To: The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Greg Abbott
Justice for my disabled son
Stop covering up for abusers, protect the innocent
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Why is this important?
My disabled son and myself were denied the right to fair and impartial hearing. A judge refused me the civil right to represent myself in court, on multiple occasions. He also refused witnesses and evidence into the trial. He ordered my son to remain in the custody of a unfit parent.
I was married for 25 years to an abusive man. We have a disabled son who is 22 years old. I was his sole caregiver from birth until he was 17 years old. My husband filed for divorce. Early in the divorce, the judge was notified by Social Services, that while in his fathers custody, my son was "traumatized, depressed, neglected, and abused". My cries for an immediate return of the custody, fell on deaf ears. Judge James Russell in Memphis , Tennessee, refused to allow any testimony, evidence into the trial regarding the dire situation that my son was now being forced to live in. My son has continued to endure six years of continuous abuse and neglect.
When we were finally allowed to go to trial three and a half years later, the judge still would not allow evidence into the case. Two weeks before the trial, my son was brutally assaulted by persons unknown. This police report and pictures, were also not entered into the trial. I was suddenly declared by the judge as "emotionally unstable", which was done without the proper mental competency hearing. However, he still ordered that I was to have "unsupervised visitation".
The judge then awarded my ex all of the marital property, which I had equally contributed to, including the home and all of its contents. There is a very large disparity in incomes, and as further punishment, I was awarded ten dollars in alimony.
Most of all, I worry about the safety and well being of my severely disabled son. He is Autistic, has Cerebral Palsy, severe developmental delays, and is unable to speak. Injuries and lack of medical attention have hindered the small amount of sign language that he was able to do.
If past history and recent activity is any indication of behavior, my son is in horrific shape. Drugging him up will not stop someone from raping him, or beating him up, cursing and verbal abuse, and simply shunning him.
We were ripped from each other, just like they used to do in slavery days. The person or people who had illegally taken custody of him need to be held accountable for their actions.
I am not a lawyer, so I cannot say for sure exactly what it is I need done. I ONLY ASK THAT THIS CASE BE REOPENED AND THAT ALL EVIDENCE BE PROPERLY SUBMITTED INTO THE COURT RECORD. I would also ask for a mental competency hearing, so that I can see my son without being physically harmed or retaliated against. I have not seen my son in THREE years. He is not able to talk or use a telephone, he is DEFENSELESS.
I was married for 25 years to an abusive man. We have a disabled son who is 22 years old. I was his sole caregiver from birth until he was 17 years old. My husband filed for divorce. Early in the divorce, the judge was notified by Social Services, that while in his fathers custody, my son was "traumatized, depressed, neglected, and abused". My cries for an immediate return of the custody, fell on deaf ears. Judge James Russell in Memphis , Tennessee, refused to allow any testimony, evidence into the trial regarding the dire situation that my son was now being forced to live in. My son has continued to endure six years of continuous abuse and neglect.
When we were finally allowed to go to trial three and a half years later, the judge still would not allow evidence into the case. Two weeks before the trial, my son was brutally assaulted by persons unknown. This police report and pictures, were also not entered into the trial. I was suddenly declared by the judge as "emotionally unstable", which was done without the proper mental competency hearing. However, he still ordered that I was to have "unsupervised visitation".
The judge then awarded my ex all of the marital property, which I had equally contributed to, including the home and all of its contents. There is a very large disparity in incomes, and as further punishment, I was awarded ten dollars in alimony.
Most of all, I worry about the safety and well being of my severely disabled son. He is Autistic, has Cerebral Palsy, severe developmental delays, and is unable to speak. Injuries and lack of medical attention have hindered the small amount of sign language that he was able to do.
If past history and recent activity is any indication of behavior, my son is in horrific shape. Drugging him up will not stop someone from raping him, or beating him up, cursing and verbal abuse, and simply shunning him.
We were ripped from each other, just like they used to do in slavery days. The person or people who had illegally taken custody of him need to be held accountable for their actions.
I am not a lawyer, so I cannot say for sure exactly what it is I need done. I ONLY ASK THAT THIS CASE BE REOPENED AND THAT ALL EVIDENCE BE PROPERLY SUBMITTED INTO THE COURT RECORD. I would also ask for a mental competency hearing, so that I can see my son without being physically harmed or retaliated against. I have not seen my son in THREE years. He is not able to talk or use a telephone, he is DEFENSELESS.