Mom Who Kidnapped Kids Can’t Get Child Support Arrears (With some implications for mothers that alienate their kids?)

2014-05-07T21:29:41+00:00

That is some moxy to sue the guy for $100K after taking his kids away 13 years and then one day showing up and dumping off the 16 year old.

WTF...

Every once in while you see a flash of sanity in courts. This is one of those moments.

jpflathead · 2014-05-07T15:15:53+00:00

A mother ran off with her kids, then later had the gall to sue the father for custody arrears. A California Court said nuh, uh,

The trial court found that mother had been "unjust" in her unilateral decision to remove father from the children’s lives. This is tantamount to a finding of "unclean hands." We reiterate our statement in Keith G. v Suzanne H. (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 853, 862: "These are some of the dirtiest hands we have seen."

As expressly indicated by the trial court, this was "terribly egregious." "The "clean hands" rule is of ancient origin and given broad application. It is the most important rule affecting the administration of justice… We hold that a family law court, in the exercise of its broad equitable discretion, and upon a finding of "unclean hands," may decline to enforce a child support arrearage judgment.

Robert Franklin believes this can affect parental alienation cases as well. I hope so, though I am not as confident the courts will see parental alienation in the same light as they see kidnapping.

I am curious, how does a California Court of Appeals judgment affect courts in other states?

Title	Mom Who Kidnapped Kids Can’t Get Child Support Arrears (With some implications for mothers that alienate their kids?)
Author	jpflathead
Upvotes	10
Comments	2
Date	May 7, 2014 3:12 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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