Summer 2003: 
Child Abuse Central Index reform and 
Paternity Fraud Legislation
See Below!

Child Abuse Central Index Reform:  Task Force meetings in San Diego June 25 & 26!
 

Jay,

These agendas for the meetings on June 25 and 26, look rather promising.
Looks like Due Process may get some serious consideration, after all.

-Mark
 

Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: CANRA Task Force and Subcommittee June 25th and 26th Agendas
 

Attached are the agendas for the CANRA Task Force meetings to be held on
June 25th and 26th in San Diego at the Hilton Resort- Terraza Room.  The
agendas should be opened in wordperfect format.  The public notices should
be posted  today at the AG's web site at
http://ag.ca.gov/meetings/index.htm.

The meeting on Wednesday, June 25th is a meeting of Due Process,
Investigations and Definitions subcommittees.  It starts at 10:00 A.M.

The meeting on Thursday, June 26th is a meeting of the Task Force.  It will
start at 9:00 A.M.

Directions to the Hilton may be found at
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/local_maps.jhtml?ctyhocn=SANHIHH
 
 

Bud Wilford, Manager
Department of Justice
Division of California Justice Information Services
Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis
Child Protection/Information
Expedite Program
(916) 227-3263
FAX (916) 227-2792
 

NCFM Active on Paternity Fraud Bill
 
 
 

Dear Paternity Fraud Victims and Friends,

I am volunteering to aggressively solicit letters against AB252 in
Assemblyman Longville's district. That will take care of San Bernardino
County.
 

However, we are looking for a people that live close to the following
addresses to solicit signatures for
The following offices:
 

Juan Vargas
678 3rd Avenue, Suite 105
Chula Vista, CA 91910-5844
Phone: (619) 409-7979
Fax: (619) 409-9270
District Map: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a79/

John Dutra
39510 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510) 440-9030
Fax: (510) 440-9035
District Map: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a20/

Cindy Montanez
District Office
11541 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite C
Mission Hills, California 91345
Phone: (818) 838-3939
Fax: (818) 838-3931
District Map: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a39/images/MAP39S.jpg
 

Darrell Steinberg
District Office
915 L Street , Suite 110
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 324-4676
District Map: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a09/default2.htm

John Laird
Santa Cruz County District Office:
701 Ocean Street, 318-B
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 425-1503 (tel)
(831) 425-2570 (fax)
District Map http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a27/district.htm
 

We need people that can help us take down AB252. Each person will need to
use a form letter that NCFM, LA will  provide to get 100 signatures from
local constituents. The objective is to generate public support in favor of
SB1030 and against AB252. It is our opinion that AB252 is a fake bill
generated by the opposition to trick, deceive, and oppress innocent people.

The person will solicit the public constituents in their assigned
County(ies) to sign a letter that opposes the sham bill (AB252) which will
further victimize families. All that should be necessary is to aggressively
ask for signatures in a friendly manner. The public is very much in favor of
using DNA testing to allow the victim of paternity fraud to obtain relief.

We expect that this will be about 6 hours of work to gather the signatures
in each county and send or fax the letters to the Assembly Committee of
Judiciary Member. We will also want a Xerox copy of the letters because the
opposition is playing dirty and may hide the letters from the committee
members.

Be aware that the opposition is telling every lie, playing every dirty
political trick, cheating, breaking their own rules, and seeking to further
oppress paternity fraud victims and their families.

It is expected that we must have this done in about 2 weeks or less. The
opposition to paternity fraud is very tricky and will stop at nothing when
playing their dirty tricks.

Your support will make the difference. Together, as a member of the
California Men's Issues Coalition we can put a stop to paternity fraud and
obtain legislative relief for the victims and their families.
 

Best Regards,

Jeff Kent
Chapter Representative
www.ncfmla.org

and,

June 4, 2003

Dear Honorable Assemblyperson,

NCFM is responsible for forming a coalition of paternity fraud victims, and
we have been encouraging the legislature to pass law that will permit the
use of DNA testing to overturn an incorrect default paternity judgment. The
coalition consists of ACFC, NCFC, VFPF, RAAPF, CAPF, and more groups that
address issues affecting families. Our coalition represents over 50,000
people nationwide.

The coalition would like to thank you for withholding your vote on AB252,
which helped cause the bill to be defeated. However, the bill is up for
reconsideration. Therefore, the coalition is asking that you and legislative
allies again withhold your vote on AB252 for the following reasons:

1) It is not believed that AB252 represents of the work product of the
paternity workgroup unless it is to be believed that the voice of the
paternity fraud victims do not count.
2) Ms. Jackson has a history of opposing legislation that will provide
relief to paternity fraud victims.
3) The language will permit or encourage false allegations of notice in a
biased court against an alleged father. This means that paternity fraud will
continue to increase.
4) The language harms the poor by shortening the time period for challenging
a judgment from one year to two years as compared to SB1030.
5) The poor cannot reasonably be expected to respond within a two-year time
period when they are representing themselves.
6) The bill falsely assumes that victims of paternity fraud will be able to
afford an attorney.
7) AB252 continues to victimize families by keeping the cost of litigation
high. It should not cost more than $800 to overturn an incorrect default
paternity judgment. Currently, the cost can easily exceed $15,000.
8) It is the opinion of the coalition that Ms. Jackson has a covert
coalition with the opponents of paternity fraud legislation.

Please encourage all Democratic assembly members to withhold their vote on
this bill. The coalition believes that paternity fraud is a serious issue
that harms families and children. Therefore, addressing the issue should
consider first the concerns of the victims and secondly the interests of
large bureaucratic organizations like the DCSS and the opponents of relief.
 

Best Regards,
 
 

Jeff Kent
Chapter Representative
www.ncfmla.org
 
 
 
 

Old News

Child Support Project (AB 1058) 

DRAFT 2001 REVIEW OF CALIFORNIA'S STATEWIDE UNIFORM CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINE 

available on line at 

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/cfcc/programs/description/1058study.htm

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