Piczo

May 5 2009 11:38 am
Hi Ken

It is Chris Marshall the author of AFathersStory.ca updating you on what happened to me in Court on April 30 2009.

Six months prior Lawyer Jane Hoffman asked for and received an Order from Madame Justice EA Hughes asking for a special Hearing.

I return to Court outlining my complaint which was that I was tired of spending 10 days a month in hotels across Alberta At a cost of $5,000 per month.

Lawyer Jane Hoffman told the judge that I Owed her $2,000 for past court fines. For example I asked a judge if i could vary my child support to my millionaire ex wife as I had recently gone Bankrupt after 7 years of Legal Hell. tHE jUDGE SAIL nO AND FINED ME $1,000.

Justice EA Hughes said she would not continue with the Special until I paid the $2,000 in Court fines. I took $2,000 out of my pocket and gave it to Lawyer Jane Hoffman. I asked the judge to   continue.

Justice EA Hughes responded there will be no Special Hearing Mr. Marshall case dismissed.

I am still up on contempt of Court charges and still face 30 days in Jail which continues to hang over my head.

In my experience the divorce process try's to keep the man broke and threaten him with Jail time if he attempts to get access with his children. Well they, will never break me financially again and if i go back to Jail for 30 days, maybe this time I will Quit smoking.

My biggest fear is that lawyer Jane Hoffman will concoct a lie that will be believed by a judge. She said to the last Judge that I was threatening to murder her. Thank God the Judge did not buy that Lie.

Please check out my website (www.afathersstory.ca)for the full transcript of April 30 2009 proceedings.

I am planning a protest in front of Calgary's Court house this april. Please   see my web sight for details.

Chris Marshall
604 715 4568

Apr 30 2009 02:40 pm
April 30 2009

Hi Ken, It is Chris Marshall writting you again. I am about to go Divorce Court for the 54 time in Calgary with access to my son being the only issue that I am fighting. I am currently up on contempt charges and I face another 30 days in Calgary's prison. Car theives drug dealers and people who assault policeman do not go to Jail for 30 day's in Canada. At least not the ones that I met while spending 30 days in Calgary's jail.   I now have a new website that I am trying to get the word out. It is called AfathersStory.ca. I would appreciate if you would help me advertise it on the web threw Ottawa's Fathers 4 Justice I feel the only way to get Justice from the Alberta Courts is to let the people of Canada be aware how our Justice System uses our Children as pawns so that lawyers can become rich of parents misery. My website documents 7 years of legal hell in our Justice System. It contains 2 video's and 2 psychiatric evaluations at a cost of over $6,000. It has comments fron the 1000's of people that have already read my web sight. The people of Canada are aware of the abusive system. I feel they need to see 1st hand a fathers story to really appreciate how corrupt and abusive the system is. My website documents clearly a fathers nightmare in canada's justice system with access to his son being the only issue. Please keep up the good work and if I can help you guys fight for fathers rights please contact me.

Chris Marshall
604 715 4568 .

Apr 21 2007 12:04 pm
Hi Ken

  My name is chris and I consider myself to be an activist in western canada. I have a website as well and I hope to raise awareness to the abuse that the Justice system creates for men. My website is (www.helpadad.ca)Please check it out.I have been to divorce court 42 times in the last 4 years with access to my 5 year old son being the only issue. I was put in jail on Jan 16 2007 for 30 days because my story was featured on global tv Calgary.I have not seen my son in over 5 months.I have been self represented against my my motherinlaws $100,000 lawyer. Please read my story on my website. I handed out 3,000 copies in calgary in front of the court house.I also hired 30 people from the homeless shelter and handed out 7,000 copies at the hockey game in calgary.When I stood in front of the court house I had a sign that said Please put buck in bucket to fight Justice 4 sale. The peolple of calgary were giving me $500 a day for 5 days straight. The title of my story at the time was Steal my money, not my son Justice J Coutu.On the 5th day I returned to Court and Justice Coutu sent me to Jail for 30 days, un seized herself from my case and then quit being a judge. Please call me. I would love to talk to you and donate $$$ to your organization. Chris Marshall (604) 715-4568.BC chapter

Apr 9 2007 03:50 am
Hi Ken

Picked up details of your organisation through Angry Harry's blog.   Here in the UK we have similar problems to your own and I for one welcome your initiative.

While not turning into women haters it is time that men stood up for themselves.

