A mother of four, who lost two of her children through a nasty custody battle with their father, is asking the authorities to intervene because she said she hasn’t seen them since 2010.
Heather Warrington of Calibishie said in August 2011 a magistrate ruled that she was an unfit mother and granted full custody to their father.
The distressed mother said the magistrate ruled that she was entitled to visiting rights on weekends however, according to her, their father has prevented that.
Warrington told Dominica News Online she wants the relevant authorities to intervene because she misses her children.
“I didn’t have a permanent home before and I really moved from house to house. However government gave me a home and it is properly equipped with all the necessary facilities. They (government) pay the rent, water, electricity and they give me a stipend every month,” she explained.
Warrington sad further that she also provide domestic services for several persons and she is quite capable of taking care of her children.
“My problem is the father just won’t let me see them. Everything I know about them since 2011, is people who tell me. I went to see them once and he prevented me from even getting a glimpse of them. I miss my children,” she explained.
Warrington said their father filed for full custody after she took him to court for child support.
“My problem is not even with the fact that he has the children. My problem is that I haven’t seen them for years and I feel like I am losing my mind,” she said.
She pointed out that she has never neglected her children and she said she has received reports that they are not receiving the best of care.
“I hear they always on the streets and looking untidy” she said.
Warrington is currently speaking with legal aid lawyers in an effort to have the judge’s decision on visitation rights enforced.
I have a 5 year old son with my ex girlfriend. she decided she wants to go to court for custody, just before the court date about 1 week prior she plays nice with me and convinces me that it would a lot easier if I just give her full custody, and that she would let me see him whenever I want and everything will be perfect. So stupid me decided not to show up to court and give her custody of my son, now in the 5 years of my son’s life she has kept me from my son for months at a time not letting me see him, and eventhough I was not court ordered to pay child support I still paid her about 400$ a month. So my main question is that eventhough she has custody of my son he has my last name is she legally allowed to keep my son from seeing me eventhough I miss him to death and he misses me to death and I have done nothing wrong to her or my son I am a great father can someone please give me an answer if i can see my son or not?
No mother should be away from their children because she is poor. Let her get on her feet and give her the children back.
Stay strong sister
This is really sad! I know both paernts. Not too personally but went to primary school with Heather and conversed now and then even after highschool while I still resided in Dominica.It breaks my heart to hear her crying out for help. I think she just need to spend some time with her kids even if it’s under supervision. I don’t know of the situation or relationship with the dad but afterall she is the kids Mom. and that’s gonna forever remain. If society cares at all about the well being of individuals like these, some form of mutual agreement should be reached because this can cause serious mental harm to a grieving mother. this is just her side of the story. we need to hear from the dad. Peace be with this family. I declare that devil has no power over their lives. He comes to kill, to steal and to destroy. and what’s a better place to start than the family? May the joy and love of Jesus Christ be implanted in the hearts of these children and may they grow to honor both their mother and father. I say the Devil is a liar…..and Peace shall reign. Sometimes God takes us to our lowest so that we recognise who he is, so in all things give thanks and praises. Everything happens to bring Glory and honor to his name. God’s Guidance, God’s Blessings, and most importantly God’s will be done in the lives of these people. Have a blessed day folks!
really……all them roaches the child father have all on jeep and spending ur money on for u to check…..
First of all if the children’s father was supporting the children as he should she would not be on road. Moving from house to house neither would she be using the women old technique to feed themselves and in the process get more children. YOU HYPOCRITES!
2 high risk….if she was such a bad mother why is it when you influenced his dad to take her to court you guys won’t awarded custody of the child?? its becuz of ppl like you the man didn’t even get to say a proper goodbye to his son..bring your proof the court in support of your claim that she signed for the dad..what allu feeling is the backlash of the wickedness that you ppl did to that young lady?? up till now she hasnt seen his report book for the easter term. the child don’t spend time with the dad,,he spends time with this grand mother cuz the father is too busy on weekends partying to stay home and be a dad so he resorts to buying expensive toys in an attempt to buy the childs love..shes happy has her feet up and enjoying life while you try to make up for your stupidy of trying to turn the dad on this young lady.. guilt that eating you for ill advising this young man..you helped him make the bed so you jolly well have to sleep in it…u so brave come out in public and not hide behind a computer with you stupid alligations cuz i know she waiting to sue of you..when you guys were putting her through hell you were laughing but hey the joke is on you guys now..
