Overview: STATUS QUO IS A BARRIER YOU CAN OVERCOME w the help of Sherry and Ron B Palmer
This is a small excerpt of Sherry and Ron B Palmer teaching parents about their parental rights and how to overcome status quo in a Turn Your Divorce Around webinar 3.
They also teach a class called Creating Your Blueprint where you can learn more in-depth information about your parental rights and how to argue these for yourself.
In standard family court litigation, fit parents are routinely told that trial judges have unbounded discretion to divide custody and assign possession schedules. However, controlling Supreme Court jurisprudence strictly establishes that natural parental rights cannot be denied, stripped, or nullified without proving unfitness under strict scrutiny. Understanding these core constitutional protections empowers parents to hold attorneys and trial judges accountable to the law.
Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
- ✓ Fit parents hold complete fundamental rights that pre-exist state authority; martial dissolution or parental conflict cannot constitutionally nullify these rights.
- ✓ Conflicting rights between individuals never justify the summary elimination of one party's constitutional protections under fundamental rights doctrine.
- ✓ The landmark Elián González case illustrates that fit legal parents retain absolute decision-making authority over non-parents and extended family regardless of 'best interest' claims.
- ✓ Parents fighting family court overreach occupy a stronger constitutional standing than historical civil rights movements, but must actively assert their rights against improper status quo practices.
- ✓ The 13th Amendment's prohibition against involuntary servitude provides potential constitutional leverage against coerced financial obligations like alimony.
Key Topics & Video Timestamps
Navigate directly to specific topics, arguments, and strategic insights covered in this presentation (5 indexed chapters):
Introduction: STATUS QUO IS A BARRIER YOU CAN OVERCOME w...
Key presentation segment at 00:00.
The Core Procedural Flaw in Family Court
Key presentation segment at 01:22.
Constitutional Authority vs. State Overreach
Key presentation segment at 02:44.
Strategic Bench Objections & Motion Frameworks
Key presentation segment at 04:05.
Practical Roadmap & Action Steps for Parents
Key presentation segment at 05:28.
Challenging the Unconstitutional Status Quo
Sherry addresses why unconstitutional court practices persist and emphasizes the necessity of parents challenging illegal judicial assumptions.
The Elián González Precedent
Ron and Sherry detail the Elián González case, explaining how paramount parental rights override third-party custody claims and state 'best interest' assertions.
Enforcing Custody Orders vs. Court Excuses
Sherry contrasts federal enforcement of parental rights in the González case with domestic family court excuses regarding child withholding and refusal of force.
Historical Parallels: Slavery and Civil Rights
The speakers compare the modern parental rights movement to historical struggles against slavery and civil rights disenfranchisement.
Constitutional Amendments and Alimony Arguments
Ron explains how the 13th and 14th Amendments reshaped constitutional rights and hints at applying 13th Amendment protections against unconstitutional alimony.
Standing Firm on Established Parental Rights
Ron and Sherry conclude that parents have established Supreme Court protections and must actively assert them to dismantle family court overreach.