Two Years Today Since Andrew's Abduction & Disappearance

By Andrew´s Daddy
Ken Thompson
24 April, 2010
http://www.findandrew.com/

Two Years Today Since Andrew's Abduction & Disappearance

 

 

 

Today has been a very difficult day emotionally. It marks two years since Andrew's abduction & disappearance.

Andrew is now approaching his sixth birthday (19th August). I haven't seen him or heard anything about him since he was three. Perhaps there are people who have heard something (such as Melinda's family or perhaps someone in a womens group) but for some reason they will not let me know about his welfare.

I have no idea where Andrew is & I have no idea whether or not he or his mother (Melinda) are still alive.

Like all little kids, Andrew wants to be with both his parents. He wants to be with his dad & learn from him, just like kids do all over the world.

Melinda knows I would never harm Andrew. She must remember the lengths I went to to make sure any insect or bug that came into our home was treated humanely. Why would someone who cares so much for any form of life intentionally harm his own child? Melinda knows this is true.

I am lighting a candle to commemorate Andrew's abduction & disappearance tonight & I will be saying a little prayer for him. I'd like others to do the same.

I would like to thank all the people from countries all over the world who have joined the Global Search for Andrew campaign.

Andrew will be found & he will be reunited with his dad & the rest of his family. The longer this takes, the more difficult it will be for Andrew.

I will not give up.

I also want to help Melinda. She must know by now that she has made a terrible mistake. All she needs to do is contact someone & this whole thing can be sorted out.

Media Release
Dec 20, 2008

Andrew THOMPSON Missing Child - Global Search

ANZAC Day and the cultural war

http://www.promisekeepers.org.nz/ss_nx_144/display.php?List=32&N=266

Our Battle

ANZAC Day commemorates the sacrifices of New Zealanders and Australians in war. Last year we looked at the role ANZACs played in defeating the Turks and Germans in the Holy Land in “The Road to Jerusalem”

Today there is a rapid shift in our culture which is often moving people away from God. For example, technology makes access to porn easier than it has ever been before. Also, children can be more affected by “group think” and bullying because their peers are so networked. Sgt Malarkey from the “Band of Brothers” mini series wrote about the situation in the USA in 2004 that, “We are engaged in cultural war for the soul of this nation”.

It is important to understand the times we are living in and what our role is. How can we help others on their spiritual journey so that their destination is being with God?

“The Pacific” is now screening. The rather gratuitous use of bad language detracts from a fast-paced series that shows just how vast the Pacific war was.

The mini series “Band of Brothers” has had a big impact previously. Sgt Don Malarkey was a key source for the series. He was also a close friend of Fritz Niland, and Don’s recollection of the saga of the four Niland brothers was the basis for the “Saving Private Ryan” film.

During a visit to Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs, I saw this letter and medal. Don Malarkey is still alive and is a committed Christian. His comparison of his WWII experience with what we are facing today is insightful. This is the letter:

Sgt Don Malarkey, 1 April 2004

Dear Mr Dobson                                                            

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, I parachuted into occupied France along with the 101st Airborne. As the battle against Fascism raged we were not sure what the eventual outcome would be. On numerous occasions we were surrounded and outnumbered. At Bastogne we nearly ran out of ammunition and other critical supplies, but we held out and defeated the enemy, freeing Europe for a rebirth of liberty.

We are engaged in cultural war for the soul of this nation. Focus on the Family is in the frontlines of the alliance fighting for the preservation of the family. Sometimes we feel surrounded, outnumbered, and nearly out of ammo – but take courage. Rally the troops and inspire our hearts. We know who wins this divine conflict.

On behalf of Stronger Families for Oregon I give you this World War II Victory medal as a symbol of the eventual victory we shall attain.

DONALD G MALARKEY

Tech Sgt. “Easy” Company
506th Parachute Infantry, 101 Airborne
One of the “Band of Brothers” 

 

  Letter and Medal at Focus on the Family                                 Don Malarkey

Today Focus on the Family NZ continues the battle right here in New Zealand. Promise Keepers is working with Focus on the Family to promote Dr Allan Meyers "Valiant Man" course to help men understand manhood and prepare them for healthy sexuality.

