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Crouch and an unknown number of others among the 140,000-plus single parents in uniform fight a war on two fronts: For the nation they are sworn to defend, and for the children they are losing because of that duty.
A federal law called the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is meant to protect them by staying civil court actions and administrative proceedings during military activation. They can't be evicted. Creditors can't seize their property. Civilian health benefits, if suspended during deployment, must be reinstated.
And yet service members' children can be _ and are being _ taken from them after they are deployed.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
COMMON SENSE tells us that you can't have custody of a child AND be in a war zone at the same time. Someone else has to be taking care of the children in a safe non-war-zone area. Either the other parent or a grandparent or another custodian.
Originally posted by RANT
Changed to "MANY" Flyers. Misread the first line.
Originally posted by RANT
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is long overdue for expansion to custodial rights reinstatement upon return.
Originally posted by RANT
Read the article.
Originally posted by RANT
I first heard about this from a state legislator. Some states are going to do something about this given the anecdotal evidence of how it's being used.
Originally posted by RANT
It appears that dads are using the loophole to basically 'snatch' custody from single mom exes that happen to join the Nat. Guard for extra income.
To just hand children back over before the war-detox program is done isn't smart. There is a lot of stress upon return. A lot of 'unwinding' has to be done.
Originally posted by RANT
Get in there Congressional Dems. Lots of neglect and harm to undo from years of Family Values on the march.