I am writing to ask you to please support the Parenting Time Interference Bill being introduced by Senator Dan Malano.

  My son, Ryan A. Wren, learned of having a son while deployed with Operation Enduring Freedom, January of 2002. He asked me, as his Power of Attorney, to arrange for his son "to be taken care of." I represented him in court hearings, took care of arranging his child support, back child support, medical insurance coverage, parenting time, and reimbursing the state of Kentucky for DNA testing and half of the birthing cost.

  My husband and I were awarded Ryan's Parenting Time while he is away. Our grandson's mother has denied us this twice. First time being for five weeks, second time two months, part of which Ryan was home on a three week leave after being deployed for ten months. He returned to Ft. Bragg never seeing his son.

  After experiencing a touch of discrimination from our state employees in the Cabinet for Families and Children, another court hearing and another thousand dollars, she received a "slap on the wrist".

  A Marshall County case worker for Child Protection once told me that I had a "higher standard of living than most." My lawyer corrected it as "higher standards." What would you have for your children and grandchildren" Our society demands moral ethics and high standard from our military, educators, doctors, lawyer, and yes, even our politicians. Why do we not demand this of our children's caregivers? Each generation is gradually getting worse. We need to start "breaking the cycle." If there are on consequences, people tend to not change.

  April of 2003 Ryan was deployed with Operation IRAQI Freedom. While things are going well now, I'm not sure what will happen upon his return to the United States in April of 2004. I have enclosed an example of why I think this.