Top 10 mistakes by Fathers seeking Shared Parenting in Australia

Top 10 mistakes by Fathers seeking Shared Parenting in Australia

Kids suffer when parents divorce

 

 

 

Kids suffer when parents divorce

http://www.albertle atribune. com/news/ 2010/apr/ 17/kids-suffer- when-parents- divorce/

Published Saturday, April 17, 2010

How many tragedies have to happen to the innocent children before we, the public, stand up and demand change in our judicial system regarding the horrific injustices that are occurring in child custody cases?
I am currently involved with a child custody case where a father is battling the system to remain in his daughter’s life. He is being unjustly persecuted by the mother, her attorney and her family because he isn’t a deadbeat dad and wants equal time and say in his daughter’s life.
What is wrong with this picture?

Because the father doesn’t have the finances to pay attorney fees, he has been forced to represent himself and suffer the wrath of the mother’s attorney. I can see where parents with or without legal representation can become so overwhelmed with the entire situation that tragedies like the recent ones occur.

Our current system is encouraging deadbeat parents! We, as human beings, must decide that every individual in this wonderful country deserves the same rights in and out of court. This has to be addressed before more innocent children have to suffer by losing one or both parents to death or imprisonment!
Paula Schwarz
Winnebago


 

Duped dads win back child payments

I do believe the Ausy Family Court is showing a healthy respect for fatherhood and the truth. Fairs fair.These lying mothers are so common in the gender bias Family Court. False allegations can remain permanent -often destroying the credibility of an otherwise innocent and genuine dad.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/duped-dads-win-back-child-payments/story-e6frg6nf-1225854290980

The Australian
16 April 2010

Duped dads win back child payments
By Patricia Karvelas

Men are using a new law to win back hundreds of thousands of dollars paid in child support for children they later discovered were not theirs.

New figures obtained by The Australian reveal that since January 2007, 48 men have won back a total of $434,378.64 paid through the Child Support Agency.

The men used DNA testing to prove they were not the biological fathers of children they had been supporting. One man got back more than $70,000 by proving children were not his.

But among the 48 orders, the sums to be repaid by mothers ranged down to less than $20.

Section 143 of the Child Support (Assessment) Act, requires the Family Court to consider issuing orders for repayment where paternity is successfully challenged and child support has been paid.

Child Support Agency deputy secretary Philippa Godwin said the agency had received no complaints about the process, but women's groups are outraged by the numbers.

"Where parentage has been satisfied for child support purposes, but a parent believes they are not a parent of a child, they can apply to a court for a declaration that a child support assessment cannot be made against them for that child," Ms Godwin said.

"As part of determining this application, the court can order a DNA test to determine paternity of the child. The results of the test will be considered by the court in deciding whether to make the declaration."

Hundreds of tests have proved that an aggrieved man is, in fact, the biological father of the child in question.

Sole Parents Union president Kathleen Swinbourne said the new laws were hurting children at the centre of DNA disputes.

"What does this say to children about being wanted, being loved, being parented? What does this do to children whose fathers turn around and say, `I'm not your daddy anymore, I don't want you'," she said.

"The effect of this on children must be devastating. And that's to say nothing about the financial circumstances mothers find themselves in in trying to continue to support their children while trying to pay back child support."

Ms Swinbourne said she did not accept the argument that men should be entitled to change their role in children's lives based on biology.

"If you've raised these children and parented them, you can't turn around later and change your mind. It doesn't matter what the DNA says."

Men's Rights Agency director Sue Price said it was about time that men who had been duped by former partners were able to remedy the situation.

"I think it's a good thing that children are able to know the biological father rather than their pretend father," she said. "I think it's essential that they should be able to have the money repaid to them. Why should they have to pay for another man's child?"
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The fight for Mens Rights in Welfare and Justice.

