Pages tagged with Dara Carlin

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    News Article

    HI: Residents protest family court

    The Garden Island, September 14, 2009

    A protest against Family Court attracted attention of well-wishers who honked their horns at sign-holders most of Thursday morning. The purpose of the rallies is to inform the community that the Kaua‘i Family Court and its court-appointed experts are not doing enough to protect children from abuse and domestic violence  More

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    News Article

    Grandparents Adopt Elijah after long Custody Battle with Killer

    Honolulu Advertiser, July 30, 2009

    The many hurdles the LaDukes overcame to adopt their grandson following the 2005 murder of his mother exposed a huge gap in the judicial and child-custody system here and nationally, the couple said. In cases where one parent murders another, they said, the legal process is set up mainly to protect the killer's parental rights, even at the expense of the children.  More