A Colorado war veteran lost parental rights to her children through a rarely-scrutinized legal process. Now she’s asking the state Supreme Court to intercede.

When Ashley checked herself into a homeless shelter for female veterans, she had the well being of her two young children in mind.

Her symptoms from post-traumatic stress disorder had become unmanageable. For years, she had been able to suppress the trauma from her 17-month deployment to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, as well as the sexual assault she said she suffered at the hands of two men in her unit. But trauma, in time, always boils over.

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Mom of five fights for custody after CPS case reopens

A closed CPS case was reopened after a move to Fort Hood, and now a mother of five says her world is in shambles.

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Fort Bragg soldier sexually abused adopted children for years, FBI says

A soldier with the U.S. Army adopted six children in 2000 and sexually abused them for years until one daughter reported the abuse in 2017, according to an indictment filed recently in a federal court in North Carolina.

Daniel Kemp and his wife Shanynn Kemp were arrested last year by New York State Police, each charged with several counts of sodomy related to the abuse in Jefferson County, New York, according to police. Daniel Kemp was based at Fort Drum in Jefferson County when he adopted the children, the FBI said in the indictment.

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Schools will now collect data on children from military families

For the first time this year, schools across the nation will ask students if one of their parents is active duty military.

A law passed in 2015 requires schools to collect and report data on children of active duty service men and women.

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U.S. Army Vet May Be Forced to Move His Entire Family To South Korea If Adopted Daughter is Deported

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Schreiber said that he and his wife, Soo Jin, are prepared to leave the U.S. if their daughter Hyebin is not allowed to stay.

Hyebin, who was previously covered in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is facing deportation next year after her application to become an American was rejected by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Oklahoma soldier could lose custody of his son while deployed overseas

A Calera, Oklahoma, soldier fears he might lose custody of his son because he’s being deployed overseas.

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How The Army’s Flub Let A Felon Become A Foster Parent In Texas

But some important information didn’t show up in a state background check before a foster-care agency hired McQueen and his wife last March to care for abused and neglected children

Two years ago, former Army 1st Sgt. McQueen pleaded guilty to more than a dozen military charges for attempting to run a prostitution ring in Fort Hood. As part of the plea deal he was demoted to private, sentenced to 24 months in prison, was stripped of his retirement pay and received a dishonorable discharge.

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Child Abuse in the Military: Failing Those Most in Need

In September 2011, Army Sgt. 1st Class Crispen Hanson's commander at Fort Bliss ordered him into a military treatment program for child abusers.

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CHILD CUSTODY AND THE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER

Armed service members, including unmarried parents and those who have spouses in the military, must prepare a “family care plan” prior to deployment to ensure the welfare of their family members. Failure to have a valid family plan can result in disciplinary action against the soldier and also prevent deployment.

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Veteran Loses Custody Of 5 Kids In Kansas For Treating PTSD With Marijuana

Veteran Loses Custody Of 5 Kids In Kansas For Treating PTSD With Marijuana

In Kansas, a U.S. military veteran is fighting to regain custody of five of his children, after Kansas took them into child custody last year over his use of medical marijuana.

Mom Who Returns From Deployment Is Horrified to Learn What’s Happened to Her Children

Mom Who Returns From Deployment Is Horrified to Learn What’s Happened to Her Children

When a mother signed up to fight for her country, she didn’t realize that she’d also have to fight for her children.

Florida military mom to regain custody of kids in NJ foster care

Florida military mom to regain custody of kids in NJ foster care


A Central Florida mother who returned home after fighting in two wars overseas to find her stepmother lost custody of her children in New Jersey is one step closer to having her son and daughter returned to her.

Military Mom Returns From War to Discover She Must Fight for Custody of Kids

Military Mom Returns From War to Discover She Must Fight for Custody of Kids

A Florida military veteran who served overseas in both Iraq and Afghanistan has returned home to find herself in another fight — this time for the custody of her two children, ages 13 and 14.

Military mom fighting to get kids back after stepmom lost custody

Military mom fighting to get kids back after stepmom lost custody

Before she went overseas to fight in two wars, Amanda Hurst's kids were 7 and 8 years old.

Court says parents of soldier can use dead son's sperm to father child

Court says parents of soldier can use dead son's sperm to father child

Who owns the sperm of a reserve soldier killed in an army training exercise – his widow or his parents? What was the will of the deceased, and does the state have the right to allow the birth of an orphan?

Facebook page claims military parents abuse their children

Facebook page claims military parents abuse their children

A Facebook page called “Military parents abuse their children”, which professed its mission was to highlight what page creators claim is a proven link between military enlistment and child abuse, caused a firestorm of outrage online.  A meme was also created on the page that said: “Stop the abuse. Pretty Please”

Note: The anti-abuse people will attack anybody.  

Barrett bill protects custodial rights of deployed service members

Barrett bill protects custodial rights of deployed service members

State Rep. Tom Barrett today introduced legislation to protect the child-custody rights of servicemen and women who are deployed.

Scots orphans used in ‘military experiments’

Scots orphans used in ‘military experiments’

The allegations centre on at least four institutions where thousands of children are said to have been experimented upon in conditions described as “like something out of Auschwitz”.

Prosecutors vow a retrial after judge declares mistrial in child abuse case of Army major

Prosecutors vow a retrial after judge declares mistrial in child abuse case of Army major

Federal prosecutors say they intend to retry an Army major and his wife charged with abusing their children, after a judge halted the proceedings yesterday over the inadvertent disclosure that the couple’s two-year-old son had died while in their care.

New law protects service members' parental rights

New Mexico parents who also serve in the armed forces won't have to worry about child custody disputes while away on deployment.