The fight for Mens Rights in Welfare and Justice.

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16th April - Takapuna Site Office-AUCKLAND
Daniel Ryder – 021-036-9895, Jim Bailey – 027-429-0055, Kerry Bevin, Jim Bagnall + Others
64 Anzac Ave, Takapuna
Friday - 10.00 -1.00pm+

19th April -Sydenham Site Office--CHRISTCHURCH
Daniel Ryder – 021-036-9895, Kerry Bevin, George + Others
Cnr Elgin and Colombo Sts
Monday - 10.00 -1.00pm+

20th April - Takapuna site office- AUCKLAND
Jim Bailey – 027-429-0055, Jim Bagnall + Others
64 Anzac Ave, Takapuna
Tuesday - 10.00 -1.00pm+

20th April - Southern Regional Office- CHRISTCHURCH
Daniel Ryder – 021-036-9895 and FAMILY, Kerry Bevin, George + Others
195 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Tuesday - 10.00 -1.30pm+

21st April - Papanui Site Office- CHRISTCHURCH
Daniel Ryder – 021-036-9895 and FAMILY, Kerry Bevin, George + others
7 Winston Avenue, Papanui
Wednesday - 10.00 -1.00pm+

23rd April - Takapuna Site Office- AUCKLAND
The JimB’s, + Others – Jim Bailey’s 62 B/Day on the Job
64 Anzac Ave, Takapuna
Friday - 10.00 -1.00pm+

23rd April-- Parliament-Beehive- WELLINGTON
Daniel Ryder – 021-036-9895, Kerry Bevin, George + others
Molesworth Street, Wellington
Friday - 10.00 -1.00pm+

Suicides prompt child custody shakeup

 About bloody time Boshier.Try being on the sharp end of false allegations.
RIP Good dads.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/national/3568888/Suicides-prompt-child-custody-shakeup

Suicides prompt child custody shakeup

By NATHAN BEAUMONT - The Dominion Post

A high suicide rate among people involved in Family Court custody proceedings has prompted the country's top family judge to shake up the system.
The court is speeding up the way it deals with childcare disputes, particularly when they involve potential violence or abuse.
Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier said too many people were losing hope when cases dragged on, and were taking their own lives. "If they can't see a solution in sight then what started off as depression becomes full-on hopelessness. I am driven by a desire to give people a light at the end of the tunnel."
Between May 2008 and June last year, 18 people died from suspected suicide. Judge Boshier had anecdotal evidence that suggested the pattern was continuing.
Cases involving family break-ups often resulted in bitter disputes between parents.
"Some parents use the court as a battleground to vent their frustrations with the other parent, and being able to do that is more important than concentrating on the real issue.
"This can cause considerable delay in resolving the issues, which can be harmful to the welfare of the children caught in the middle of these conflicts."
From Monday, the more than 27,000 cases filed each year that relate to children will enter the court's new early intervention process.
Cases in which there are safety concerns for children will be treated swiftly.
Parents in non-urgent cases will be sent to counselling. If this fails they will move on to lawyer-assisted mediation and then a conference before a judge.
If the parents are still unable to reach an agreement the case will go to a full hearing before a judge, with wait times no longer than a month.
Judge Boshier said the new system would be quicker, cheaper and more effective than the old one, once Justice Ministry staff and lawyers adjusted to the changes.
"The . . . process is a landmark for the court and will be one of its most significant reforms since the Family Court was created in 1981.
"We have struggled to control our custody conflicts for a long time and there are still too many cases that are taking too long to proceed through the system. Children need stability restored to their lives after the trauma of family break up. It is vital to their welfare that the conflict surrounding them is reduced . . . as soon as possible."

Mental Health Foundation chief executive Judi Clements was delighted at the changes, which would reduce families’ stress and anxiety. “I applaud the move.”
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Law Society spokesman Paul Maskell said the group also supported the move. “Cases will come to judges much sooner and many families will get results from court a lot more quickly.”