Top 4 Legal References VIEWED on Our Website for Pro Se Litigants

As an Advocate for Families, Care Givers, and Children, these are the 4 Top References
viewed on our nfpcar.org website, to assist those defending themselves in their time of
need, with or without legal council.-- 

•  Top 2 Self Help Guides to Defend Yourself *

	Standing in theShadow of Law ©
STEP-BY-STEP COURSE INCLUDES 53 In-Depth Video Tutorials 25 Downloadable MP3 Audio Clips How to Defeat Crooked Lawyers How to Control Corrupt Judges Free Online Legal Research Summary Judgment Motions Summary Judgment Defenses Legal Research TutorialHow and When to Object in Court How to Use Evidence Rules Effective Written Motions Effective Spoken Motions Affirmative Defenses Legal Writing Class Reading Legal Documents Complaints & Causes of Action Essential Courtroom Objection List Appeals Procedure with Forms And Much, Much More	An instructional manual of preventative and protective measures to help protect against and prepare for legal actions against you as a Foster, Adoptive, or Biological Parent. A road map, if you will, for the legal maneuverings and.......
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*I am an Affiliate with the authors of these documents and very familiar with their work.
However, it is the responsibility of the reader to verify if these documents will be helpful
for their particular needs.

·        FREE Downloads for Educational Purposes Only *

Sui JurisThe Truth is in the Record ©	Black’s Law Dictionary1st & 2nd Edition ©
Learn More	Learn MoreGreat reference to see how legal definitions have changed over time.

Represent Yourself in Court © *	Pro Se Guide to Family Court © *
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  *These references are for Educational Purposes Only and may not be sold for Profit

without the express permission from the Original Author.

•   Related Reading: Pro se- Is it Right for You?

May you find Strength in Your Higher Power, Granpa Chuck Keeper of the web files fornfpcar.orgOur Families are the most important Resource we have in our Nation, if not the World

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A Statement for Your Consideration:

“We are joining forces with all persons affected by Parens Patriae to include parents, extended family, foster parents and father's and mother's rights groups. While this is a difficult endeavor due to various divisions, the focus will be on challenging the system with the unified goals and commonalities that each is suffering under in family courts and through CPS and other related Agencies.”
(See Definition: Parens Patriae)

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• By Ruth: When I realized I could not afford the high price of an attorney to represent me I was terrified. One day I was speaking to a friend, a fellow foster parent who just recently won her case using a book. She told me about Standing, I got my copy and started to work. The instructions are easy to follow and by the time you are done you will understand precisely what you are doing.....All Pro Se. (Read more...)

Self Help Sites

 Self Help Sites

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Recommended  Documents for
Your Library

There is really no "One" document that can be recommended since each one given below has a slightly different purpose. However, "knowledge is power" and the more you learn about our legal system, the more you will be able to Defend Yourself, with or without a Lawyer.

• Sui Juris- THE TRUTH IN THE RECORD A Process for The People to Access the Courts.Sui Juris: of his own right; authority; possessing full social and civil rights; having capacity to manage one's own affairs. The Truth in the Record: Lawful Due Process. A court is a place to make a Public Record. A Plaintiff, a Defendant, a neutral judge to a jury decision, in all cases Constitutionally protected.
  (Note: The following is for "Educational Purposes Only". It is against Copyright Policies to sell this publication. Any infringment of this policy will be appropriately applied. This information was taken from http://familyrights.us/bin/sui_juris/ . A pdf file was created, for offline use, and nothing has been changed.)
• Standing in the Shadow of Law  An instructional manual of preventative and protective measures to help protect against and prepare for legal actions against you as a Foster, Adoptive, or Biological Parent. A road map, if you will, for the legal maneuverings  and allegations brought toward you as a Parent and/or those children you have a protective/parenting obligation to. To know and protect your rights and, if necessary, to organize your own case in a professional manner should there be a legal encounter for either you or the children. See What others have said about "Standing in the Shadow of Law" Go Now 
• Black's Law Dictionary (1st and 2nd Edition)- is the most widely used law dictionary in the United States. It was founded by Henry Campbell Black. It is the reference of choice for definitions in legal briefs and court opinions and has been cited as a secondary legal authority in many U.S. Supreme Court cases. The latest editions, including abridged and pocket versions, are useful starting points for the layman or student when faced with an unfamiliar legal word.
  (Note: For Historical Purposes, is a scanned copy of the 1st and 2nd edition of Black's Law Dictionary. The following is for "Educational Purposes Only". It is against Copyright Policies to sell this publication. Any infringment of this policy will be appropriately applied. This information was taken from http://blacks.worldfreemansociety.org/ . A pdf file was created, for offline use, and nothing has been changed. (Note: a very large file and will take a bit to download.

