'SPARE THE CHILD': WHAT YOU WON'T SEE IN THIS VIRGINIA STATE BAR, VIRGINIA LAW FOUNDATION, VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT PRODUCTION

'SPARE THE CHILD' [featuring William B. Zuckerman, PhD, child custody evaluator for Virginia's family courts]: WHAT YOU WON'T SEE IN THIS VIRGINIA STATE BAR, VIRGINIA LAW FOUNDATION, VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT PRODUCTION is my never-answered letter for Virginia Senior Assistant Attorney General Howard Casway.

[Wingspread, 2000] The conference identified mental health professionals, lawyers and judges as those having the greatest power to influence the conduct of high-conflict custody cases and concluded that they should bear the primary responsibility for preventing or reducing conflict in high-conflict cases.

27 March 2006

Veronique Wyvell, RN
MAUL ~ Mothers Against Unjust Law
7831 Enola Street, #TA7
McLean, Virginia 22102

Howard Casway
Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia
Health, Education, and Social Services Division
Office of the Attorney General of Virginia
900 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

Re: Third Request for Special Committee to Investigate Evaluator Corruption, Lawyer Misconduct and the Interplay of Greed, Bias, Ignorance, Denial and Complicity in the Manhandling of Children by Virginia Judges in Post-Separation Custody Litigation When Partner Abuse Is a Factor --sequel to second request of 03/10/06

Dear Mr. Casway,

In northern Virginia, divorce lawyers tell parents who fight over children that parents go to jail for failing to produce interrogatories. These pricey pages of mandatory insults flung by fathers against mothers or mothers against fathers are stupid because they divide parents and destroy friendliness, on both sides. Virginia law, we know, endorses the “friendly” parent, but it also endorses court action to show friendliness. Would you please take a moment to think about the paradox posed by doctrines that miss the forest for the trees, turn ex-partners into litigants, and demand grownups verbally assassinate one another to prove who is more “friendly” and, thus, more deserving of the children?

In western Germany, divorce lawyers tell parents who fight over children that parents go nowhere until Parenting Plan Agreements are produced. These settlements, developed by couples who are splitting up, divide responsibilities for the day to day decisions regarding the personal care of the children. German law, please know, favors self-determination, and it freezes court action to encourage parents to agree on Parenting Plans (The Cochem Way). Would you now take a moment to think about the potential to deter, the power to heal, and the protection to children offered by this more civilized German approach with its network of lawyers, judges, social workers all saying the same thing, “No!” to separated parents who want to abuse legal processes to abuse each other?

Virginia was negligent seven years ago when she handed me, a devout pacifist, a set of interrogatories instead of a Parenting Plan Agreement form, following separation from the father of my child. Interrogatories are an invitation to fight. Abusers love nothing better. And nearly all contested divorces involve histories of partner/child abuse. Mine was no exception. A good Parenting Plan does three things that trial court judges do inconsistently: it removes conflict-promoting vagueness, it screens for family abuse, and it sends a message to abusers that you are free to hate the mother/father of your child, but do not expect our courtrooms to help you hate her/him. Again consider the potential to deter, the power to heal, and the protection to children offered by the Cochem Way versus the Virginia Way. Oh, and if you are proud of the Virginia Way, you will enjoy BREAKING THE SILENCE: CHILDREN’S STORIES. Fairfax County’s Network Against Family Abuse can provide you with the DVD of this exquisite PBS documentary that was the initial inspiration for my compendium, "The High Price of Conscience-free Justice."

A second inspiration for the compendium came with a phone call I received after my release from Fairfax County’s Adult Detention Center, before Thanksgiving, in 2005: “Veronique . . . Dr. Zuckerman called me . . . he wants to help fathers take children away from mothers . . .” I have now twice sat in jail as unjust punishment for expecting to vacation with my child, two false arrests that are a direct consequence of (1) fraudulent custody reports, aberrant custody recommendations, bizarre testimony, and a slew of ethical infractions and sociopathic behaviors by “Spare the Child” spokesman William “You pay I say” Zuckerman, Paid Hired Deceiver, and (2) your disregard, years ago, of my concern in reference to the urgent need for a thorough investigation of William “You pay I say” Zuckerman, Paid Hired Deceiver, a dangerous man who should not be left alone in a room with a child. Shame on the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Law Foundation for their creative and financial contribution to that 1998 "Spare the Child" videocassette, co-starring actor [and child custody evaluator for Virginia's family courts] William “You pay I say” Zuckerman, Ph.D. The tape is standard HB 1178 Parent Education Seminar fare. I propose we stop shamming parents, burn the tape, and replace it with one that teaches couples that split how to construct Parenting Plans.

