Child "support"
is more right termed child extortion.
It is more a money driven system
for state employees than support
for children. In fact is does not
in fact go to children's needs,
but most often the mother. It is
alimony and blackmail of fathers
as a punishment for the kidnapping
of their children by the state,
which makes them "visitors"
to their children. The states are
driving a wedge between fathers
and their children for the financial
and political benefit fo lawyer,
judges and many thousands of state
employees. This system is VERY broken
and corrupt and needs to be torn
down completely.
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Sent: Monday,
December 12, 2005 12:11 PM
Subject: [MichDads]
[AKidsRight.Org] NEWS RELEASE -
WAYNE COUNTY DA REFUSES TO CHARGEBIGGEST
ALLEGED DEADBEAT ON OVER 100 INCIDENTS
OF DRIVINGWITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE
WAYNE COUNTY DA
REFUSES TO CHARGE BIGGEST ALLEGED
DEADBEAT ON OVER 100
INCIDENTS OF DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED
LICENSE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec 12, 2005
Lyons, NY - On Monday, Dec. 12th,
John Murtari, a long time village
resident, appeared for Trial before
Village Justice Forgione for driving
with a suspended license on July 12th.
Assistant DA Richard Wunder was prosecutor.
Murtari represented himself and in
his opening statement admitted he
had driven on over 100 other occasions
and had driven to court that
morning and was planning on driving
home afterwards. Murtari challenged
the constitutionality of the law which
allows DMV to suspend the licenses
of parents who are behind in child
support payments. In filed motion
papers before the trial he claimed
this was little more than a form of
debtor's prison and that the system
doesn't measure real support for children,
just money paid a specific way.
It ignores the Civil Right of a parent
to contact with their own children
and just wants money instead.
State records show Murtari is over
$55,000 behind in support payments
and may be the biggest 'deadbeat'
in Wayne County. He rejected an earlier
plea deal that would have resulted
in just a fine and instead wrote the
Court and DA's office giving details
of over 100 other incidents of driving
while his license was suspended.
He told Wayne County DA Richard Healey
that he wanted this matter resolved
honestly. He wanted the great support
and love he had given his son recognized
and didn't want to live in fear of
being arrested as a criminal in his
home town for the slightest traffic
violation.
Judge Forgione denied his motion to
be arraigned and tried on the additional
incidents and said he had no authority
to determine if a Civil Right's violation
had occurred or the constitutionality
of the law. The DA's office was also
opposed. The brief trial focused
on just the one incident and Murtari
was found guilty and ordered to pay
a $200 fine. He told Judge Forgione
that he would not voluntarily pay
any fine, but was given till January
6th to make payment. Murtari
was very disappointed that the additional
potential violations were just being
ignored by the DA's office.
In a sworn affidavit submitted prior
to the Trial he stated he loves his
son, Domenic (12), very much and is
doing everything he can for him.
Due to a relocation to California
Murtari has spent over $55,000 in
travel and other expenses associated
with seeing his son. He claims
his former spouse has extensive financial
assets and what his son cherishes
and needs is regular contact with
his father. They have maintained
a strong bond even after six years
of separation.
Murtari does not approve of 'real'
deadbeats, those parents who simply
ignore and don't care about their
children, but believes most cases
are caused by a system that can too
easily make a parent's contact expendable
in a child's life. He believes
alleged deadbeats should get the same
legal protection given criminals and
a chance to prove how they are supporting
their children to a jury.
Murtari is a former Air Force Academy
Graduate and Air Force Instructor
Pilot with a strong record of community
service. He is a lector at St.
Michael's Catholic Church in Lyons
and is the National Coordinator for
the group, AKidsRIght.Org, made up
of mothers and fathers who lost contact
with children they love. They
want the nation to recognize and protect
the Civil Rights of all parents to
raise and nurture their own children.
The group's web site is:
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/
For more info:
Media Contact: Teri Stoddard 925-628-1206
John Murtari: 315-430-2702 (cell)
Letter & Motion admitting driving
and challenging law:
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/support/lyons2.pdf
Letter to DA Healey requesting prosecution
on additional incidents:
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/support/healey1.pdf
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John Murtari
____________________________________________________________________
Coordinator
AKidsRight.Org
jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org
"A Kid's Right to BOTH parents"
Toll Free (877) 635-1968(x-211)
http://www.AKidsRight.Org/
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