Poor Fathers Go Directly to Jail

Posted by: markadamsjdmba Posted date: October 22, 2009 In: Daily Journal (Opinion) | comment : 5

Curiously, poor fathers are being thrown in jail in Lee County, Florida without any request being made to hold them in contempt by anyone with the right to do so and also without the notice required for a contempt hearing.

For those of you with a little legal knowledge, such action is taken without any pleading invoking the subject matter jurisdiction of the court and without the process required to confer personal jurisdiction and provide adequate notice and opportunity to prepare and present a defense. These are fundamental violations of due process which are supposed to be guaranteed by the Constitutions of Florida and the United States of America.

Also, Lee County judges are throwing poor fathers in jail for failure to pay child support even though the Florida Supreme Court has repeatedly told Florida’s judges not to do so and even though Article I, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution provides, “No person shall be imprisoned for debt, except in cases of fraud.”

Before anyone gets too excited, Florida’s courts have held that a person can be jailed for contempt if he has the ability to pay child support and refuses to do so, but once again, the judges in Lee County are throwing poor fathers in jail for failure to pay child support, even ones who are unemployed and suffering from disabilities.

Apparently, the Constitutions of Florida and the United States of America mean nothing in Lee County, Florida, and naturally, the Florida Bar approves of these fundamental violations of due process. Perhaps these judges and the ministers of legal correctness at the Floriduh Bar don’t say the pledge of allegiance or maybe they aren’t smart enough to know what liberty and justice for all means.

If you want to know why judges don’t bother to follow the law and why they will even blatantly violate it, check out Why Does the Government Ignore Our Wishes? and don’t miss my 18 minute speech. If you take a look, you’ll learn why judges and government agents get away with horrible crimes. My article on torture includes a link to the U.S. Supreme Court case which explains how one of our stolen rights makes the difference between justice and injustice, between freedom and slavery.

If you are married or thinking about getting married some day, you might want to make sure that you do something to make sure that justice is restored so that you don‘t have to fear having all of your property stolen by attorneys* and being thrown in jail by judges who either can’t read or have as much “respect” for the law as a Bush.

Remember, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Will you help destroy our ability to control the government or will you spread the news and demand that our rights to control the government are restored? Please choose wisely and take some action by sending this to your contacts.

Carpe diem,

Mark A. Adams JD/MBA

P.S. I’m active in the media, election, and judicial reform movements. Since some of you may not know of my work, here’s a 3 minute video about some of it.

* There are some honest attorneys, but many family law attorneys will try to drag the lawsuit out until both of the parties are out of money. This is why the family home is usually sold after divorce.