• The Jurisdictionary Course-"Affordable 24-Hour Course Explains All ... Step-by-Step Simplifies Lawsuit Procedure, Evidence, and Tactics Have a Lawyer? ... Know What SHOULD Be Done Don't Have a Lawyer? ... Know What YOU Must Do Thousands Have Won with Our Step-by-Step Course You Will Learn How to Win ... In Just 24 Hours Created by an Attorney with 23 Years of Experience."  
  PS:  I want all my friends to know how valuable I've found the Jurisdictionary "How to Win in Court" step-by-step self-help course. It's nothing short of amazing! Easy to learn! Powerful! If you're fighting a legal battle or know someone who is, click my link here and order this wonderful course immediately. You'll thank me later!
  Here's the link: www.Jurisdictionary.com?

refercode=FC0006Click the link and see for yourself how easy it is to learn 'How to Win in Court'!"

         

Know the Law of YOUR Case ...

Two terms you may want to become familiar:

• Admissible Evidence
• Law of the Case

Read more about The Law of the Case ...

Understand this ... AND WINNING IS EASY!
Every case is won or lost on only two (2) things!

• The Admissible Evidence and
• The Law of the Case

You don't need to know "every law" ever written!

You just need to know "the law of the case" ... your case!

Consider the fellow piling things in the balance shown here. Imagine he is "building his case". He doesn't have a great number of things on his side. He has a wee bit more than the other side, and that's all it takes to win!

• Admissible Evidence
• The Law of the Case

You may ask, "How can a pro se litigant win against someone with a lawyer?"
The answer is simple!
You don't need to know everything lawyers know!
You only need to know

1. the law of your case and
2. how to force the court to admit your evidence and enter the orders you seek

The only "law" you need to know is the law that affects your case!
The law of the case is almost always extremely simple and straightforward. You don't need to know everything we were taught in law school. You just need to know

1. the law of your case and
2. how to force the court to admit your evidence and enter the orders you seek

It sounds simple because IT IS SIMPLE!
What I tell you today IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE!

You don't really need to know much at all!
Here's an example dear to the hearts of many. A bank brings a foreclosure action. What is the law of the case? There are only a few laws that control the outcome. You certainly don't need to go to law school to learn the law about notes and mortgages.

1. Does plaintiff own and hold the promissory note?
2. Are payments on the note current?
3. Are other conditions of the note satisfied?
4. Is the note secured by a valid mortgage?
5. Does plaintiff own and hold the mortgage?
6. Are all signatures on the documents genuine?
7. Has plaintiff satisfied all conditions in the mortgage?

I'm sure you may have many questions, no matter if you're going to Family Court, Civil Court, etc. Here is a great tool to start "Organizing your Thoughts". If you are proficient in word, here is an outline format you may want to download>> Outline Template

We have guiding many and we call this document "Our Law Book". In reality, whether you have a lawyer or not, it is vital that you "Do Your Homework".

• Reason for Law Book  
• Using Your Law Book

Preparing for a Family Law Issue? Here's a great Topic Index of State Statute Summaries.

There may be a few legal issues that vary from case to case, but these few points are common to all, and they can be researched and understood in a single afternoon of online legal research thanks to the internet!

Once you know the law of your case is, the rest is simply convincing the court that:

1. The law of the case is what you say it is, and
2. You have more admissible evidence of the facts that "fit" the law.

• You don't need to know all that I know to win!
• You don't need to know probate law to win a foreclosure, nor do you need to know the law of torts, taxes, or even contract law (beyond the part that applies to promissory notes and mortgages)!
• YOU don't need to know all I know to win! 
• Learn the rules of court for your state and how to apply them wisely and effectively to present the law of the case and  admissible evidence.

That's how they win ... and you can, too!

Why remain in legal darkness?

Related Blog Posts:

• Legal Research - Ignorance is NO Excuse
• Basic Example of a Great Defense

Other Great Sites: 

• Online Training from FPLS.Download Document for Complete Discription OR
  Visit "Educational Resources Guide"
• Legal Online Self Help 

Documents for Your Library:

•  "Standing in the Shadow of the Law", 4th Ed. Best Reference in Plain English to set up your Law Book
  
  An instructional manual of preventative and protective measures to help protect against and prepare for legal actions against you as a Foster, Adoptive, or Biological Parent. A road map, if you will, for the legal maneuverings  and allegations brought toward you as a Parent and/or those children you have a protective/parenting obligation to.
      To know and protect your rights and, if necessary, to organize your own case in a professional manner should there be a legal encounter for either you or the children.
  
