Southern Nevada judge terminates soldier's child custody rights

[ursi]

Jan. 8, 2008

A Southern Nevada judge has been criticized for terminating a Las Vegas man's child custody rights while he was deployed overseas during the buildup for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Family Court Judge Cheryl Moss terminated James Denson II's joint custody rights to his 8-year-old daughter after Denson failed to show up for a Dec. 18 court hearing, according to court records.

The judge found Denson in contempt of court for unpaid child support and issued a warrant for his arrest. She also awarded custody of the girl to his ex-wife and gave permission to garnishee paychecks from his military and civilian jobs.

But Denson was called to active duty for the Navy and was in the Persian Gulf at the time of the hearing.

Navy Lt. Charlie Brown told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Denson was deployed to Kuwait five days before the hearing and remained there until mid-January. Brown has since sent a letter to Moss confirming Denson's whereabouts.

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http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/06/08/44139.php

[sakabatou]

1. Even more reason why the war sucks

[Ewellian]

2. Any parent who refuses to help support

their child gets no sympathy from me.

[JohnLocke]

3. Cheryl Moss should be removed from the bench.

Biography here: http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/ClarkCountyCourts/ejdc/courts-and-judges/biographies/Cheryl%20B%20Moss.pdf.