[blparent] Call for Help, legal cases about blind parenting in divorce

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Thanks so much!

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>; "Multiple 
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Cc: <dstarin at societyfortheblind.org>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:05 PM
Subject: [blparent] Call for Help,legal cases about blind parenting in 
divorce


>I am forwarding this to several lists,  where it might get a good 
>response -- including California lists, and the Blind Law list.
>
> At 08:06 PM 5/4/2009, Deborah Kent Stein wrote:
>
>
>>Diane Starin from the NFB of California is trying to help a blind mother 
>>who is in a custody battle as part of a divorce case.  The woman's husband 
>>is claiming that she can't parent their child because she is blind.  Diane 
>>needs to gather information about any previous legal cases, especially in 
>>California, where blindness has been an issue in a custody battle.  If you 
>>have been personally involved in such a case, or if you can direct Diane 
>>to anyone who may be of assistance, please write to her off list at 
>>dstarin at societyfortheblind.org
>>
>>Thank you very much.  These cases are terribly painful whenever they 
>>occur, and we really need to support one another!
>>
>>Debbie
>
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