Legal Update

Although Judge Mangum has issued a written Temporary Order in Venessa Mills' case, the fight for justice is continuing. We have received several inquiries from people concerned about Venessa's rights and legal representation, and asking about different matters ranging from the homeschool situation to alimony.

We're happy to confirm that Venessa has a great new attorney who is now moving forward to pursue justice on behalf of Venessa and her children.

As this blog highlighted a few days ago, the turmoil created by Judge Mangum's Temporary Orders is far from over. Even after the supposedly "final" Order was issued and signed by the judge, there are still numerous points left open and many loose ends. As a result, Mr. Mills and his attorney are still trying to take advantage of the situation. They are asking for:

• Venessa Mills to be ordered by the Court to pay the monthly mortgage payment of $1,238 using Mr. Mills child support payment of $1,383 - leaving her only $145 per month with which to support her children.
• An "educational evaluation" to be included in the custody evaluation that was ordered by Judge Mangum and assigned - at Mr. Mills' attorney's request - to Dr. Helen Brantley and the Forensic Psychiatry Service at UNC. This is something that was not indicated by the judge in the original order and appears to have the sole intention of undermining the value and legitimacy of homeschool education.
  

The bias and prejudice that has already been revealed in this case is bad enough. Venessa Mills' time and money is being wasted by the continued legal persecution waged against her by Mr. Mills and his attorney. That such behavior has been allowed by Judge Mangum, and is still being allowed by a knee-jerked Temporary Order, is a shameful travesty of justice.

As a result of calling on the Courts for relief from an adulterous husband, Venessa Mills and her children have been subjected to ridicule, stripped of basic rights, left financially helpless, and their stable homeschool environment - in which Judge Mangum admitted the children had "thrived" - has been destroyed.

Is it the victim of a robbery who should be thrown in jail? Should a patient suffer more at the hands of a doctor than with the disease that he is asking to be cured of? In no other field would such treatment be tolerated.

Thank you to everyone who continues to write with support and helpful advice. Please continue to support Venessa and her children in any way you can, and don't forget to take action on the major issues that this case is bringing to wider attention.