| Family is the essence of life. Maintaining | | | | |
| the core of the family is as basic as life | | | | Parents in Adult News section offers recent |
| gets. But, right wing politicians, | | | | news stories about the struggles parents in |
| conservative religious zealots and even | | | | the adult industry face with lifestyle |
| family members can threaten adult industry | | | | opposition from relatives, in-laws, |
| workers with the loss of custody of their | | | | government agencies, and the courts. |
| children. How can they do this? | | | | |
| | | | Legal Spotlight will offer articles written |
| Government agencies are empowered to "protect | | | | by lawyers and legal experts. |
| the welfare of minor children from physical, | | | | |
| mental, and emotional abuse". The powers | | | | Attorney Directory will offer a list of |
| granted to these agencies permit them (with | | | | nationwide sympathetic attorneys. |
| the aid of local police) to remove children | | | | |
| from their homes; seek court orders to place | | | | Resources include links to liberal |
| the children in foster homes or terminate all | | | | organizations (ACLU, Free Speech Coalition) |
| parental rights. | | | | and parenting links (Dr. Spock and |
| | | | Parenting.com). |
| Family courts decide whether to remove | | | | |
| children from homes, limit parental | | | | Articles cover important topics like |
| visitations, place children in foster homes | | | | unfounded child abuse cases, myths of the |
| or state institutions, or terminate parental | | | | adult industry, and curbing the power of |
| rights. | | | | state agencies. |
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| Divorce courts determine which parent has | | | | While this website is a good idea, it has |
| sole custody of their children, or decide | | | | shortcomings. |
| upon joint custody with set visitation | | | | |
| rights. | | | | News stories are old like the 2003 article |
| | | | from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about how a |
| Outsiders challenging parental rights include | | | | former stripper regained custody of her |
| relatives, grandparents, and in-laws of the | | | | 8-year-old son after losing him to the |
| children. Anyone can complain to a government | | | | paternal grandparents for 15 months. The most |
| child protection agency. Relatives can file a | | | | recent News posted was dated 2006. |
| lawsuit with a family court challenging the | | | | |
| fitness of parents and petition for the | | | | Several click here buttons did not work, such |
| custody of children. | | | | as, history article, membership, sponsors, |
| | | | attorney directory, community boards, and |
| Are You A "Fit" Parent? | | | | legal spotlight. Since this organization |
| | | | began in 2004, one would expect better links |
| What is the definition of a "Fit" parent? No | | | | and updated content. |
| state law or court case has ever defined what | | | | |
| a "Fit" parent is. Instead, courts attempt to | | | | In spite of these shortcomings, useful |
| define an "Unfit" parent. | | | | information is available on their website. |
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| Unfit parents come in different categories: | | | | How to Win a Child Custody Challenge |
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| Parents who physically abuse their children | | | | The Best Interests of the Child is the legal |
| by causing bodily harm are considered unfit. | | | | standard all of these laws, court cases, and |
| | | | government agencies abide by. What does it |
| Parents who cause mental or emotional harm to | | | | mean? Many family law firms and child |
| their children are also unfit. | | | | psychologists emphasize the following |
| | | | guidelines, which judges look at when |
| Parents who actually cause or allow others to | | | | deciding what is best for the child: |
| sexually abuse their children are unfit as | | | | |
| well. | | | | Time - How much time do the parents spend |
| | | | with their children? Are they so busy as to |
| Failure to allow proper medical treatment | | | | neglect their children of parental love and |
| whether because of religious or cultural | | | | care? |
| beliefs have resulted in courts finding the | | | | |
| parents to be unfit. | | | | Money - Do the parents have the financial |
| | | | resources to provide adequate food, shelter, |
| Neglect by not properly housing, clothing, | | | | clothing, education, and health care? Must |
| feeding, or educating their children will get | | | | the state intercede to provide assistance |
| you labeled as an unfit parent. | | | | with any of these necessities of life? |
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| Lifestyle is another area where claims of | | | | Stability - Moving children to different |
| child abuse or neglect occur. Parents who are | | | | homes often traumatizes them by losing |
| nudists or who work with adult entertainment | | | | friends and adjusting to new environments. |
| industries can be exposed as "unfit parents" | | | | |
| by religious conservatives, family value | | | | Neglect - Even if parents earn good incomes, |
| politicians, nosey neighbors, and relatives. | | | | do not move homes often, and spend lots of |
| | | | time with their children; if they neglect the |
| Are there any groups or organizations | | | | necessities, emotional and mental needs, |
| providing assistance against challenges of | | | | courts consider them unfit. |
| unfit parents due to legal "Lifestyle" | | | | |
| choices? | | | | Abuse - Have parents physically, emotionally, |
| | | | or sexually abused their children? Have they |
| PARENTS IN ADULT (PIA) is a support group | | | | allowed others to abuse their children? |
| dedicated towards helping parents who work in | | | | |
| the adult industry. PIA provides adult | | | | Legal lifestyles of the parents often are not |
| industry parents with help, support and | | | | directly challenged, but used as an excuse to |
| answers with parenting and custody issues. | | | | claim that one or some of the five above |
| | | | conditions occurred. How do you defend |
| Parents in Adult started because of adult | | | | against such lifestyle challenges? |
| industry owners' personal experience with a | | | | |
| child custody battle in the courts. Tracey | | | | Proof of being "Unfit" |
| Potoski (also known as Brandi Love) and her | | | | |
| husband Chris (co-owners of NakedRhino Media) | | | | Rather than you having to prove you are |
| successfully fought off attempts by their | | | | "Fit", challengers must prove the parents are |
| families to remove their 5-year-old daughter | | | | "unfit". The courts rely on Experts like |
| from their home. The allegations of child | | | | psychiatrists, psychologists, medical |
| abuse were solely based on their adult | | | | doctors, family counselors, and clergy. The |
| industry lifestyle. | | | | defense can hire their own experts to testify |
| | | | their lifestyle choices do not harm their |
| NakedRhino Media in partnership with AVN | | | | children's well being. |
| (AVN.com) formed Parents in Adult in 2004 as | | | | |
| a response to the Potoski child custody | | | | In conclusion, government agencies, family |
| battle. | | | | courts, parents filing for divorce, and even |
| | | | outsiders can dispute your parental rights. |
| PIA website (ParentsInAdult.com) offers | | | | They will try to find experts to testify that |
| resources for the unique parenting challenges | | | | you, the parents are not "fit". Your best |
| while involved in the adult industry. Their | | | | defense against these challenges is your |
| Progressive Parenting section offers child | | | | lifestyle with your kids. It would be wise to |
| developmental expert advice and articles with | | | | create a lifestyle with your children that |
| provoking insights of parenting of toddlers, | | | | establishes a history of you as fit and shows |
| pre-school, pre-teens, and teens written by | | | | that to your world. |
| experts. | | | | |