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GroovySooz
This is happening in counties across the state of Pennsylvania, as well. The judges in these cases are rationalizing the failure to provide these people with counsel as due to the fact these are actually civil cases and therefore do not have to follow the same due process requirements as criminal cases do.
Several years ago, the ACLU of Pennsylvania took action against Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and got them to start providing counsel to any defendant (criminal or civil) who faced the incarceration as a possible outcome of their court hearing. Unfortunately, it looks like Westmoreland County is back to its old tricks, and other counties in the Commonwealth are doing the same.
barbaracjohnson
I discuss the issues of due process and equal protection and fathers in general in quite some detail in my book Behind the Black Robes: Failed Justice. To save time I am inserting a brief explanation of the book and of myself plus the comments of three reviewers. The book has an entire chapter devoted to contempt. It explains the tricks and the traps for the unwary.
The book addresses a serious problem, the need for court reform and the abolishment of judicial and quasi-judicial immunity. Marinated with the makings of sizzle, the book is filled with the courts’ tricks and traps for the unwary—to alert the readers both why their law cases failed and what must be done to effect court reform. Each chapter introduces the background of the subject of that chapter and then presents a series of illustrative anecdotes intended to teach the readers by example how to avoid those court tricks and traps people are likely to encounter in their existing or potential court cases.
Its author, Barbara C. Johnson, an unconventional 74-year-old, has long been a fierce advocate for fathers’ rights in family courts. She is an outspoken critic of the Massachusetts court system, which she says is rife with corruption.
In 2002, she ran a quixotic campaign for governor, campaigning in an antique fire truck and promising to use creativity, compassion, and a willingness to listen to the People to mend an ailing government.
In 2006, Johnson was barred from practicing law in Massachusetts. “The disbarment by a kangaroo court was an effort to silence my criticism of the courts,” she said.
A newspaper wrote, “While we don’t fully agree with either her politics or her methods, Johnson is a character in a humdrum world sorely in need of more characters. She’s the thorn in the side, the thumbtack on the chair. . . . Johnson speaks her mind, and loudly.”
Behind the Black Robes: Failed Justice is available for purchase on http://www.Amazon.com.
THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD REVIEWS:
5 stars Judicial Tyranny Exposed, September 30, 2009
By Mark Cimini “Common Law” (Mass) – See all my reviews
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Barbara Johnson captures a small section of the corruption of the judiciary in this tell all book. Her book chronicles the lies, abuses, and hypocrisy which characterizes modern judicial proceedings. Example after example of these black-robed mafioso’s destructive effects on society is described in clear and precise language. Judges use to have to answer to the King for their actions. Our republic, lacking a King, has allowed the corruption of this criminal class unbounded usurpation of our rights. Judicial created immunities protect judges even when they are acting corruptly or maliciously. What we are therefore left with is a corrupt and malicious judicial system. Ms. Johnson’s book chronicles some of the judicial corruption she encountered during her career.
5.0 out of 5 stars , BEHIND THE BLACK ROBES: Failed Justice October 10, 2009
By Paul M. Clements (SOUTH CAROLINA) – See all my reviews
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Barbara Johnson was an attorney in Massachusetts, and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at just how corrupt the legal system in Massachusetts (and elsewhere) really is. Drawing from her own personal experiences with the MA court system, she exposes corruption and violations of law that will seem to some to be unbelievable.
Always an out-spoken critic of the corrupt courts, Johnson was disbarred in an attempt to silence her. In this book, she takes us into the court room, and explains clearly just how the corruption works, and how the judges are able to get away with their abuses of authority. She names names,and seems to be daring them to challenge her revelations in court. Along the way, she offers some excellent advice for presenting your own case, and cites relevant statutory and case law. The insights she offers should not be missed.
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I wasn’t divorced in Massachusetts, October 27, 2009
By Jeff Golden “fathers & childrens rights advocate” (New Jersey)
I thought New Jersey was bad, but Barbara Johnson reinforces Massachusetts’ reputation as the state with the most anti-father and anti-male biased judiciary in the country. She became a lawyer late in life, and seemed drawn to unpopular causes and clients who had already been kicked around by a judicial system that would like them to just go away and stop bothering us. Finally, the system turned on Barbara and disbarred her. Now the Massachusetts judiciary and the assorted other swine that feed at the family court trough have disbarred her, she has left the state, and they no longer have any authority over her. She is now free to name names, and she does it in this tell-all book, including 654 footnotes on 105 pages!
Just one caution … Laws, court rules and court customs are different from state to state. The Massachusetts court procedures Barbara speaks of may be generally similar to what goes on in your state. But before you try to use them yourself, especially as a pro se, make sure you know how the system works where you live. Its hard to find lawyers like Barbara Johnson who will vigorously and tenaciously advocate for their clients even when threatened with personal harm. Talk to other pro ses. Learn to manage your own case regardless of whether you choose to use a lawyer or not.
In closing I say, WE MUST CONTINUE THE FIGHT BEFORE OUR FREEDOM IS COMPLETELY ERODED.
Thank you,
Barbara Johnson, [email protected], in Costa Rica.
Jason Hebert
Hello.
I am so intrigued by all this information you have published regarding how these Judges are just blatently breaking the laws and violating us, the father’s rights. I have been struggling with the judicial system in Pinellas County Florida for years. When I lost my job and couldn’t pay the child support I was in contempt, went to court, I had to borrow thousands of dollars from family to pay the support or end up in jail. It is horrible. I spent $6000 with a family law attorney to get visitaions with my daughter. My daughter said she did not want visitations, typical teenager response, so the judge said no visitations. I owe $40,000 in back child support which accrued when I couldn’t pay. My daughter is now 18 and the courts again are telling me to continue to pay $550.00 a month to pay down that back support or go to jail. I am struggling in this economy just like everyone else. I have a beautiful family now and my children are all young, three children under the age of four. I am the provider in my family, and believe me it really is difficult to write out a check for $550.00 every month for a daughter who never wanted anything to do with me and who is now 18. I have a life of my own and a wonderful family to provide for. Can you help me, or tell me who can? Sincerely yours, Jason Hebert St Pete FL
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