What people don't understand is the Government doesn't create anything, doesn't create finances, it just takes them from someone else... to continue what they are doing is going to have much more of a human tragedy behind it." John Wilson, co-host.

It's the silence and indifference of the good people, led only by the vitriolic actions of our governments, that are harming our children. Join with me to help change what is happening to our nation's children. Let's reign in free for all welfare programs like Title IV-D and help re-establish that all people are created equally.