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Leving Team Protected Dad’s Liberty and Preserved His Place in His Children’s Lives
By Laura Reichel
A desperate Chicago dad found himself living a horrible nightmare. His ex had filed a Petition for an Emergency Order of Protection against him, taken his children away, and left him facing the terrifying possibility of incarceration.
He didn’t want to go to jail. Terrified of losing what he held most dear, dad immediately called Chicago attorney and fathers’ rights advocate Jeffery M. Leving for help in protecting his children.
The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. fought for this distressed dad and won. Now, dad can continue to be there for his children without fear or worry.
Chicago based matrimonial attorney Jeffery Leving, President of the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will talk about this important case victory and more on the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour, 9-10 a.m. CST Saturday, November 8th on Power 92.3 FM.
This show segment will be available for download on the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour Spotify page on dadsrights.com. Listen to this radio show and keep hope alive by sharing this victory and connecting on Instagram @dadsrights.
This nightmare began after dad took his daughters to the hospital because he feared that they had been exposed to marijuana while in the mother’s care. Furious, the children’s mother abruptly cut dad off from his own daughters, ignoring dad’s court-ordered parenting time. Dad, who had every right to be with his daughters, was devastated – he loved his girls deeply, and being unable to see them and protect them was heartbreaking.
Things only grew worse after it was reported that the mother had filed a Petition for an Emergency Order of Protection against dad, who feared that he would lose his children and now, his freedom too. If the Order of Protection was entered, a violation of it would be a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail in Illinois.
On the verge of losing all hope, dad turned to attorney Jeffery Leving for help. He was assured that the Leving legal team would fight for him and his children, giving him the strength and fortitude he so desperately needed.
The Leving legal team knew time was critical. They acted decisively and presented a masterful and persuasive motion to strike the mother’s Petition for an Order of Protection and dismiss the entire case. The judge agreed with their arguments and justice was served – the Petition against this dad was stricken and the case was dismissed. They won. Dad can now focus on being there for his daughters without fear of being thrown into jail.
This was a crucial court victory modified for publication that preserved a father’s freedom and protected his right to be with his daughters. Without the fear of being jailed, dad can continue to focus on being a loving father to his daughters. Every case like this is more than just a legal battle – it’s a lifeline for those who need hope and justice the most.
Matrimonial attorney Jeffery M. Leving is the recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from the President of the United States in recognition of 7,500 hours of service to this nation. In addition, the Illinois House of Representatives has honored Leving “for his work in safeguarding the rights of fathers and protecting the welfare of children and families in this State,” and the Illinois Senate issued a proclamation recognizing his efforts on behalf of fathers.
To learn more about Leving, law and fatherhood, visit dadsrights.com.
Ray Hanania is an award-winning opinion columnist, author & former Chicago City Hall reporter (1977-1992). A veteran who served during the Vietnam War and the recipient of four SPJ Peter Lisagor Awards for column writing, Hanania writes weekly opinion columns on mainstream American & Chicagoland topics for the Southwest News-Herald, Des Plaines Valley News, the Regional News, The Reporter Newspapers, and Suburban Chicagoland.
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His award winning columns can be found at www.HANANIA.COM Subscribe FREE today
Hanania also writes about Middle East issues for the Arab News, and The Arab Daily News criticizing government policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hanania was named "Best Ethnic American Columnist" by the New America Media in November 2007, and is the 2009 recipient of the SPJ National Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.
Email Ray Hanania at [email protected].
Follow RayHanania at Twitter
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