If you would like for me to collect even more evidence than I already possess of child custody practitioner chicanery, cronyism, collusion and corruption, please continue to reject my requests for the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia to intervene with a Special Committee to Investigate Evaluator Corruption, Lawyer Misconduct and the Interplay of Greed, Bias, Ignorance, Denial and Complicity in the Manhandling of Children by Virginia Judges in Post-Separation Custody Litigation When Partner Abuse Is a Factor. “Manhandling,” not "Management," because, Mr. Casway, Virginia family courtrooms have become a public health hazard; some parents want to demand Retrials.

The caller, by the way, is a male acquaintance, a parent, a leader with Virginia’s fathers’ rights movement, and, like me, a victim-survivor of courtroom persecution in our 19th Judicial Circuit. He now sits in Fairfax’s ADC, unjustly confined for the third time.

When will Fairfax’s bench begin to put real criminals behind bars?

Very truly yours,

Veronique Wyvell

Copy to the fifty-five below named:

ABC: Washington Bureau, 1717 DeSales St., NW, Washington, DC 20036

Phillip Verne ANDERSON, Esquire, President, Virginia State Bar: Frith Anderson & Peake, 29 Franklin Rd., P.O. Box 1240, Roanoke, VA 24006

Marjorie BLEIWEIS, Conflict Resolution Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 10002 Minburn St., Great Falls, VA 22066

Julie BOYD, Principal, Loudoun County Public Schools: Newton-Lee Elementary School, 43335 Gloucester Parkway, Ashburn, VA 20147

Barbara BURNETT, Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 2015 Powhatan St., Falls Church, VA 22043

CBS: Washington Bureau, 2020 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20036

CPTV: Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), 1049 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105

Robert CALLAHAN, Commander, Criminal Investigations Bureau, Financial Crimes Section: Fairfax County Police Department, 4100 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Michael CAPLIN, Director, ChildHelp USA / Fairfax Foundation, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 8477 Portland Place, McLean, VA 22102

Bobbee CARDILLO, President, The Zonta Club of Fairfax: 10015 Manor Place, Fairfax, VA 22032

Gayl CARR, Chief Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, 4000 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Edwin CARTER, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 8348 Traford Lane, #102, Springfield, VA 22152, Tel 703.569.8731

Elizabeth CARTER, PhD, Executive Director, and Alan MAYER, Board Chair: Virginia Department of Health Professions, 6603 W. Broad St., 5th Fl., Richmond, VA 23230

Howard CASWAY, Senior Assistant Attorney General of Virginia: Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, 900 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219

Tom DAVIS, U.S. Congressman, and Jeannemarie DEVOLITES DAVIS, Va. State Sen.: 2213 Aryness Drive, Vienna, VA 22181

Kim Isaac EISLER, National Editor: The Washingtonian / Top Divorce Lawyers, 1828 L St., NW, #200, Washington, DC 20036

Edward FARBER, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 1800 Town Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190, Tel 703.437.3236

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: FBI, Northern Virginia Resident Agency, 7799 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043

Ina FERNANDEZ, Director, Office For Women: Fairfax County Office For Women, 12000 Government Center Pkwy., #318, Fairfax, VA 22035

John FLETCHER, Esquire, President, Virginia Law Foundation: Tavss Fletcher Maiden & Reed, 555 Main St., 14th Fl., Norfolk, VA 23510

Donna GROSSMAN, Principal, Fairfax County Public Schools, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 11570 Hemingway Drive, Reston, VA 20194

Laura HARRIS, Director, Domestic Relations Services: Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, 4000 Chain Bridge Rd., #2500, Fairfax, VA 22030

