Court Watch Report

CANADA

COURT WATCH REPORT

Published by the Canadian Citizens Free Press - by the citizen's and for the citizens of Canada

In ever increasing numbers, as a result of the

skyrocketing divorce rate, every day in Ontario, despite

the desperate pleas and emotional needs of many of

our children, hundreds of children caught in the

middle of their parents divorce are asking the same

question ? Why cant we see grandma and

Grandpa?

Courtroom Watch reporters investigated a number

of cases and found that the number of children

affected by the alienation of their families is staggering.

Malcolm Mansfield, the president of F.A.C.T.

Canada, a group representing non custodial parents in

the Toronto area told reporters We have dozens of

non custodial parents contacting us each week. The

problem of children being denied access to their non

custodial parent and grandparents is out of control.

The courts are not listening to the children, nor are

they paying attention to the best interests of the

children. What is even worse is that many lawyers of

the Law Society of Upper Canada are knowingly

alienating children away from their families as part of

their strategy to win their clients cases. This whole

mess with family courts today is something the people

of our province should be very ashamed of.?

In one case, Courtroom Watch reporters spoke to

two children ages 8 and 10. They indicated that they

desperately wanted to spend more time with their father

but that the mother would not let them spend time with

him even though they resided less than an 8 minute walk

away from their father. The children were afraid to even

ask their mother if they could walk over to the fathers

home after school out of fear of their mothers reaction

should they even ask.

The father told reporters that the children wanted to

visit their aging grandparents who live outside of the

country, but that the mother, using her sole custody

status granted by the courts, consistently denied the

children enough time with the father to allow a vacation

to see the grandparents. The father said all that he

wanted was to have the children for one week period

each year for a holiday but had never been allowed this

privilege in the last 5 years. The mother would not allow

the children to be with the father for any more that one

overnight visit every other week. Even though the father

told the court that the children were pleading to spend

more time with him, the judge did not pay attention to

the children's desires nor did the judge even consider

CHILDREN OF DIVORCE ASK ?.

WHY CANT WE SEE OUR GRANDPARENTS ?

WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY LISTEN TO US ?

The CANADA COURT WATCH REPORT is a periodic

report published by the many volunteers of Canadian

Citizens Free Press throughout Canada and Citizens

Courtroom Watch Program. It is available for

distribution without copyright to any individual, group or

organization that may have an interest in the materials

contained in this report. Interviews with the victims may

be possible with any recognized news reporting agency

expressing an interest in the stories contained in this

report. Articles written in this report are based on

actual cases involving the courts.

This publication is intended to bring to the attention

of the public, injustices that are being perpetrated

against members of our community by those individuals

or agencies which are a part of the Canadian legal

system. To have a story published, have one of our

court writers attend your court, or to have your

organization receive regular issues of this report, then

please contact Rev. Dorian Baxter at 905-853-0316

ARE YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN

BEING ABUSED BY

THE CHILDREN'S AID

SOCIETY?

Call the Children's Aid Society Report Hot Line

Rev. Dorian Baxter 905-853-0316

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	Court Watch Report
	CANADA COURT WATCH REPORT Published by the Canadian Citizens Free Press - by the citizen's and for the citizens of Canada In ever increasing numbers, as a result of the skyrocketing divorce rate, every day in Ontario, despite the desperate pleas and emotional needs of many of our children, hundreds of children caught in the middle of their parents divorce are asking the same question ? Why cant we see grandma and Grandpa? Courtroom Watch reporters investigated a number of cases and found that the number of children affected by the alienation of their families is staggering. Malcolm Mansfield, the president of F.A.C.T. Canada, a group representing non custodial parents in the Toronto area told reporters We have dozens of non custodial parents contacting us each week. The problem of children being denied access to their non custodial parent and grandparents is out of control. The courts are not listening to the children, nor are they paying attention to the best interests of the children. What is even worse is that many lawyers of the Law Society of Upper Canada are knowingly alienating children away from their families as part of their strategy to win their clients cases. This whole mess with family courts today is something the people of our province should be very ashamed of.? In one case, Courtroom Watch reporters spoke to two children ages 8 and 10. They indicated that they desperately wanted to spend more time with their father but that the mother would not let them spend time with him even though they resided less than an 8 minute walk away from their father. The children were afraid to even ask their mother if they could walk over to the fathers home after school out of fear of their mothers reaction should they even ask. The father told reporters that the children wanted to visit their aging grandparents who live outside of the country, but that the mother, using her sole custody status granted by the courts, consistently denied the children enough time with the father to allow a vacation to see the grandparents. The father said all that he wanted was to have the children for one week period each year for a holiday but had never been allowed this privilege in the last 5 years. The mother would not allow the children to be with the father for any more that one overnight visit every other week. Even though the father told the court that the children were pleading to spend more time with him, the judge did not pay attention to the children's desires nor did the judge even consider CHILDREN OF DIVORCE ASK ?. WHY CANT WE SEE OUR GRANDPARENTS ? WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY LISTEN TO US ? The CANADA COURT WATCH REPORT is a periodic report published by the many volunteers of Canadian Citizens Free Press throughout Canada and Citizens Courtroom Watch Program. It is available for distribution without copyright to any individual, group or organization that may have an interest in the materials contained in this report. Interviews with the victims may be possible with any recognized news reporting agency expressing an interest in the stories contained in this report. Articles written in this report are based on actual cases involving the courts. This publication is intended to bring to the attention of the public, injustices that are being perpetrated against members of our community by those individuals or agencies which are a part of the Canadian legal system. To have a story published, have one of our court writers attend your court, or to have your organization receive regular issues of this report, then please contact Rev. Dorian Baxter at 905-853-0316 ARE YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN BEING ABUSED BY THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY? Call the Children's Aid Society Report Hot Line Rev. Dorian Baxter 905-853-0316 Continued on page 2