Judge Turgeon is running for election this spring, she is seeking retension so why is she allowed to plug her being a good judge. As a Democratic voter of long standing, why is she using the public air free for advertising? She has always taken children from the parent who is working, regardless of whether male or female and given them to the criminal non supporting parent. I have watched more than one case she decided. Often this means that her court and Domestic Relations offices get dollar for dollar matching administrative costs. So the source of her decisions is to make sure that the county courts and Children and Youth departments receive federal money to keep the systems funded. A child who is raised by an embezzler will go on to think stealing is OK. Drug using parents often impart their 'values' in the children transferred by the system to the parent who did not originally have custody or acted on the duty to be a parent. Twenty years is too long as a judge.

I haven’t filed for a modification within the past 10 years and would like to do so. However, while i have finished college, work two jobs, and support my son, I know that his father has done none of the above. My hesitation in filing for a modification is that my support will be reduced because my earnings have increased and his have probably remained the same. I believe that if he is unable to support himself based on one salary then perhaps he should get two or three jobs.

:-) Thank you,

Judge Turgeon makes her decisions based upon the best needs of the child or children in custody disputes. She volunteers her time to speak about important public issues because she is a good citizen and it's the right thing to do. She is a good person and an excellent Judge. We are fortunate to have her serving our community.

Ashley Forsyth & Kerry Kenney, your names sound familiar, are you committee people who are working to get her elected? We have other lawyers who are Democratic party members who should be given a chance to show that they can do a fair job as judges. We do not need to have someone that even the judges who share the bench with her feel makes poor judgements that are not in line with the law or fairness.

We can even turn to non family matter issues she made decisions upon to show how ill suited she is to decision making. She has found for welfare recipients who refuse to pay rent for years rather than for the property owners who try to collect rent.

Kerry Kenney - good for you, she paid you to take care of her children with taxpayers dollars. Why wasn't she caring for her children as her husband has his own business? My point is from the point of view of a person who has observed her actions over more than 20 years and it is not delectible. If you believe that one person should be a judge for more than ten years I am not interested in your bias. I believe that regardless of how good or bad a judge has been, no one should have that kind of power for that long. We have thousands of good lawyers who could perform the job as good or better in this woman's case. Too many years on the taxpayers dole is something voters should question!

Mr. Kenney, I sincerely hope that none of the original three people who made comments previous to yours ever have to have a case decided by JT. The embezzler I spoke of was my ex spouse who had not paid child support and the child who stole was my son who only straightened out thanks to the US Marines. Other people that I met were working and supporting their children when JT gave custody to drug dealers and drug users as well as other men and women who did not meet the support obligations imposed upon them. I was a member of a group called, Victims of Child Abuse Laws. While I was not accused of abuse I was the original parent who had been left!!! with the children. The group called Fathers and Childrens Equality informed many who did not know that the federal government was paying a reimbursment of dollar for dollar of child support to the county domestic and Children and Youth Depts for paid support. This is why the best interest of the child is who can be forced to pay!

The process is VERY one-sided. If the non-custodial parent falls behind in supprt payments, the costodial parent only has to file a form with Domestic Relations to start legal action. If the costodial parent uses support money to buy presents for a new boy or girl friend or if the costodial parent refuses to allow the visitiation called for in the custody agreement, the non-costodial parent has to pay for a lawyer him/herself. Where's thwe fairness in that? The costodial parwent can do whatever he/she wants and the only resport the non-custodial parent has is to pay legal fees and hope for thge best.

The support guidelines and other Rules that Domestic Relations staff and judges are required to apply are published in the Pa. Supreme Court's Pa Rules of Civil Procedure. You may access the law that applies by going to the website mentioned during the program at www.dauphinc.org. go to "courts" then "court deparments" and finally to "Domestic Relations". All of the information in our published "Blue Book" is on the website to read or print out. Also, you can go to your county's law library or going to AOPC website. The booklets are free and can be picked up at the Domestic Relations Office on Front Street next to the Courthouse.