Sandra Lea HAVRILAK, Substitute Judge, Trial Lawyer, Candidate for Disbarment: 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 4110 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Janet HOWELL, Virginia State Senator, Courts of Justice Committee: 11338 Woodbrook Lane, Reston, VA 20194

Tim KAINE, Governor of Virginia, and Anne HOLTON, Former Juvenile Court Judge: Office of the Governor, Patrick Henry Building, 3rd Fl., 1111 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219

Christopher LANE, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 8308 Old Courthouse Rd., Vienna, VA 22182, Tel 703.556.4140

Doreen LARSON, Parenting Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 11703 Blue Smoke Trail, Reston, VA 20191

LECLAIR RYAN, Legal Counsel for William Zuckerman, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 225 Reinekers Lane, #700, Alexandria, VA 22314

Shirley LONG, Administrator, Fairfax County Public Schools, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 1406 Ingleside Avenue, McLean, VA 22101

Mark LOWHAM, Real Estate Developer, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 1007 Crest Lane, McLean, VA 22101

Alan McFARLAND, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 6720 Forsythia St., Springfield, VA 22150, Tel 703.971.8697

Michael McWEENY, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit: 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 4110 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Ann Wood MISCHE, Trial Lawyer, Candidate for Disbarment: Byrd Mische, P.C., 10521 Judicial Drive, #120, Fairfax, VA 22030

Marjorie MORRISON, Director, Sexual Assault Services: Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice / LAWS, 105 E. Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176

NBC: Washington Bureau, 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016

PBS: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314

Holli PLOOG, Executive, Unisys Corp, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 304 Springvale Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066

Linda PULLER, Virginia State Senator, Courts of Justice Committee: 1805 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, VA 22307

Caroline RAPKING, Consultant, CGI-AMS, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 11300 Taffrail Court, Reston, VA 20191

Jane Marum ROUSH, Judge, Candidate for Impeachment: 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 4110 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Joseph RUZZO, Dentist, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 1007 Crest Lane, McLean, VA 22101

Mary RYAN, Physician, Fairfax County Health Department, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 1423 Aldenham Lane, Reston, VA 20190

Stanton SAMENOW, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 4921 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22311, Tel 703.931.0004

Richard SASLAW, Virginia State Senator, Courts of Justice Committee: 4418 Random Court, Annandale, VA 22003

Benjamin SCHUTZ, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 5417C Backlick Rd., Springfield, VA 22151, Tel 703.256.9222

Peter STEARNS, University Provost, and Susanne DENHAM, Professor of Psychology: George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030

Jane STRAUSS, Member, Fairfax County School Board, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 1316 Rockland Terrace, McLean, VA 22101

Peggy SULLIVAN, Battered Women’s Advocate, Prince William County: ACTS / Turning Points, P.O. Box 74, Dumfries, VA 22026

Martha TALBOT, Homemaker, Contributor - $$$ - Janet Howell Senatorship: 6656 Chilton Court, McLean, VA 22101

Jonathan THACHER, Judge, Candidate for Impeachment: 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, 4110 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

WETA: TV CHANNEL 26, 2775 S. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22206

William ZUCKERMAN, PhD, Child Custody Evaluator: 8987 Cotswold Drive, Burke, VA 22015, Tel 703.764.0700

{For your complimentary copy of The High Price of Conscience-free Justice (rev. Feb ‘06), courtesy of MAUL, please call 703.748.0072 or email VWyvell@patriot.net}

Veronique Wyvell, RN
Member, Fairfax County Network Against Family Abuse
Founder, MOMMY GO BYE-BYE: Mothers Against Unjust Law
7831 Enola Street, #TA7, McLean, Virginia 22102
VWyvell@patriot.net

MAUL (Mothers Against Unjust Law) Goals:
Rebuttable PRESUMPTIONS Against Custody for Batterers
PPAs (Parenting Plan Agreements) before Litigation
Moratorium on CCEs (Child Custody Evaluations)
MINIMUM Parent-Time Schedules (UTAH Code)
JURY Trials (in Domestic Relations Cases)
PROTECTIVE Parent Reform Acts
DIGITAL Courtroom Records
ALI's Approximation Rule
TERM LIMITS for Judges