Day 5 Hunger Strike

Day 5 of hunger strike. Someone asked me if I was suggesting child support is ransom money to see a child, I am not. I am stating that in a divorce settlement where you are dividing up property AND deciding time with the child, it is possible for property to be used to trade for time with a child. This is what happened to me. I was restricted from seeing my child by the court based on child abuse allegations the court neither reported to Child Protective Services or investigated. To get time back with my child, and attempt to prove my innocence of the child abuse charges, I traded property in the divorce settlement; and it worked. I was able to get more time with Evelyn than the court or the family evaluator recommended because "I might be a child abuser".

I believe it is a crime for a court to accept a divorce settlement when there are child abuse allegations (or domestic violence). There are so many reasons why this makes common sense, but at a fundamental level, how can the court creditably claim they are operating in the best interest of a child when they sign divorce settlements when there are child abuse allegations. The court should always do the work in a trial of reviewing the evidence of the allegation, to protect children.

I didn't know how painful being hungry can be, but I believe the public must know how much King County Family court is violating common sense and the law, and putting our children at risk, by not reporting, investigating, and allowing divorce settlements to occur when there are child abuse allegations.