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Each year, Illinois protective parents organize in honor of Mothers Day.  2007 is no different.  This year, however, we are supporting a larger campaign:

"Mothers File International Complaint Against the United States"
View complaint against the United States  to Inter American Commission on Human Rights

    Earthwire

    Businesswire - Tennessee Coalition

    Feminist Law Professors

    KAIT Channel K8, Jonesboro, AR

    pcQuote


Lake County News Sun Headline story 8/31/06 "Gagged!"

    News Sun Editorial by David Rutter, Editor, 9/2-9/3/06, "A royal pain won't shut up."

    Letters in response to the 8/31 News Sun story, 9/2-9/3/06, Talk of the County.

TV -- CBS Channel 2 News, Pam Zekman Reports: "State Questions Method For Custody Battles; Why the Wrong Parent Can Win." -June 21, 2004.  This link includes video of the Zekman investigative report on Chicago's CBS Channel 2 News.

"Jailed mom released in time for Mother's Day" - News Sun, 5/13/2006

"Moms Losing Custody of Children" - News Sun, 5/13/2006

"How Good Parents are Losing Custody of Their Children, and How Domestic Violence Factors In" - McHenry County Woman Newspaper, May - June 2006

"Reforms needed to close a stinking can of worms" - News Sun, 5/12/05

Group protests handling of custody battles in court - Northwest Herald, 10/22/05

Custody fight - Times Union, Albany NY, 10/16/05

My Turn: Deceit in the courtroom - Burlington Free Press, 10/16/05

Custody rulings rapped - News Sun, 10/12/05

"Amendment to law reflects Elgin mother's struggles.  Child-custody hearing: State bill eliminates child representative's role in custody cases" - Suburban Chicago News, 8/1/05

 "Common threads" - News Sun, 6/3/05

"A process where everyone loses" - News Sun, 5/9/05

"Family evaluators' at center of complaints" - News Sun, 5/9/05

"Mother's Day not always a celebration" - Northwest Herald, 5/8/05

"A Mother's Crusade, Crisis of epidemic proportions in family courts" - News Sun, 5/7/05

"Family Division: The court of last resort" - News Sun, 5/7/05

"Lawsuit claims discrimination in court. In divorce proceedings: Defendants are court clerk, administrator, state's attorney" - News Sun, 5/1/05

"Mother loses high court custody appeal" - Suburban Chicago News, 11/15/04

"Psychologist faces official complaint" - Northwest Herald, 6/5/2004

Psychologist under fire: State claims custody evaluations for court were flawed" - Barrington Courier Review, 7/29/04

National News

CBS 48 Hours Investigative Report, NY Hanimov Case

KTUU TV (2), Alaska:  "New video targets domestic violence" featuring Paige Hodson

 

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