Best wishes

Peter Hymans (Doncaster,UK. Member UKMM)

Apr 8 2007 01:06 pm
Mr. Sandall, I am not a father's rights activist, but I heard what you are doing. Thanks for fighting for us and trying to make our future brighter.
                      - a trampled dad

Mar 31 2007 11:53 am
Ken,

For a long time I have hoped that an organization would be created that I could join to help change the unjust treatment of men following separation and divorce in Canada. I am delighted at your success in this, and I will add my energy and time to your organization.

The list of injustices is long and tragic. I have experienced all the punishment that the Family Law system can dole out as a father. Now that my four children are adults, I continue to experience the systematic discrimination imposed on divorced men generally by the Family Law system.

As someone who has experienced this for thirteen years, and maintained my sanity, I am ready to contribute by working on awareness and political efforts. I look forward to the meetings.

Bob Lyman

Mar 30 2007 09:10 pm
Ken,

I sent you a personal email congratulating you for this initiative and now I am posting it in OUR web-page. Congratulations! This is something that was long over-due. We must set an example here in Ottawa. We all need to get involved in this fight because is time to let people know that we are human beings, that we exist, that we are alive and cannot be destroyed if we work together. I want to be involved for all the fathers that have paid with their lives and for those who are suffering the consequences of an abusive system that permits women to take control over our lives and the lives of our children. I want to be involved to fight for justice and for the rights our children have to a normal relationship with both parents not just the mother.  

Thank you,

Hugo Aguirre from Ottawa

Mar 28 2007 01:45 pm
Keep up the good work !!!

E-mailed Barbara Kay's marvelous article in today's National Post to all of my contacts prefaced with this comment:

"Given the left's primary 'weapons of choice' in it's campaign to undermine & then abolish the traditional family are painting all women as helpless 'victims' requiring state-mandated 'protection', promoting needless acrimony between the genders & the demonization of all heterosexual males - especially fathers, let's be clear who - beyond the professional sexist bigots at NAC & their fellow travelers - would oppose "fathers helping fathers".

Bitter females selfishly incapable of seeing beyond their own, however unfortunate, personal circumstances and seemingly self-loathing males driven by misguided notions of 'chivalry' who buy into the all women as a 'victims' lie and/or would-be bully boys who get-off on statist thugery on this as well as a host of other societal issues.

If so-called 'family' Courts actually gave a rat's a$$ as to children's best interests & alleged 'child support' wasn't largely intended as neo-Marxist redistribution of based upon gender rather than economic class, wouldn't they hold recipients accountable for how such monies are spent & go after custodial parents who deny lawful access even more diligently than non-custodial ones in financial arrears since well-documented research conclusively dictates that the former is far more likely to be detrimental to any child's well being than the latter ???

Plus, it's odd how supposed 'conservatives', who rightly question the impartiality, competence & integrity of the Judiciary in virtually all other areas, somehow accept 'family' law rulings as akin to 'the wisdom of Solomon'?"

Fraternally,
G. Maclean, Mississauga

Mar 28 2007 08:54 am
Good work people!   It is certainly time for someone to stand up and advocate for men.   I have been, in the past, a single Dad.   I was lucky - a great family and friends to stand by me and help. Keep up the good work
Kelly

Mar 27 2007 08:17 pm
Impressive effort. Thanks for your support Ken and crew, you were there when I needed you the most. John

Mar 25 2007 11:48 pm
Wow :O

This site's only been up for how long? And look how many people have visited and commented on this site. Look how many people are happy and who are congratulating this group. I've heard some of the stories of fathers who have been screwed over in court, haven't been able to see their kids, and on top of it all, can barely afford to live. They're almost heartbreaking and it makes me realize how lucky me and my dad are. I'm guessing he realizes it too, and that's why he started this group :). I hope this group makes a real difference in many people's lives, and hopefully brings back families and lives that have been torn apart.

Keep up the awesome work Dad! :)

Megan Sandall
(Ken Sandall's daughter, 14 years old)

Mar 23 2007 12:56 pm
Ottawa Fathers - consider yourselves reported, for being outstanding!!!!!! You took my problem like it was yours. You need to get rid of the piczo though. I would like to have donated some support, but how, to where?

Mar 23 2007 12:53 pm
THIS IS REAL! I contacted your Ken Sandall in a time of real peril. He supported me very well. I was actually quite depressed. Its so great to see a group that actually cares.
- M. Leblanc, Toronto

Mar 23 2007 07:53 am
Your site is a breath of fresh air in a society that has abandoned mens' rights. Thank you.
Ron
Ottawa, Ontario

Mar 22 2007 09:51 am
Ottawa Safe House
Congratulations on opening up a safe house, a place where you can talk to someone who knows where you are coming from, a place where you and your children can have a unstressfull sleep free from abuse.
CONGRATULATIONS
Doug Olson
Thunder Bay

Mar 21 2007 08:35 am
Congratulations on the overwhelming response to your programs and services.
Keep up the great work!

