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In addition to alienating your kids and making you look petty, here's another consequence of bad mouthing your ex: Jail.
Lauren Lippe, a 47-year-old mother of two, was sentenced to jail for violating her custody agreement with her ex-husband, Ted Rubin, the New York Post reports.
Lippe tried to keep Rubin away from his girls, and called him "deadbeat," "loser" and a variety of other unprintable names. She also claimed in 2008 that Rubin had fondled the breasts of one of his daughters, though later conceded she knew nothing sexual had occurred, according to court papers. Lippe also planned last-minute trips and events when Rubin was supposed to visit his daughters, according to the newspaper.
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"He was compelled to consent or risk disappointing the girls," Judge Robert Ross wrote in his ruling. Ross sentenced Lippe to six weekends in jail to be served on the first and third weekends of June, July and August, the Post reports.
"The evidence before me demonstrates a pattern of willful and calculated violations of the clear and express dictates of the parties' Stipulation of Settlement," Ross writes in his decision.
Lippe did not comment on the ruling, but her lawyer objected to the decision.
"It's extremely unusual, and in this case, it's inappropriate," Lippe's attorney, Kieth Rieger says. "He chose to believe the husband and not her. Of course, she's upset, but she's also worried about her children. She's worried that if she goes to jail how it will affect the children."
Rubin, 52, also did not comment on the ruling, but he wrote about the challenges of his situation on his blog last year.
"Spending time with my girls is something I put before all else," Rubin wrote. "They are teenagers now and being a divorced dad, it can be challenging to continue to reach out, put them first, and maintain this in the face of their occasional lack of interest and the roadblocks so easily put in place by their mom."
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 7)
6-11-2010 @ 5:25PM
rachel said...Everything she said was probably true!
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6-11-2010 @ 5:39PM
SkyBlue said...Rachel, if that were the case, then why didn't she do something about it? Instead she chose to punish her ex by using her children as weapons in a calculated game of abuse and lies. She is a pathetic mother, and should serve jail time and lose custody of the kids. She is not a fit parent.
6-11-2010 @ 5:29PM
SDemt said...I would never have believed this if something similar hadn't happened to my brother. Even though she was caught lying under oath on repeated issues, the ex has taken over $100,000 from my brother in legal fees after being married only two years - and he is not a wealthy guy! She comes from a sketchy background - she was kidnapped from her custodial father by her biological mother after the mother had given up custody. Now we're afraid she thinks this is "normal"parenting! The whole situation makes me so sad, as she could have had what most women dream of; a loving family, comfortable life - the American dream. Her neurotic behavior has cost all of us a lot of sleepless nights! She even invented & made an anonymous call to Dept of Protective Services (we know it was her because the brainiac then had her lawyer demand full custody plus more $$$ based on the claim) saying my brother was giving the child alcohol - something he would never, ever do! I can't get how someone could have so much hate in them to invent lies about a person after such a brief time together! I wish he'd gone after her in the courts! It took $100,000 to sort out the lies. All the judge did was reprimand her for lying & tell her not to do it again!
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6-11-2010 @ 5:30PM
john anderson said...I went tru a hell like that back when the friend of the court only helped the women.I had to have a escort to protect me from her lies and efforts to get me arrested.I didnt see my son for 16 yrs and one day he called it was like hitting the lottwery.Thanks god he turned out more like me than her and his relationship with her is reflected in his knowing the truth
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6-11-2010 @ 5:30PM
SkyBlue said...This woman is despicable and contemptable. It was a deliberate campaign to punish and abuse her ex. She deserves more than just a few weekends in jail. Concerned about what her jail time will do to her kids? Liar. She was only concerned about using them as weapons against her ex.
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6-26-2010 @ 1:00AM
AngRoxVox said...I am a mother of three and have two ex-husbands. I go out of my way not to be this woman. Women like this give women as a gender a bad name (second only to that chick who has taken like thirty different guys on Maury to see if they were the father). As much as ending the relationship may have hurt you, you cannot let that resentment change your child's view of the other parent. A woman can be a great mother, but a not so great wife. Likewise a man could be a not so great husband and a great father. A relationship that has ended for whatever reason is not a valid reason to torment the other parent for the forseeable future. Think of it this way, the relationship is personal and raising the children of that relationship is a business (that you can't simply buy out or be bouught out of). You can't let personal issues affect the business or the product (happy, healthy, well-adjusted children) will not turn out as well as they could have. Plus, why put yourself through all of the stress of making the other parent's life miserable when you could be focusing on making your life happy?
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6-11-2010 @ 5:37PM
basketpam said...I wish a few judges would get in touch with me. I've known over the years a good half dozen or more ex-spouses or more that have pulled crap like this. I know one that accused an INNOCENT ex-husband of sexual abuse towards their young son years after they divorced and ONLY came up with this charge when the husband was trying to get custody after the wife was spending more time in bars when with the child. And guess what, everyone believed the bimbo lush of a wife. The husband actually got jail time, is now labled a child pedifile and his ENTIRE life is ruined. Everyone who knows the case wonders why if the wife did see something why did she wait YEARS until she said anything and only after the ex started charges against her. But people are defenseless against things like this. It's a case of he says she says and the child was too little at the time to say anything happened or didn't happen. Oh yes, I've seen exs pull all sorts of terrible crap and what's the worse of it all, it's usually not the ex spouse that suffers, it's the children. And 99.9% of ex spouses do this not because the other one is a bad parent, they just want to find someway, anyway, to hurt them because of baggage still left over from their marriage. I've seen more children used as pawns to get back at a spouse than I can count, even in my own family. I've told more than one spouse that if you badmouth your ex you won't end up hurting them, it will backfire on you because your children will remember all the nasty things you've said over the years about the parent they love. And often, when people try to keep children away from a parent they love, they do end up reaching out to them when they're old enough and they often find out the truth and then it all comes out and the parent who did the badmouthing is the one who is the villian and loses the respect and love of the child. So folks, don't use your children as if they're some sort of weapon against your ex, remember, these are human beings and it's THEIR emotions you're destroying, not anyone else. Don't put your anger and hate ahead of their well-being. But I've seen dozens do this. Over the years it's amazing that divorce will do ONE thing if nothing else, turn the adults into VERY selfish individuals. They only think of themselves. It must somehow be written into the divorce settlements that this is suppose to happen because even in the best of them, I usually see selfishness happening.
