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Support ParentsUSA's Fight for Brit's Parental Rights
Did you see the John Stossel report about the Waco, Texas, mom who also was arrested?

Did you read the Reason report about her case? Heather Wallace and her husband, Scott, agreed to a "plea deal" because they couldn't afford the legal fees to defend against the criminal charges. They reached out to ParentsUSA only AFTER the plea deal was accepted by the court, so there was little we could do to help them.

On October 30, 2024, another mother, Brit Patterson, was arrested and charged with "Reckless Conduct" solely because her almost 11-year-old son walked less than 1 mile from their home to "downtown" Mineral Bluff, Georgia, population 370. It seems she was a bad mom because she wasn't worried about him being gone from home (he often just goes into the woods behind their home) and she did not report him "missing" for the hour - YES - one hour before a "concerned" citizen called law enforcement!

Just a boy on a walk. He knows to be careful and NOT to walk in the road. This was on the shoulder of roads where the speed limit is 35 mph then goes down to 25 mph. In a town without ANY stoplights and just one 4-Way Stop intersection.

This is yet another time when a sole Deputy Sheriff substitutes her judgment about what parents can and cannot do and seeks an arrest warrant (that judges routinely sign without question). Here, the law she is alleged to have violated was declared unconstitutional in 1997 by the Georgia Supreme Court (same law used to arrest Melissa Henderson). Law enforcement just uses that law for anything deemed "reckless" or unsafe.

Again, another mother arrested with handcuffs, fingerprinting, mug shot (SMILE), stripping down and changing into jail clothing, because one person in law enforcement claims it is SO dangerous to let a child walk about without a parent watching every second. Brit Patterson told ParentsUSA that it was humiliating (and who wouldn't feel that way?) and that her children are so sad watching her get arrested (and her son feels responsible).

When the Assistant District Attorney for Fannin County was asked whether ANYONE, child or adult, has ever been hit by a vehicle on this stretch of road, she couldn't answer (right after saying "something could have happened"). ParentsUSA has filed an Open Records Request asking for all incidents where a child or adult was injured on this stretch of road and any (GASP) abductions in the entire county in the past TWO YEARS. Let's see what we get.

Brit tells ParentsUSA that people walk their dogs and adults and children often walk along this stretch. This town has NO stoplights. Dangerous? Well, shouldn't that be up to those who choose to walk there or, if the government is so determined that no one walk along this stretch of road, put up "NO PEDESTRIAN" signs just like they do on the Interstate.

This is yet another situation where a child who is NOT SUPERVISED at all times leads to the arrest and criminal charges against a parent.

ParentsUSA will use its limited resources to defend Brit against these criminal charges AND to push back against DFCS (Department of Family and Children Services) efforts to impose a "Safety Plan" that includes terms so that this child is NEVER left unsupervised and that a tracking device is on him or his phone (with the Case Manager watching Brit download the tracking app to his phone). Good ideas? Perhaps. But only parents should decide the level of supervision of their children unless, as per the US Supreme Court, it is necessary for the government to intervene to protect children from actual harm. Not just something "could" happen or "might" happen.

We need your help. Please go to ParentsUSA's website and JOIN and DONATE (and read about some our other cases) or donate here to help us defend Brit and to help us represent other parents across the USA who seek our help, representing them directly, advising and counseling their private attorneys, appealing adverse outcomes, and filing amicus curiae (Friend of the Court) briefs in the appellate courts including the US Supreme Court.
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Help ParentsUSA Defend Parental Rights!
Hi! Thanks for visiting our GoFundMe. We are raising funds for the National Association of Parents to help defend parents like us and other parents across the United States when the state intervenes and violates the right to rear our children as we see fit. Don’t think this can happen to you? Neither did we, but here we are, 9 months and tens of thousands of dollars later fighting to preserve the sanctity of the relationship with our children without government interference. National Association of Parents has an incredible track record fighting and preserving parental rights, and they are only able to do this through donations. Together, we can make great change and most importantly, ensure parental rights are respected by family courts across our country.

All funds from here go directly to the National Association of Parents. Check out the great work they do by visiting their website: https://parentsusa.org

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Please support ParentsUSA.
We are loving parents fighting for custody of our children after an unjust court decision granted primary custody to a third party, despite being found fit to parent. All funds will support Parents USA for our legal defense and to help other parents protect their constitutional rights.

We are both fit biological parents of 2 children who want to live with their parents. The courts in Montana have chosen to ignore past case precedent like Troxel v Granville and Stanley v Illinois. Basically the cornerstone of parents rights. ParentsUSA has came to our defense out of their pocket. My family asks you to support parentsUSA in the causes they have undertaken.

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Melissa's criminal charges ended because of ParentsUSA
11Alive Atlanta NBC reports on this story and posted its YouTube video (2:33 min:sec).

In May 2020, at the height of the pandemic shutdown, single mom of five, Melissa Henderson, finally is able to go back to work and the income is very much needed. Outside child care is not available as they remain closed. She turns to her 14 year old daughter to look after her younger siblings. Her young son slips out and goes to the neighbor's house where his buddy lives, is gone "10 to 15 minutes," and the neighbor brings this boy into her home and calls the police.

Melissa is later arrested under Georgia's Reckless Conduct statute, a statute found unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court in 1997 when applied to nearly identical facts. The arresting Deputy Sheriff, the Magistrate Judge that issued the warrant, and the District Attorney's office all were informed of the 1997 Georgia Supreme Court decision by ParentsUSA's Executive Director BEFORE Melissa was arrested.

Adding insult to injury and making this arrest and prosecution lacking entirely in probable cause, the Georgia DFCS Guidelines state:

"Children thirteen years and older, who are at an adequate level of maturity, may be left alone and may perform the role of babysitter, as authorized by the parent, for up to twelve hours."

Why then arrest Melissa, an arrest that included booking, fingerprints, mug shot, and being placed in a holding cell?

Why then a year later bring the Accusation and require defense of the charges in the Superior Court?

ParentsUSA stands with parents whose rights are violated as they make decisions about their children, without causing harm to them, a standard the US Supreme Court established. Please support our defense of this mother which defense and, we expect, exoneration also sends the message to district attorneys, judges, and law enforcement that they must not use their personal assessment of "good" and "bad" parenting into their decisions to arrest and prosecute!

ParentsUSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity.
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National Association of Parents, Inc. d/b/a ParentsUSA preserves and supports the parent-child relationship through strategic litigation and education and is committed to protecting the fundamental Constitutional rights of parents!
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Stand Together to protect and preserve parental rights
Thank you for visiting my GoFundMe page. I am raising funds for the National Association of Parents to help defend parents across the United States who have had their parental rights stripped.

The Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause protects the fundamental right of parents to make decisions about the care, custody, and control of their children. Oftentimes, the government infringes on these parental rights.

The National Association of Parents has an incredible track record fighting and preserving parental rights, and they are only able to do this through donations.

Please consider making a donation no matter how small. Let's achieve change together through the gift of giving. Please share with family and friends!

Together we can make a change to ensure parental rights are protected across our country.

All funds from here go directly to the National Association of Parents. Check out the great work they do by visiting their website: https://parentsusa.org
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The National Association of Parents, Inc. is the collective voice of parents in the USA! Our missions are (1) to preserve and support the parent-child relationship and the right of parents to make decisions, so long as the child is not harmed, as the U. S. Supreme Court has proclaimed, through strategic litigation, education, and lobbying, (2) to support parents and their children through existing charities and (3), in time, to secure discounts and benefits for our parent members

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