Motivation for Cause
The Free LC initiative was started by a father who sought the help of the legal system to address his child being alientated from him by his ex-wife - only to have representatives from the court then block him from seeing or even speaking to the child while placing demands they would profit off of as requirements to resolve this. With all attempts to resolve the prior dispute collaboratively and the latter diplomatically ignored or denied, this father felt forced to either abandon his child or fight about this in court. When attempts to seek justice through the latter kept being put off or avoided, he quickly realized the system was optimized to earn money for those who work in it - not actually solving the problems for which ir was intended. This demanded action - not just for his son, but for all the other children being harmed from similar actions.
Who is L.C.?
L.C. are the initials of the child this initiative was based on- as used in court documents to help protect his identity. However, while the court system seems to view him as just a label upon which legal transactions are based on, he is actually a human being with thoughts, feelings and needs. One of those needs is spending time with his father, which he is currently being kept from against his will while people in the legal system attempt to profit off the situation. He is effectively being held hostage, by the very people entrusted with ensuring his safe return.
All the Other "LC"s
LC can also stand for "Litigated Children" to represent all the other kids that have been damaged as a result of the family law system. While divorce and timesharing disputes already put children at risk of negative impact, adding in a system that seeks to exploit such circumstances for profit essentially guarantees significant harm to the kids, parents, relationships, and more. We simply cannot have a successful community / society when good, honest, hard-working parents are isolated from their children so others can make money off their predicament. This not only damages the children and their relationships with their parents but also harms their ability to learn how to maintain productive relationships in general.
Call to Action
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