Posts by Sheila Roberts
ParentalRights Goes to Harrisburg
Photo credit: Parentalrights.org. Reps. Jim Cox (left) and David Zimmerman address concerned parents, children, and members of the press before the Parents Know Best Rally in Harrisburg September 24, 2019. ParentalRights.org of Pennsylvania on Tuesday hosted the Parents Know Best Rally, their first gathering to support HB 508 at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Led by State…
Read MoreOpen Arizona’s Courts!
It is the purpose of open courts to let in the light of outside scrutiny, to keep judges and child welfare agencies honest in their dealings with children and families. That’s what made one ruling in Arizona earlier this year both troubling and confusing. And it’s why we’re excited to see that ruling overturned. A…
Read MorePositive Change Coming: A Report from ALEC Conference
Changes are coming to a major legislative conference that will better protect your parental rights at the state level. ParentalRights.org’s Government Affairs Liaison Maggie McKneely attended the annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Austin, Texas, August 14-16, and came away with the encouraging news. Changing the Structure “There’s going to be…
Read MoreFacing Our Biggest Threat to Parental Rights
[Editor’s note: The following is originally from our sister site, ParentalRightsFoundation.org.] I’ve been fighting for parental rights for over ten years, and you might be amazed to hear what I’ve come to believe is the biggest threat to parental rights. Because the biggest threat to the legal rights of families in America today isn’t that more…
Read MoreWhen the Whole Court Can’t Be Trusted
A recent case out of Washington state was so egregious the appellate court not only rejected it, but sent it back to be heard again—in a different county. Generally, when a case is appealed, the appellate court will either uphold the original decision or “remand” it, meaning they send it back for a do-over, with…
Read MoreThe Parents Know Best Rally is Coming Up in PA!
Mark your calendars! On September 24th, Parentalrights.org Pennsylvania is hosting the Parents Know Best Rally in Harrisburg, PA. We’re organizing this event to promote the passing of Pennsylvania House Bill 508, the Parental Rights Protection Act. This legislation is sponsored by Rep. Jim Cox. The rally will take place at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Here…
Read MoreLife or Death: Yet Another Charlie Gard?
The hospitals of Britain are at it again. The “medical experts” have deduced that somehow “death” is actually in the best interests of Tafida Raqeeb, just as they decided for Alfie Evans in 2016 and Charlie Gard in 2017. That’s like a car salesman telling you to just walk. Everywhere. It’s like a kindergarten teacher…
Read MoreWe’re Going Around Congress
If we can’t get through, we’ll go around. That’s our plan for protecting parental rights relating to child welfare investigations. We won’t give up. We won’t quit. Because if Congress won’t protect families, we’ll find another way. Right now we can’t afford not to. Not when a good parent can spend ten years or…
Read MoreSchool to Moms: Your Money or Your Child
A Pennsylvania school district came under fire last week for a letter sent home to parents who owed debts for their child’s school lunch program. Unable to collect for the breakfasts and lunches certain students had consumed, the Wyoming Valley West School District threatened to have the families reported to “dependency court” and have their…
Read MoreBreaking: Attorney Arrested for Standing for Families
This morning Tennessee attorney Connie Reguli turned herself in to the Brentwood, TN, police in response to news yesterday that a warrant had been issued for her arrest. Reguli is founder of the Family Forward Project, an ally in the fight to protect parental rights and call attention to the need for family court reform.…
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