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6-11-2010 @ 7:43PM
Rockstar said...There will be a rally in DC July 23-25 google this ...Petition for Child Support Reform and follow the directions, sign the Petition and we'll see you there...
The Rev.
6-11-2010 @ 5:36PM
me said...I can sympathize with this man, I am a father of two and Although I am suppose to see my two children every other weekend. My ex refuse to let me see them as a result of her cheating. we been divorced 10 years and I only saw my children once after the divorce. It's easy for an outsider to tell me to take her back to court and get her thrown in Jail. But My feeling is that would only make me look worst in my childrens eyes because I sen their mother to Jail Yet not being able ot afford an att to go back to court anyway makes it more difficult. It makes me sick to my stmach that courts don't even get to hear a parents heart ache during custody disputes. not here anyway they don't. It's up to the lawyers to sort it out.
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6-11-2010 @ 6:11PM
red said...if you have a well defined court ordered supoervision agreement then go and see your children...if the other parent refuses to permit you to take advantage of the visitation...then call your local law enforcement bureau....and bring them with you along with the written definate orderof visitation..
what i have seen is that a greta number of visitation agreements arent spelled out...theya re worded that say at the agreemtn of the parties or frequent and liberal...or even if the paperwork doesnt have a start date you cannot enforce the order...if it stated every other weekend..but doesnt have a start date..then how is a court to know what weekends are supposed to be your visitation???
6-11-2010 @ 5:38PM
jenn said...It is about time a court does something to a low life woman who lies!!!!! Everyone watch this video! My husband's ex does all of this crap in court, yet the judge refuses to punish her!!!
Type in "parental alienation syndrome" in youtube.( click on The Gregory Mantell show)
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6-11-2010 @ 6:26PM
maria said...i have a ??? if there is a prenting plan that is set and the other parent dosent follow it how do i show that to the judge or who do i tell ??
my ex-husbands and i have aparenting plan i got full custody and has to see the children at leat 30hrs a week. but what if he dosent call or look for them?? do i need to call him?? because he tell everyone that he dose and when he dose i will show up and he wont be their.
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6-11-2010 @ 5:43PM
JimsObie said...Too bad they don't have the same kind of laws for grandparents. Our daughter uses the children as pawns but says she doesn't. When the children say something like grandpa is mean she will use that as an excuse to be keeping the children away. Example of grandpa being mean. HE never hits his grandchildren but when THEY hit grandma he yells at them because just talking in the past has not worked. He will yell at them to "Go to your room and stay there until I say come out. This is the third time I have told you". They say he is "mean", mom says you can't go to grandmas. Yet just like all kids they say mom is mean, dad is mean, the baby sitter it mean. Always when they do not get their way. These children are 8,6,and 5. Usually the most loving of all kids. BUT THEY ARE KIDS. They will get into trouble if not guided to stay away from it. Mom and dad? Busy with tatoos, cell phones, internet games and TV to truly listen as to what is happening to the babies.
Using the kids as a pawn and saying bad things about grandparents to the children only hurts them and causes them to write things like I miss grandama on school projects. Shameful lies are told in divorces and children become the pawns of hatered. It is a very bad thing to harm the minds of a child.
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6-11-2010 @ 6:11PM
red said...as far as i know grandparents have no legal rights to visitation if both parents are alive.....if one of the parents is deceeased the family of that parents can sometimes recieved visitation priveledges. children view everything int he world as it affects them....if it upsets them then it isnt the right thing to do...if it doesnt affect them they really dont register it
6-11-2010 @ 7:13PM
Devine said...I do not know what state you live in, but in the state I live in grandparent's do have visitation rights. All you have to do is file a petition and you might have to show how it is in the best interest of the child to have visitation with you.
6-11-2010 @ 7:14PM
Devine said...*grandparents
6-11-2010 @ 5:45PM
James said...This goes to show that both genders do have problems with being a good parent. A lot of women would just take another womans side. But when a story like this actually happens. Then you see a big difference how a woman feels. when it's not their best friend.
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6-11-2010 @ 5:47PM
patrick lynch said...SKYBLUE,THIS BUD:S FOR YOU.
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6-11-2010 @ 5:49PM
single mom said...WAS he a deadbeat dad?Maybe he wanted time with the kids but didn't help financially. I have one of those and it is NOT cool!
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6-11-2010 @ 7:04PM
Devine said...Even if a father is unable to pay the proper support or chooses not to, that does not give a mother the right to bad mouth the father in front of the children or refuse visitation. Yes, each parent should financially take care of their children as well, but keep the financial issues between the parents. If he is just being unwilling with paying child support, take it up with the court handling the divorce/paternity and prosecution office too. They can help either put an income withholding order into effect or garnish his checks.