7.31.2010
Cops stop kid without bike helmet, see him safely back home with a warning. Just kidding, they lock him up for two years then bill his mom for taking care of him
CBC News - Calgary - Calgary mom sued for Oregon foster care
The Oregon government is suing a Calgary mother for the cost of keeping her son in foster care for two years while she fought for his return to Canada.
The boy, now 12, was visiting his stepfather in Oregon in 2008 when police there picked him up for not wearing his bike helmet.
U.S. officials didn't recognize the boy's stepfather as a legal guardian, so he was sent to a foster home, setting off a long legal battle. A U.S. judge finally allowed him to return to live with his mother and younger sister in Calgary last month.
This week, the mother — who cannot be identified along with her son — received a notice from the provincial court of Alberta that Oregon wants to be reimbursed for child support and medical costs incurred while the boy was under the state's care."I find it amazing how quickly and how well the two countries have worked together in sending this lawsuit to me pretty darn quick when my son was stuck down in the U.S. for almost two years," she told CBC News.
The notice does not outline exactly how much Oregon officials are seeking to recoup, but the mother said her son, who requires medication, saw several specialists when he was in the U.S.
Tony Merchant, the Canadian lawyer who helped get the boy back to Canada, said this action was never mentioned in court.
"It's bizarre. If it weren't so sad it would be humorous. I've never heard of a state doing this before," he said.
A spokesman from Oregon's Justice Department said he can't comment on specific cases, but said the state generally tries to recoup the cost of foster care.
The mother is required to appear in provincial court on Sept. 14, but she's worried that legal aid won't be able to cover an international case.
Alberta's Children and Youth Services will not get involved in the case because "it is a private legal matter," said government spokesman Tom Olsen on Thursday.
The Oregon government is suing a Calgary mother for the cost of keeping her son in foster care for two years while she fought for his return to Canada.
The boy, now 12, was visiting his stepfather in Oregon in 2008 when police there picked him up for not wearing his bike helmet.
U.S. officials didn't recognize the boy's stepfather as a legal guardian, so he was sent to a foster home, setting off a long legal battle. A U.S. judge finally allowed him to return to live with his mother and younger sister in Calgary last month.
This week, the mother — who cannot be identified along with her son — received a notice from the provincial court of Alberta that Oregon wants to be reimbursed for child support and medical costs incurred while the boy was under the state's care."I find it amazing how quickly and how well the two countries have worked together in sending this lawsuit to me pretty darn quick when my son was stuck down in the U.S. for almost two years," she told CBC News.
The notice does not outline exactly how much Oregon officials are seeking to recoup, but the mother said her son, who requires medication, saw several specialists when he was in the U.S.
Worried about legal costs
"Oregon has all my financial records of course," she said. "They know that I wouldn't be financially able to do that. I can take care of my children while they're here but not under the American system when they don't have any health-care coverage."Tony Merchant, the Canadian lawyer who helped get the boy back to Canada, said this action was never mentioned in court.
"It's bizarre. If it weren't so sad it would be humorous. I've never heard of a state doing this before," he said.
A spokesman from Oregon's Justice Department said he can't comment on specific cases, but said the state generally tries to recoup the cost of foster care.
The mother is required to appear in provincial court on Sept. 14, but she's worried that legal aid won't be able to cover an international case.
Alberta's Children and Youth Services will not get involved in the case because "it is a private legal matter," said government spokesman Tom Olsen on Thursday.
FREE SNOOK (Please F*cking Don't!!!)
That HOT SHOWER sign is really make this picture for me. Anyways, this beautiful photo taken today shows the Pickler Gobbler of Jersey Shore WAAAAAAAAHing away as a police officer drags her ass to jail. TMZ says that Snooki was arrested for disorderly conduct while shooting scenes for the third season of Jersey Shore in Seaside Heights, NJ.
It's not known what kind of disorderly conduct Snooki was busted for, but I don't think the police really need to be specific. I mean, it's Snooki! Bitch is a stumbling disorderly conduct. Hopefully, once Snooki is booked, she is taken down to the ASPCA for the works!
And this is probably just Snooki's way of getting Obama to finally admit he knows who she is.
7.30.2010
F*ck You D*ck Mouth Shore!!!
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (NY) is half Chilean adopted by an Italian family
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (Staten Island) is half Spanish half Italian
Jenni ” J-WoWW” Farley (NY) is half Irish half Italian
Paul “Pauly D” Delvecchio (Rhode Island) is half Spanish half Italian
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (Bronx) is half Puerto Rican half Italian
Sammi “Sweatheart” Giancola (NJ) said “I am not Italian, but I can understand why some Italians are upset”
Vinny Guadagnino (Staten Island) is the only full Italian
Angelina Pivarnick (Staten Island) is Polish So basically this obviously scripted show should be called Boriqua Beach!
Jakey Smokes the Pot, Not the Pole
7.29.2010
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