• Jurisdictionary -24 Hour self help course _
  
  "Affordable 24-Hour Course Explains All ... Step-by-Step Simplifies Lawsuit Procedure, Evidence, and Tactics Have a Lawyer? ... Know What SHOULD Be Done Don't Have a Lawyer? ... Know What YOU Must Do Thousands Have Won with Our Step-by-Step Course You Will Learn How to Win ... In Just 24 Hours Created by an Attorney with 23 Years of Experience." ⁽¹⁾
  
• Sui Juris - THE TRUTH IN THE RECORD
  
  A Process for The People to Access the Courts Sui Juris: of his own right; authority; possessing full social and civil rights; having capacity to manage one's own affairs
  
  The Truth in the Record: Lawful Due Process. A court is a place to make a Public Record. A Plaintiff, a Defendant, a neutral judge to a jury decision, in all cases Constitutionally protected.

May you find Strength in Your Higher Power,

 GranPa Chuck

  "We the "Little" People"

    Defend Yourself http://nfpcar.org/Jurisdictionary/

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  My Family Rights Affiliation 

 

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 Seminars Offered

Administrative Law : This is a specialty "field of Law" that isn't really law at all. If you are a foster parent, teacher, fire fighter, or police officer you are under Contract Law? Protect yourself, an education is your best defense in facing an Administrative Inquiry/ Hearing. Finding yourself unprepared for an allegation, a real and present danger to all of the above careers. Allegations are like standing in the middle of a hurricane that no one told you was coming. What you don't know can hurt you, ignorance is no defense, and can result more...

Foster Parents Training 101102103 : 

• 101 The first series we teach you the basics, things you should be aware of the protect you family. 
• 102 We go a little deeper into the Foster Parenting category. Things you will not learn though the inadequate training you receive in your Foster Parents Associations training. 
•  103..you discover The Foster Care System in general. We carry though an in depth investigation of this corrupt organization and your role in it. How much foster parents are reimbursed on average across the country. The truth about how the agencies more...

What is Pro Se : Discover the basics in representing yourself in a court case, that is what this term means, Pro Se is Latin meaning just that. 

• 1. What it means to go Pro Se. 
• 2. How to get organized. 
• 3. Legal Terminology you need to understand. 
• 4. Where to find your state Statutes. 
• 5. Where and how to locate forms. 
• 6. Need help, where to find it. 
• 7. What area of Law is my case? 
• 8. Is there assistance out there? 

 Sounds scary doesn't it? Let's explore? Come join us!

  

Current Seminars Offered
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Foster Parenting 101 : Comprehensive Foster Parent Training

• Session 1; Foster Parenting 101 1. Definition of fostering 2..Why you choose to foster 
• Session 2; The Children 1. What you may not expect. 
• Session 3; Chapter 3. The Courts 1. "Wards of the court" 2. The objective of the courts. 
• Session 4; The Agency 1. The more...

What is ASFACAPTA : Learn more about ASFA, what is it? How does it affect us as Foster Parents? Facts we will cover;

• Since 1974 the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act via the Mondale Act has it helped or hindered children? 
•  CAPTA stands for the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Has it helped? Find out.

What is In Loco Parentis : Learn how this affects you as a parent.

• Related Reading from our NFPCAR website

About Your Instructor

Marilyn Harrison has been trained by acting as an advocate on behalf of foster parents across the nation for twelve years, and functioning as a foster parent herself for fifteen years.

• She has one of the largest chat groups on line for foster parents who are under Administrative Law, and need assistance. 

• A National toll free number has been functioning for twelve years, enabling them to have one on one counseling, a personal touch. 1-877-FPA-CHILD ~ (1-877-372-2445)

• We have CD power point trainings available on this subject, currently being used, to train attorneys who specialize in "Family Law", When any of the attorneys have expressed an interest in learning more about "Administrative Law".

She has completed a publication "Standing in the Shadow of Law", 4th edition.

• It is a text book, if you will, to equip Parents with an educational tool.
• It offers them an unparalleled opportunity to learn, grow and become more knowledgeable within this confusing Foster Care System.
• With the information that is within this book they can comfortably defend themselves, Pro Se. They can represent themselves in a courtroom atmosphere, Administrative Law.
• However, we do encourage them to obtain an attorney, this book organizes their cases for their attorney. The attorney's who have seen it, have been impressed with both it's contents and the instructions within.

