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Featured Column: Faulking Opinions - Jul 2, 2009
- Who Will Speak for the Children?
by Anonymous
"Justice for children cannot be sought, let alone achieved, if their voice is not represented in the hearings that determine their fate. Guardians ad Litem are that voice." -Former Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz, Minnesota Supreme Court It seems that one of the big stories of the day is the guardianship of Michael Jackson's three minor children. In his will, he apparently nominated his mother to serve in that capacity, with Diana Ross to serve in the event that his mother is unable to do so. Both women are older, which seems to be a sticking point with many. His mother Katherine is 79, while Diana Ross is 65. Given the celebrity deaths that have occurred recently, the argument Diana Ross is not that particularly old just doesn't seem to be that relevant.
Of course, no one really wants the children to go to Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex-wife and the mother of his two eldest children. From all accounts, she essentially leased her uterus to Michael and then waived all rights to their two children. The idea that she now wants to play "mommy" is somewhat confusing to many.
I have my own objection to Debbie Rowe that not many people have really mentioned. She is not the mother of Michael Jackson's youngest child. One would presume that she, lacking any biological connection to the third child, would never in a million years be appointed guardianship over Blanket, as he is called. I tend to think very little of her as a suitable guardian for that reason alone. . . she doesn't have a familial relationship with her two biological children, so how can she honestly say that she has their best interests at heart? And how can we possibly take any such assertion when she might be willing to separate the two eldest children from their sibling at a very tragic time in their lives?
This story does serve as a public service announcement to parents everywhere . . . if you don't have a will naming the individuals you would want to serve as the guardian(s) of your children, you need to do so. Now. Google "holographic will" if you can't afford to hire an attorney. Find out what makes a handwritten will valid in your particular state. Do some research and get it in writing.
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Throughout the past several decades, theocracy has been knocking at the White House door, quietly at first, when Richard Nixon began his Southern strategy designed to win votes in the pious South. Then, it began knocking more insistently. Jimmy Carter was receptive, allowing religion and government to begin dating; then, with Ronald Reagan, the dating got a little more serious, sort of like an “item”. George H. Bush went so far as to plight his troth, declaring that those who didn’t believe in God weren’t really, like, citizens, like, really now, duh. I’m seeing this guy over here, this one, you see, that one with the cross around his neck. During the Clinton years, religion felt a little heat, as Clinton flirted outrageously with the secular portion of the country (and everyone else, too...that Clinton. He was such a big flirt!). In spite of it all, he did manage to... more
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