Michigan legislative action thread
Posted on 06/19/2014 6:23:10 PM PDT by queenkathy
ADRIAN
Being posted on a submarine in the Pacific Ocean does not exempt a father from obeying child custody orders, a judge ruled Monday in Lenawee County Circuit Court.
(Excerpt) Read more at lenconnect.com ...
Stupid.
Appeal the ruling and throw the first judge in jail.
When do the Gay Scouts take over?
This story was on ABC news this morning also so she’s feeling heat I’m sure. She seems to think she can ignore Federal law and she also rules by emotion
How in the world can a judge issue a warrant for the arrest of a submariner who is cruising the depths of the middle of the Pacific and that information has been given to the judge by the US Navy?
““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,” Noe said.”
I couldn’t agree more.
UNLESS that mother had her taken away in the FIRST place for being unfit! THEN she shouldn’t have that child until she proves she can handle her
My concern is that the child was removed from her mother by CPS so I pray she is not being put into a bad situation.
I have no way of knowing the actual circumstances, but do not agree with the judge ignoring the law that allows military to delay legal matters until they are present to deal with them. Not sure the judge can actually ignore the law on that and get away with it. We will see I guess.
The US Navy had better send someone to that court and shut her down. Hubby is apoplectic over this.
Or a US Marshall.
http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20140611/News/140619800
This article posted June 11, 2014 indicates she was just sworn in. So either June 10-11, 2014 she just became a judge.
This is her first full week on the job.
Rachel B. Allen Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy Military Paralegal has written to the editor of our local paper explaining to Judge Noe why she can’t just ignore federal law in this case
A Federal court order sounds like it will be needed.
No. Judge Noe has been on the bench for a few years now. The article you posted is Judge Anzalone who recently became a judge
D’oh... I was searching/reading too fast and comprehending too little.
NEVER MIND!
Here is a copy of the letter sent to the Daily Telegram Editor
Rachel Allen
Today at 2:32pm
I have sent the following letter to the editor of your newspaper via email and would like to also post it here: Letter to the Editor of the Daily Telegram, Adrian, MI, I am writing to share my dismay and disgust at the recent actions and statements made by one of your local judges, the Honorable Margaret Noe. It is my understanding that she is not familiar with the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act. The link to the text of the federal law (in PDF form directly from the U.S. Department of Justice website) can be found here: http://www.justice.gov/crt/spec_topics/military/scratext.pdf. If you refer to §512(a), you will find this law is applicable to each of the States, including the political subdivisions thereof. In §522, you will see that the law specifically includes child custody proceedings. In addition, the law MANDATES that Judge Noe “shall, upon application by the servicemember, stay the action for a period of not less than 90 days” if the conditions in paragraph (2) or the section are met (which have been met, as required). Perhaps she was not aware that the law now includes the language “including any child custody proceeding”, since this language was added by P.L. 110-181, and was made effective on January 28, 2008. The fact that she would blatantly violate Federal law is appalling. Even worse, she would do so in a manner that would violate the rights of a Servicemember and stripping a young child from the only home she has truly ever known, after a judge granted full custody to the father four years ago. Petty Officer Hindes is not shirking his responsibility as a parent due to his military service. Hundreds of thousands of brave men and women are at this very moment enduring the great challenge of being separated from their families and loved ones, while serving our great country and protecting the very freedoms and system this judge vowed to uphold. I encourage the citizens of your community to educate themselves on the law and stand up against this outragous violation. Military members cannot be punished for following orders. And as a submariner, Petty Officer Hindes is not so easily expendible that he can just leave his appointed place of duty. Judge Noe’s actions are abhorant to those of us who have proudly served in the military. She is an embarassment to your community. Please let her know that her position is required to uphold the law, not violate it. Thank you for your time and consideration. Very Respectfully, Rachel B. Allen Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy Military Paralegal
All too typical for domestic courts, I understand... the Calvinball manual is their law book. They are liable to getting overturned but appealing is arduous.
Has the servicemember requested a stay? I assume he signed a power of attorney to his wife before he left. If the judge is ignoring this, then the Feds must intervene. They should not let this go further.
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