It 'worked' for very strange values of 'worked'. The ex engaged in forum shopping, in contravention of rather black letter law (in both states and at the federal level) that cost a not insignificant amount to rectify. My difference with a few things that you have posted in this thread don't relate to what the laws say, but rather with what I feel is a bit of minimization of the difficulty of getting them followed. Perhaps I'm misreading, as in this post you clearly state that that is an issue:
The real issue with the system is that one party can cause so much cost on the other. There should be more balance in costs and burden over interstate disputes
Somewhat of a return to the originalish issue: the cops didn't care that I had a valid order in one state. They were local rather than FBI, but I suspect it wouldn't have been any better with them. And the state wasn't MA. IIRC, when I went through this (about seven years ago) there were a couple of other states that hadn't adopted the UCCJEA. In my case, both states had that law on their books, however.
So true. one of my best friends has to pay his ex-wife child support for 3 kids, 3 kids that live with him. The mother is in prison for 15 years on a trafficking charge but the court will not grant him custody because she could be out as early as 3 years.... Thanks Maryland.
I'll give you one: mine. Ex took off for another site with my son. Under no form of law in any state is what she did allowed. I had an emergency court order in the state we lived in before she even filed in her new state. It took a couple of years and probably $30,000 in legal fees to get the new state to stop saying "fuck you".
Update the title to mention that you have a crazy ex who won't allow any contact. That'll definitely cut down on the number of rants.
Or it will change the nature of the rants from "you're a shitty parent" to various white knightings and people who believe that men experience equal justice before the law in family courts.
The Will Smith and family reaction photos were to a different part of the event. I'd post a link to the debunking, but writing this is just about how much I care.
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It 'worked' for very strange values of 'worked'. The ex engaged in forum shopping, in contravention of rather black letter law (in both states and at the federal level) that cost a not insignificant amount to rectify. My difference with a few things that you have posted in this thread don't relate to what the laws say, but rather with what I feel is a bit of minimization of the difficulty of getting them followed. Perhaps I'm misreading, as in this post you clearly state that that is an issue:
The real issue with the system is that one party can cause so much cost on the other. There should be more balance in costs and burden over interstate disputes
Somewhat of a return to the originalish issue: the cops didn't care that I had a valid order in one state. They were local rather than FBI, but I suspect it wouldn't have been any better with them. And the state wasn't MA. IIRC, when I went through this (about seven years ago) there were a couple of other states that hadn't adopted the UCCJEA. In my case, both states had that law on their books, however.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Can you predict what will happen to Apple over the next few years? I have a pretty good idea.
eTrade and others would be more than happy to help you put your money where your mouth is.
Who's voting this down? Come on moderators, the guy speaks the truth and you know it.
White knights are legion on the internet.
So true. one of my best friends has to pay his ex-wife child support for 3 kids, 3 kids that live with him. The mother is in prison for 15 years on a trafficking charge but the court will not grant him custody because she could be out as early as 3 years.... Thanks Maryland.
Can you say which county in MD?
I'll give you one: mine. Ex took off for another site with my son. Under no form of law in any state is what she did allowed. I had an emergency court order in the state we lived in before she even filed in her new state. It took a couple of years and probably $30,000 in legal fees to get the new state to stop saying "fuck you".
Does your coffee typically give you third-degree burns?
No, but I do not pour it down my crotch either.
Of course not, it's coffee, not grits.
I can get heroin on any street corner 24/7. Where can I find a package of Hostess Cupcakes?
Don't tell anyone, but I've got a guy with a hookup. His codename is "7-11".
Shh.
Update the title to mention that you have a crazy ex who won't allow any contact. That'll definitely cut down on the number of rants.
Or it will change the nature of the rants from "you're a shitty parent" to various white knightings and people who believe that men experience equal justice before the law in family courts.
This sounds suspiciously like a Seinfeld episode.
It's fat free!
Never show up.
So they're considering Major Major Major Major for the job?
OMFG.. Chickens! With fricken LASER CANNONS!
(Yes, I've seen chicken cannons and chicken catapults, they're humorous, too)
Nothing beats an air drop of frozen turkeys.
Came for the Strangelove reference; left satisfied.
Remember when Newt Gingrich was so roundly ridiculed for wanting to buy laptops for schoolkids?
I think he earned greater ridicule for his plan to have children earn their free lunch by sweeping and mopping the schools.
If the realistic alternatives are: Microsoft buys Nokia and Nokia dies they pick Microsoft.
Don't underestimate the ability of bureaucrats and others in power to bite off their noses to spite their faces.
we used to run around the school yard with wood sticks and make pew pew pew at schoolmates and - oh god -.even towards teachers.
Obviously we had to turn all out to be serial psychotic killers that shot everyone out our schools.
Worse than that: you became a /. poster.
Needs moar 'Ride of the Valkyries'. SRSLY.
Hair dryer or heat gun may loosen things up. Be careful you don't overdo it.
Carburetor? Why not list points and crank starter while you are at it grandpa?
I want to be a corrupt crony, you insensitive clod!
This is the internet, you're going to have to settle for being a corrupt brony.
Most countries don't try to police the world.
Certainly not the Germans...
The Will Smith and family reaction photos were to a different part of the event. I'd post a link to the debunking, but writing this is just about how much I care.
Isn't it easier to get fifty one dollar blowjobs in Tijuana than a single fifty dollar one?
Tobacco has nasties in it, whether chewed or smoked.
If we all ready went to the moon 1969, which I dont think we did,
Hey Bart, how does it feel to have your ass whipped by someone several decades your senior?