Our main concern is the children and then the complete family.  We here at Family Access-Fighting for Children's Rights will be working with all states in helping to create and enact legislation to give these children access to ALL their family as well as ALL extended family members, ie. parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.  Children are not property!  They should not be regarded as such by their parents or any other family member.  We contend that it should be illegal to use children as pawns or instruments of spiteful behavior in an effort to prevent them from interaction with ALL other family members.  Our purpose and goal is to ensure the preservation of extended, traditional family relationships.

KRISTIN HEMMERICK

CA SOUTH GRANDPARENTS STRATEGIC COORDINATOR