We teach a basic course in "Administrative Law. We believe knowledge is your best defense. Other subjects we offer are as follows;

• "Documentation, How important is it"?
•  "Allegations, the storm no one tells you about
• " So you want to be a Foster Parent"?
• " Foster Parents Presentation.

These presentation are in the form of Power Point and easy to understand. We are happy to answer any questions that you may have after viewing the presentations. You will find the educational tools located on our website; www. foster-parents-legal-solutions. com
Why we seek to educate foster parents across the nation, because we believe that you need to have your questions answered. Not with the "Gloss Over Approach" that a lot of trainings use, but with truth. We believe in you, and are here to support you.
 
 We also have an information website at www.nfpcar.org where we store data on behalf of biological, foster/ adoptive parents. Welcome to the information highway for foster/ adoptive and biological parents. Marilyn Harrison your servant and advocate

Physical Location 

Foster Parents Legal Solutions is based in Yarnell, AZ, USA

Affording an attorney, or "Pro Se" option?

Recent post by Foster Family Examiner that bears reposting. Have encouraged many:

"Whether they seek a lawyer or not, they must know the statutes, policies, etc. for their state, particular to their concerns."

A good starting point of links is our NFPCAR State Index page>> http://nfpcar.org/States

 

Have reprinted the Examiner.com article. Plus below have list some things to consider when going Pro Se.

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Affording an attorney, or "Pro Se" option?

In this series, we are going to look at Pro Se. Many foster parents cannot afford an attorney, as we have stated before even though we believe a lawyer is required, we realize that in most cases they have priced themselves out of this market. Most of us do not have the 5-10K retainer fee an attorney requires.

That leaves us with what option. Pro Se is the only other option we have. Pro Se is Latin for representing ourselves in a court of law. Question; does that possibility frighten you. This is a common feeling we are always intimidated by what we do not understand or what we think is above our understanding.

Most of us are able to understand, able to educate ourselves on any subject we think is significant enough.
What is critical to you, is where your heart lies, are you children important to you? Then let us get started in your educational process.

Usually, the only courtroom experience we, as foster parents, have ever had is perhaps a traffic ticket or hopefully appearing on behalf of our foster children. So, it is not surprising to us that this is intimidating, to say the least. How can a normal person expect to win a case in court? Foster parents frequently undereducated, uneducated, that is, without a college degree., are you?

• The first thing you need to do is get over this feeling of powerlessness. Learn courtroom procedures, as this is the most intimidating thing to someone looking at it from this angle. Are you going to fight back or sit and feel sorry for yourself? What about the children you are supposed to protect as a foster parent or a biological parent. If your children have been removed was it for a valid reason, or because you are poor, homeless, unemployed?

• The second thing you need to do is start reading, learning and organizing your thoughts, your case.

If you need help, go to nfpcar.org this is an excellent place to start. Education is a tremendous resource and a place to start your fight against an unreasonable enemy, one that is known to make as much money as possible from your children. We can do this together. Let us talk about this, allow us to be your guides to education. We are not attorneys, but advocates, we care about you and your children.
Come let us reason together.

Suggested reading; What is Pro Se? Part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / Part 5 / part 6 / part 7 /  part 8 / part 9. 

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Pro se people often do not get justice.
Why?

Let's examine a few facts:

1. Most pro se people don't know the rules.
2. Most pro se people don't know how to prevent the lawyer on the other side from playing tricks with the rules.
3. Most pro se people make assumptions about what is "admissible evidence" and stuff that isn't.
4. Most pro se people don't know how to draft their pleadings or motions properly.
5. Most pro se people don't know why it's important to write proposed orders for the judge to sign.
6. Most pro se people don't know why, when, or how to make effective objections in court.
7. Most pro se people don't understand what facts are critical to winning a case and what facts are of no consequence but only muddy the waters with court-confusing insignificance.
8. Most pro se people don't know why it's so vitally important to cite controlling appellate cases in support of their pre-trial and trial motions.
9. Most pro se people don't know how to arrange for a written transcript to be made of all proceedings before the court, so they can control the judge.
10. Most pro se people waste valuable court time with non-essentials, fail to appreciate the needs of others who have their own problems to bring before the court and, as a consequence, tend to make judges dread pro se cases.

Not all judges are "against" pro se people "just because they are pro se". Most of the judges I knew in my 25 years were good people who cared about other people and did their best to guarantee justice according to the rules.

But! You must know how to protect yourself!

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