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A Law Should Not Be Created After A Death But To Prevent A Death! Justice For Greyson!

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Show #43 1/18/2022
Tonight's Guest Is Ronnie Kessler,

Sharing the story of her daughter Ali Kessler and her grandson Greyson Kessler (moderating for Ali),

My name is Ali Kessler. I am not only a PPA, but I am a mom who just lost my 4.5-year-old son to a filicide-suicide just a few months ago. Greyson's death was 100% preventable, but judges denied injunctions and restraining orders citing there wasn't enough evidence, But there was. They just chose to ignore it, giving power to parents' rights first, not children's safety.

Greyson was just four years old when his own father murdered him during his court-ordered parenting time in the midst of a 'high conflict custody battle in Fort Lauderdale. I was a single mom from the very beginning. Greyson's father wanted nothing to do with us until he filed a paternity case when Greyson was six months old, for which he was instantly awarded 50% joint- custody. I was in an ongoing battle to protect my son despite years of evidence, including threats, degrading texts, violation of agreements, and then finally cyber stalked, tracking devices on my car. I then filed a petition for a DV Injunction the day before Greyson was killed, which was denied. I also begged for an emergency pick-up order when Greyson was missing from school for 2 days, again denied.
I went to the courthouse to file a DV injunction. Two hours after filing, the injunction was denied stating not enough evidence was provided even though I wrote in BIG letters; I fear for my life, but most of all, my son's life. I also attached 250 pages of documents and texts with threats and erratic behavior. I also tried to get an emergency pick-up order b/c Grey was missing from school for 2 days, which was also denied. I then brought my car to a body shop in which they found a tracker on my car. I immediately brought the tracker to the Plantation Police Dept. and filed a claim. The morning my son was found dead, I called the police 3 times during the course of the day to get wellness checks because he was still not in school. I called Broward Sheriff's Office, CPS, Ft. Lauderdale Police; nobody would help me, stating the child was with his parent. That night I hired a locksmith to break down the door and coordinated the police to be there, and they found Greyson and his father dead with gunshots to their heads. Despite 4 years of trying to get protection, I was failed by multiple lawyers, mediators, custody evaluators, and 3 judges. The following day I received notice that my stalking injunction was approved, and a hearing was set for 2 weeks. That should of been enough to prove he was a threat. No human being should have a child in their custody that is harmful to another human being, especially the other parent. If my DV injunction was approved, Gigs would not have gone to his fathers that night.

Tragically, Greyson's story is not unique. Each year, 58,000 children are court-ordered into the custody of a dangerous parent. More than half a million children are ordered to be with a parent who emotionally, physically, or sexually abuses them by family courts. Over the last decade, approx. 900 children have been the victim of filicide. These abusers use a variety of tactics to hurt the other parent, including coercive control, gaslighting, and verbal abuse to make them out to be the victim. CC is domestic violence. It’s about power for the abuser and our current laws puts parental rights over child safety. CC encompasses psychological, financial, legal abuse, and use of the children as pawns "tactics used by offenders deployed to hurt and intimidate victims (coercion)."

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2022/01/19/ http://tobtr.com/12052317

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Show #43 1/18/2022
Tonight's Guest Is Ronnie Kessler,

Sharing the story of her daughter Ali Kessler and her grandson Greyson Kessler (moderating for Ali),

My name is Ali Kessler. I am not only a PPA, but I am a mom who just lost my 4.5-year-old son to a filicide-suicide just a few months ago. Greyson's death was 100% preventable, but judges denied injunctions and restraining orders citing there wasn't enough evidence, But there was. They just chose to ignore it, giving power to parents' rights first, not children's safety.

Greyson was just four years old when his own father murdered him during his court-ordered parenting time in the midst of a 'high conflict custody battle in Fort Lauderdale. I was a single mom from the very beginning. Greyson's father wanted nothing to do with us until he filed a paternity case when Greyson was six months old, for which he was instantly awarded 50% joint- custody. I was in an ongoing battle to protect my son despite years of evidence, including threats, degrading texts, violation of agreements, and then finally cyber stalked, tracking devices on my car. I then filed a petition for a DV Injunction the day before Greyson was killed, which was denied. I also begged for an emergency pick-up order when Greyson was missing from school for 2 days, again denied.
I went to the courthouse to file a DV injunction. Two hours after filing, the injunction was denied stating not enough evidence was provided even though I wrote in BIG letters; I fear for my life, but most of all, my son's life. I also attached 250 pages of documents and texts with threats and erratic behavior. I also tried to get an emergency pick-up order b/c Grey was missing from school for 2 days, which was also denied. I then brought my car to a body shop in which they found a tracker on my car. I immediately brought the tracker to the Plantation Police Dept. and filed a claim. The morning my son was found dead, I called the police 3 times during the course of the day to get wellness checks because he was still not in school. I called Broward Sheriff's Office, CPS, Ft. Lauderdale Police; nobody would help me, stating the child was with his parent. That night I hired a locksmith to break down the door and coordinated the police to be there, and they found Greyson and his father dead with gunshots to their heads. Despite 4 years of trying to get protection, I was failed by multiple lawyers, mediators, custody evaluators, and 3 judges. The following day I received notice that my stalking injunction was approved, and a hearing was set for 2 weeks. That should of been enough to prove he was a threat. No human being should have a child in their custody that is harmful to another human being, especially the other parent. If my DV injunction was approved, Gigs would not have gone to his fathers that night.

Tragically, Greyson's story is not unique. Each year, 58,000 children are court-ordered into the custody of a dangerous parent. More than half a million children are ordered to be with a parent who emotionally, physically, or sexually abuses them by family courts. Over the last decade, approx. 900 children have been the victim of filicide. These abusers use a variety of tactics to hurt the other parent, including coercive control, gaslighting, and verbal abuse to make them out to be the victim. CC is domestic violence. It’s about power for the abuser and our current laws puts parental rights over child safety. CC encompasses psychological, financial, legal abuse, and use of the children as pawns "tactics used by offenders deployed to hurt and intimidate victims (coercion)."

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2022/01/19/ http://tobtr.com/12052317

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