Lindsay Douglas1d ago
From my recent open letter to my estranged teenage daughters. From my secondary publication on Substack, Dear Two Daughters.

Please take a moment to click on the link below and give my letter a read, like, share, and comment. I'm working towards getting these letters out into the world and your support means the world to me.

This piece is titled 'Just another empty week' and it is very close and dear to my heart. In it, I highlight the ambivalent nature of the longterm and complex grief of parental alienation and domestic abuse. I also talk about how the weight of grief shifts over time.

Please read my open letter here: https://open.substack.com/pub/deartwodaughters/p/just-another-empty-week?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=35z54g

#OpenLetter #Estrangement #Isolation #Grief #ParentalAlienation #Alienation #DomesticViolence #DomesticAbuse #Divorce #CustodyCourt #FamilyCourt
Show threadnullagent6d ago

I sent a response in last week on the NEW restraining order my-ex has filed on me.

Their ENTIRE restraining order is based on the fact that I posted BASIC information about my case (like hearing dates, case numbers and final rulings).

I needed to write about my case so I could hire a lawyer there is NO government provided consul in US civil courts or family court.

This NEW filing only increases my need for legal funds.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-with-alan-in-his-legal-fight

#MutualAidRequest #FamilyLaw #Karen #FamilyCourt

Donate to Standing with Alan in His Legal Fight, organized by Corey Mack

Most of us want the same thing: a little bit of peace and someone to share it with. W… Corey Mack needs your support for Standing with Alan in His Legal Fight

gofundme.com
Show threadnullagentMar 27

Remember how my child was being kidnapped/withheld for 3 months last year into this year?

AND I won a whole ruling about THAT "withholding".

Well guess what?

My ex was able to place me on child support DURING the time period they were literally kidnapping my child by any reasonable person's definition.

I have to pay child support to my child's kidnapper.

EVEN after winning 50/50 parenting time.

Make it make sense lmao.

#ParentingWhileBlack #PNW #FamilyCourt #FamilyLaw #BlackDadsMatter

Show threadnullagentMar 16

So now what this Trump admin interest all signals that ICE could be called at any point of the legal process.

A vindictive person or even a person telling the truth could short circuit the already flaky family court system.

Just make an accusation, file it in court, don't wait for final hearings just forward it to ICE and the feds.

And boom, one bad partner will destroy their shared support systems and THEN get one or both deported.

#FamilyLaw #ICE #FamilyCourt #Trump

@ProPublica

Show threadnullagentMar 9

In the US that actual rate of situations confirmed to need a CPS investigation for Black families is 20% of cases.

⚠️ 🚨

However in West Coast cities as many as 70% of all Black kids will see their family investigated by CPS!

Family court and CPS is just one more place of over policing and racism on FULL display for Black men.

https://youthtoday.org/2021/08/black-children-most-likely-to-be-investigated-by-cps-study-says/

#blacklivesmatter #BlackDadsMatter #BlackMastodon #FamilyLaw #FamilyCourt

Black children most likely to be investigated by CPS, study says

For a lot of children in the U.S, especially Black kids, a common part of childhood — alongside the typical birthday parties, playground games and first days of school — are frequent encounters with child welfare services, according to a new study out of Rutgers University and Duke University.  “Child welfare contact happens a lot […]

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Show threadnullagentMar 9

Weaponizing the "courts, cops and whiteness" is NO joke.

There's hard data for the EXISTING racial bias in parenting rights cases and generally contact with CPS for Black kids.

I've already proven in court THREE times that there is NO reason to limit my child custody etc and that my ex's claims were ALL demonstrably false.

But my daughter still faces a 4th court process, a CPS investigation.

https://youthtoday.org/2021/08/black-children-most-likely-to-be-investigated-by-cps-study-says/

#BlackDadsMatter #FamilyCourt #FamilyLaw #MutualAidRequest #BlackMastodon

Black children most likely to be investigated by CPS, study says

For a lot of children in the U.S, especially Black kids, a common part of childhood — alongside the typical birthday parties, playground games and first days of school — are frequent encounters with child welfare services, according to a new study out of Rutgers University and Duke University.  “Child welfare contact happens a lot […]

Youth Today
Show threadnullagentMar 9

Oh great, we're back to my karen calling the cops on me for no reason during child exchanges... again.

We're gonna need a bigger legal fund.

But for real, its wild how much people talk about wanting to support Black people but will literally just watch a karen bleed a black dad dry.

Please help me stop going into debut bc of an abusive ex whose weaponizing the cops, courts, and their whiteness constantly.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-with-alan-in-his-legal-fight

#MutualAidRequest #LegalAid #LegalFund #FamilyCourt

Donate to Standing with Alan in His Legal Fight, organized by Corey Mack

Most of us want the same thing: a little bit of peace and someone to share it with. W… Corey Mack needs your support for Standing with Alan in His Legal Fight

gofundme.com
Show threadnullagentMar 6

In a different sort of absurdity I'm been forced to spend approaching $25k on lawyers just to be able to see my daughter.

I wish family court actually put the kids and families first, but that's just now how things are, especially for Black fathers.

If you're interested in helping keep the legal costs under control my friends and family operate this legal aid fund which goes directly to legal fees.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-with-alan-in-his-legal-fight

#FamilyCourt #FamilyLaw #SLAPLawsuit #PNW #LegalAid #MutualAidRequest

Donate to Standing with Alan in His Legal Fight, organized by Corey Mack

Most of us want the same thing: a little bit of peace and someone to share it with. W… Corey Mack needs your support for Standing with Alan in His Legal Fight

gofundme.com
ThreeOfUsMar 4
It’s one thing to have a good day in #familycourt… quite another to ensure that the corresponding order is written up correctly 🙄
ThreeOfUsFeb 24
Final hearing tomorrow at the family court. The culmination of nearly two years in court proceedings. I’m praying for a wise judgment for the kids. We’ve given it our all.
#parenting #law #familylaw #familycourt