Michael Thompson is a
renowned Licensed Psychologist. After countless allegations with nothing
ever found against me I agreed to have Michael evaluate me. This was
his response:
"Mr Marshall presents himself as a good, caring
parent, a victim of the divorce/child custody system, a victim of a
vindictive wife, and a victim of the religious zealotry and
discrimination. There is little doubt that he is all of this, in varying
degrees. This is no indication that Mr. Marshall is anything but a
caring parent who wishes an acceptable, reasonable resolution to the
current contentious relationship which his daughter is caught. He
clearly cares about the welfare of his daughter and wishes to be an
active, involved part of her life. He believes that being involved in
the child's life is in her best interest. This writer concurs. He is
clearly frustrated by the sluggishness of the system, he believes,
cannot move fast enough to appropriately reunite him with his daughter
and incorporate her into his newly forming family. His risk to this
child appears extremely small."
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“ A Cry in the Distance”
Izzy’s Story
I think I have finally found my purpose in life. I want to tell you the story of a little girl who after 7 years of turmoil and unpredictability has made her life end up to this day...beautiful.
“Children are resilient”. That’s what I hear. From my family, friends, basically anyone but, the crap that I thought to just be a “hey it’s all right” pat on the shoulder is true. They are.
I had to basically accept that I was going to forever be a vacation dad. 7 years ago the courts ruled that my ex wife had the right to take my child out of state to Idaho Falls and now Utah. What I didn’t realize is that as I waved goodbye to her that those next 7 years I would be in court more than I would be with her.
Last summer I had dealt with what I thought was the last battle. Izzy and I had gone through rigorous classes, hearings, evaluations and everyone we talked to said nothing less than Izzy needs her dad and her dad needs Izzy. One professional went as far as to say “Mr. Marshall presents himself as a good and caring parent, a victim of the divorce/custody system, a victim of a vindictive wife, and a victim of religious zealotry and discrimination.” This is where the truth lies. Last summer was the last time I saw my daughter.
I was planning our first full summer vacation when I got the call from Allison’s new attorney. This would be her 6 attorney in 9 years. She stated that Izzy would not be coming to MN and she would be in contact with the courts to remove visitation all together except in Utah. I quickly hired an attorney in Utah to which we were lucky enough be granted an expedited hearing. In the hearing we heard arguments about Izzy’s well-being, her anxiety, her not being prepared to leave. The judge, having listened to the information, said the following “where is the child? Her father is taken her home to MN today.” There was not a dry eye in the courtroom . Even people who were there observing prior to the hearings were crying. We had won the battle that day, but now we are in the midst of a war.
I was suppose to see her Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break. It is ordered by the court that she was to give her to me but she is withholding her, and has no interest in allowing her back this summer.
We are looking for your support so we can get this in front of the courts and even the congress so dads don't give up. I have been blessed with family, friends and a support group to help me this far. Most fathers give up, it’s completely overwhelming, but, my only focus is my daughter and I will, as the judge said “stay the course” until my daughter is safe in my arms again. Why is it that women can get away with things like this? If I had not obeyed the court order to the extent I would be in jail for years. The only contact I am allowed to have with Izzy at this time is a once a week webcam visits in which she is “always” asking me “daddy, when can I come to your house” “what are we going to do at your house”.
The above photo was taken 1 hour after the court hearing before she was to move out of state and away from her family.
Thank you,
Ryan Marshall
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12/18/2011
Showed
up in Utah for a pretrial hearing because my ex had not allowed
visitation other than webcams. I went a day early so I could spend a day
with her. Although not abiding by the order (Obviously because in the
order is all my parenting time) but quotes the order saying I can't see
her because I didn't give her 30 days notice. So I was less than a mile
from her all day and didn't see her one second.
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