Jumping Frog wrote:Here is case where a man's military service may cost a man his children.
Sounds like a true scumbag ex-wife . . . and place the judge in the same category.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.
The man 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.” However, the courts consider their motivation to be the "best interests of the child." The rights of the service member parent take a far back seat, particularly in cases such as this where the child is being cared for by a third-party step-parent.
That is unconscionable. The judge belongs in jail. Certainly not on the bench. Any idiot (well apparently not the one on the bench) can see that this can wait until his Navy service allows.