We are trying valiantly to do much the same work here at SAFE-NH. (a Chapter of Stop Abuse For Everyone)However, with VAWA and other funding discriminating against DV Programs that focus on male victims and other under-served populations we are only able to provide services that do not include shelter.

I am also the recently appointed Executive Director of SAFE International (Stop Abuse For Everyone) and wanted to let you know that we have brochures for male victims available for sale (copyrighted)that you may put your contact info. on for your use. Orders for these brochures help to sustain our efforts and extend outreach relating to underserved victims of DV.

Take care and thanks for your efforts, we will add your info. to our online database of resources.

Lee Newman
Executive Director: SAFE International
http://www.safe4all.org
Director: SAFE-NH
http://www.SAFE-NH.org

Mar 20 2007 07:51 pm
Your information is easy to access.   Fighting the good fight, and connecting fathers.   keep up the good work Ken, we are with you.
The Father from Brockville.
Harold

Mar 20 2007 07:20 pm
Thank You !

We now have "Someone" who is hearing & responding to the cries of Men / Fathers in our Capital City.   This is an International Epidemic!

It is a shame on our Canadian Governments, Federal, Provincial & Territorial, that they do not openly acknowledge the problem, yet behind closed doors they know, understand & acknowledge!

Now that Safe-House-Ottawa is underway, I pray that it will help so many, and maybe, help to educate, enlighten and awaken the public conscientiousness.

You have my full support for your just cause and I will do what I can in support.

Steven
A Father/Dad of 3 & Advocating "For The Children and Their Rights!" who cannot speak out for themselves!

Mar 20 2007 07:48 am
Wow is right! Somewhere to go for safety, help with my letters, somewhere to go with my son, BBQs, someone to walk with me in court, a way to call my son. This is absolutely amazing. The word is out my friend, good luck.

Mar 19 2007 11:39 pm
Wow, Wonders never cease. I was cruising your site and thought to leave a comment. And what do I find? Your Add A Post Message; is the best that I have ever seen. Thank you for showing that Father's Support is about doing what is Best For Canada and not just a group of angry men.

Allan Buteau from Alberta Canada

Mar 19 2007 10:12 pm
This is only the beginning. It begins with Ottawa and I know it will end with Ottawa. The fight for Fathers is in our streets, in the courts and in the corridors of power on the Hill.

What Ottawa Fathers is doing here is sending a message that they will fight for their brothers who have fallen. They will fight for the victims of the system, those who are still to be victims. No-one will be left behind

And that is not the end of it either.
Ottawa Fathers is a rallying   flag set in the line in the sand that we have drawn. There is a message there and the message is --"This far and no further!. Stand Fast!

Jeremy Swanson

Mar 19 2007 09:43 pm
Congratulations on your new website and on establishing a safe house for men.   Your accomplishments are not only   admirable.   They are desperately needed.   Jackie Unitt, webmaster for Everyman.org

Mar 19 2007 05:23 pm
i am disgusted at your story about CAS. not discussed at you but at CAS themselves. i know so many dads that have horror stories from CAS. they did nothing and lost access to their kids because of them.

Mar 19 2007 04:28 pm
You've been up for a day and people are talking about this site. Way-2-go Ottawa Fathers!!!

Mar 19 2007 04:26 pm
Just a wonderful site. About time that there was a group that actually helps an individual

Mar 19 2007 03:29 pm
Heard about you from Jermey Swanson and am glad to see someone is doing it.   Victims of an iquistion hurt the same regardless of their sex.

Mar 19 2007 02:47 pm
This is long overdue. The SOW's will be angry!

Mar 19 2007 09:22 am
Excellent. Thank you for providing support for disenfranchised fathers. Your Safe House will provide great assistance for fathers in distress who currently have nowhere to turn.

Mar 19 2007 06:40 am
the links are great. finally some good relevant information that i can use. will you really help me write my letters? some of them are to creditors if thats ok.

Mar 18 2007 05:20 pm
Your site is very informative and I am looking forward to meeting you and your staff. I loved the links - they are going to help me even today. Thanks Ottawa fathers!

Mar 18 2007 05:16 pm
Good site. I see alot of effort went into it.