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soggybtmboys
12-06-2007, 12:11 AM
Wayne County


In an outlandish attempt to strip away parenting time from a Wayne County man with his children, a Wayne County woman makes claim that the father is not nurturing and placing children in harms way by taking them hunting and trapping. Apparently, the mother who is too busy moving and changing residences failed to get her mail and appear in a hearing before the FOC and did not file an appeal in the set time limit when the father filed a motion for a change in parental times. The father was awarded substantially more time with his two children. Mother gets new order and files false allegations in order to get an appeal on a docket before a Ciruit Judge late last week in Wayne County.

Apparently in the hearing the mother states that the father is reckless by taking his children hunting and trapping, and even further claims that oldest son is violently opposed to hunting and demands the order that increases father's parenting time be overturned. Mother also is quoted as saying 'she is afraid of children's safety due to the fact there are bear traps'.

The judge asks mother if there has been any injuries or accidents with the children while they are participating in these activities with the father. Mother replies with a no. Father explains he has a love of the outdoors and believes it is in his childrens best interests to also be involved in the outdoors and not in front of the tv or video games. Father also produces many photographs of happy smiling children out hunting, fishing and trapping. Father also produces a news article that features his son and himself in a successful turkey hunt where the son was quoted in this article 7 months earlier how much he loves the outdoors especially with his father.

The judge rules in favor of the father as well as verbally chastizes the mother in open court about attacking the character of a loving father who is doing right by his children. Mother is also ordered to pay father's attorney fees and his lost wages for the day of work the father missed. The judge also adds in closing that there are no bears in Southern Michigan, that bear trapping has been outlawed for more than a century and there are no 'bear traps' in the woods.




FMann
12-06-2007, 04:54 AM
You have to love storys like that. You have to respect this judge for upholding the rights and beliefs of the father in that story. It just goes to show the ways a woman will try and ruin the good times a father will try haveing with his children. I am truely thankful for the times my father and I spent in the woods also the times my children and I spend in the woods.

Big Reds
12-06-2007, 06:47 AM
Sounds like my ex. Good, she got what she deserves! Good for the man in this case!:D

steve ypsi
12-06-2007, 08:02 AM
Young Friend of mine went thru this 7 times, each time they did nothing to the mother, I thought sure after she was found out the first 3 or 4 times they would do something, nope... same type father, keeps them outside doing things, building things, one hour of TV in the evening, makes most of their gifts, they have small chores when at his house...a great father.
cost him over 20,000 in 4 years defending himself. to bad he didn't have the same Judge

soggybtmboys
12-06-2007, 06:11 PM
Here is a photo that was in the news article.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z7/soggybtmboys/DeansDeerPics003.jpg?t=1196981175


Here is another photo of father and son

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Dean_s_Deer_Pics_005.jpg



One more photo

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/3046/medium/coontrapping_150.jpg

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/3043/medium/Muskrat_trapping_with_Jake_011.jpg



Happy little boy in the outdoors with his father. I am very proud of my son, he is growing into a fine little outdoorsman and a little gentleman. Thank you for the kind comments..........Yes, I am the Wayne County man in this story. I am very grateful the judge saw thru the bs, and affords me the ability to continue making sure my children grow up right.

Krackerracing
12-06-2007, 07:12 PM
Thats awsome. Good for you!

PsEbUcKmAsTeR17
12-06-2007, 07:23 PM
Congrats SoggyBtmBoys!!!

Hope things keep going good for you and your kids!!!

Just have one question, how hard is it to catch a rat in a bear trap?

-Psebuckmaster17-

Windnots
12-06-2007, 08:43 PM
Congrats Soggy. That is a rare story unfortunately...although a happy one.

Joe R.
12-06-2007, 09:11 PM
Good to hear everything worked out for you soggy. Keep that kid in the outdoors and he will do you proud. Keep taking pictures too. Those memories are priceless.

Joe

GettinBucky
12-07-2007, 05:16 PM
Soggy....That is absolutely awesome!!!! I have a similar situation with my ex....she is constantly trying to disrupt the relationship I have with my son Hunter. We have been in and out of court for frivolous things many times. I also am in the process of changing our parenting times. Hunter shot his first turkey this spring and 2-does with his bow this fall at 10 yrs old. Your case sets a huge precedence in the court for others in similar situations....

Thanks for being a good Dad...you will be rewarded by seeing your son grow up with a good head on his shoulder's!!!!!

Congratulations to you and your son!!!!!

HunterHawk
12-09-2007, 03:51 PM
Not much to say other than that is awesome!!!!

mhodnettjr
12-09-2007, 04:22 PM
Glad that it worked out like that.

Dave Lyons
12-09-2007, 04:40 PM
soggy,

Truly amazing, I am glad everything worked in your favor. We never hear of much good coming out of todays courts. Keep up the good work.

Dave

SPITFIRE
12-09-2007, 04:59 PM
great im happy for you! One thing i must add is that you had alot of documentation to give to the judge. Let that be a lesson to fathers out there going against the system,if your going to have any chance you must have documentation to prove your case. Its sad that we have to go through so much to try and get anything even close to fair but the system is for the women and even they know this. Its all about money not the wellfare of the children.

Big Reds
12-09-2007, 05:36 PM
Spitfire is correct. It IS all about the documentation. As a father that has gone through this similar situation, the evidence that I had to present was truthful and honest. Unfortunatley, in my situation we went through the same as Soggy and then some. Two years total so far. The problem is that most times parents do this such a thing to spite the other parent and for nothing more! The one thing the other parent doesn't realize is that they miss the big picture here. The one thing that matters most in a parents life IS their children. This only puts the children in the middle of this and they are the true victims and most times they blame themselves. This will further harbor resentment toward the parent who puts them in the middle and uses them as pawns in their little game. I apologize for rambling, but I do hope this helps at least one child to not to get caught up in the game.