The article has been automatically translated into English by Google Translate from Russian and has not been edited.
Переклад цього матеріалу українською мовою з російської було автоматично здійснено сервісом Google Translate, без подальшого редагування тексту.
Bu məqalə Google Translate servisi vasitəsi ilə avtomatik olaraq rus dilindən azərbaycan dilinə tərcümə olunmuşdur. Bundan sonra mətn redaktə edilməmişdir.

In New York, the child custody law has been changed: the process has become much more complicated

'27.12.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

Subscribe to ForumDaily NewYork on Google News

A Long Island mother whose 2-year-old daughter died six years ago during a court-ordered meeting with her father is confident Gov. Kathy Hokul has signed a crucial piece of legislation. This normative act significantly changes the system of work of guardianship courts. PIX11.

“This is a landmark law,” said Jacqueline Franchetti. “This is a huge leap forward.”

The law contains strict rules and requirements for the employment of forensic assessors who will conduct an in-depth assessment of the child custody situation. Officials will interview parents and children and then make recommendations to the judge. The law also requires them to attend biennial training on child abuse, domestic violence and trauma.

New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz of the 81st district pushed the bill through the New York legislature after being touched by Franchetti's performance on an Assembly committee a few years ago.

“When she told me her story, I almost cried,” Dinowitz said. “Unfortunately, in recent years we have seen too many cases where the guardianship judge made bad decisions. And we want to avoid that.”

Over the past six years, at least 23 children have been killed by a parent who fought for custody in the courts

Franchetti led efforts to pass the law shortly after the death of her daughter in July 2016. Baby Kira Franchetti, just 28 months old, was killed by father Roy Ramsey during his court-ordered weekend visit.

After killing the girl, he set fire to the house and died in the fire along with his daughter.

On the subject: Parents in New York killed their son with cerebral palsy

Jacqueline Franchetti said that the medical examiner in her daughter's case heard evidence that Ramsey had abused Kira's mother during pregnancy, but did not attach any importance to this.

“He heard from eyewitnesses about the abuse,” Franchetti recalled. - He knew about the aggression of Kira's father and knew that he had suicidal tendencies. In addition, he bought not one, but two pistols.”

Franceti said despite this, the expert recommended joint custody of the girl. And he wrote that Kira's father should always play a certain role in her life.

“Well, he played a huge role in her life,” Franchetti remarked of Ramsey. “He killed her.”

Francetti turned her pain into a struggle

She reached out to other parents who had lost a child in a murder that was somehow provoked by family court decisions.

One of the women she met was Sharon Coleman. Coleman's 3-year-old daughter was killed by the girl's father in 2019. Martin Anthony Pereira chained the girl to the back seat of the car and set the car on fire after his visit to the little girl for the weekend was over.

Subscribe to ForumDaily NewYork on Google News
WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By: XYZScripts.com