Hey dude that’s your couz right here, i don’t thing u should involve yourself in this situation right now leave the woman stand for herself because u were not there at the very beginning when things were sweet. now that it is sour u cannot just accept that and put yourself in it. Your family is not on your side for that and every body asked that you back off from it. and by the way the article is not for that. God bless cuz
amen. give it to them. they too impossible. i just dont understand that. well they well wrong to mootay on d person child. belle beff
D same friends she have there wen man aw s walkin with her they were callin her nasty in french hahahahaha all they have is teeth
So basically many of you are saying ‘magway sa’ for the lady and that there is no problem with the children being taken from their father….just because she say she’s ready!?
A mother’s love? How cliche? Not every woman is a mother eh.
this story is incomplete unless we get the full story we cant make any comments siding any one of them. i believe DNO is not the medium to bring this issue.
This is an interesting piece. I wish DNO could obtain the FULL STORY. This somehow feels incomplete.I am wondering why is this young woman on complete government welfare, and what caused her to lose her kids in the first place? Why is the dad preventing her from seeing her kids if she has visitation rights? hmmmm DNO there is some digging to to here and a point of view from the dad would be appreciated
please people.the woman have no problem with de man having those children.all she wants is to see them on the weekends.and she has a right.the court awarded her visitation. SO IT IS HER RIGHT!
And what is her duty? She so desperate to take care of, that too?
Some of the comments under this article, does not pertain to it in any way. its shameful and sad that friends will put their so called friends personal affairs on DNO just to be relevant. long ago it took a community to raise a child but as i see it now certain communities give way to criminals by the nonsense they encourage ! A true friend will tell you that wat u did was wrong regardless the intention! when 2 ppl get together to have a child there is no 3rd party, once the child is born, they come from all sides delving in gossip n lies and rumors! when the shoe is on the other foot then u feel the pain! no body wins when it comes to child custody but parents have to learn to communicate! if ur animistic behavior warrants that you are unable to speak human then its sad. parents who also use their kids as pawns and chess pieces to get back at each other for revenge on their relationship means the child is 2nd! extended family involved and sooooo called girlfriends can do nothing but support their relevant parties! r they wrong for doing so? when u do the same? give me a break ppl ….they say DO unto others as u would have liked done to you and that could span a lifetime of finger pointing! lets get back to the business of raising out kids, lets put them first!and lets stop this blogging shit where persons are attacked! dont be quick to prove urself a fool when we have no clue wats coming next!
As for warrington and her situation, this was not the medium for getting a resolve to ur situation! that was a wrong move on ur part cus the courts will deem this as u are more concerned with ur 15minutes of fame than u are about your kids! government supporting a grown woman like you, who found it fit to bore 4 kids and then some! where is ur ambition, where is the will power to say no for the 2nd child? it coulde stopped @ 2 but then again ” poverty is a state of mind”
too many neative comments for a suffering woman many women would not care but she does you cant carry ur bay 9 months and suffer all pain for some one to just deny you ur right, especially he never use to mine them HHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa boy not me eh just not me eh Dominica would ha war cuz i have a son there hmmmmmmmmmmm only death or God can separate us not no court
Surely, our first concern must be the well-being of the children rahter than the mother, who by her own account is being taken care off. Children do not ask to be born and therefore it is the first duty of those who bring them them into the world, to to look after them. If you can not do this, don’t have them in the first place. Merely producing children is not an achievement, bringing them up properly is.
The Woman also stated that is doing domestic services for which she gets paid one… The father was not maintaining the children and thus he was taken to court to do so… maybe there is a reason to why he was not maintaing his kids, and the court saw it in the best interest of the children to be with him…. but a child’s place is with their mother and fathers need to be there for thier children… So the woman should be given a second chance and the father should start paying to support each of the children, considering the four children are with the same man she couldnt have been that bad.
Bonje some Dominicans have no class allu have to put all ur business out in the road like dat? Go though the courts…one place I cannot live again.and lady we all have our sad stories go and get a subject they have training centers go do Maths and English make something of urself and stop putting ur business out on the Internet .make ur children proud of u
How much more ignorant can you sound? You can’t live where again DOMINICA? please actually it’s Dominica who can no longer support the likes of you and your ilk always pretending to be what you are not. Stay where you are! You are sending her to do Maths and English and you can barely put together a coherent sentence let alone a complete intelligent thought. Aren’t custody and divorce issues played out in international media daily? Bask in your ignorance, however it’s not sunshine
woman you good man…..government paying your way so well! your LABOUR is not in vain. LABOUR!!!!!!!!!……..
maybe you are not a mother so you can talk nonsense, if you were you would know what it is like to loose your kids and how the system goes, drastic times call for drastic measures not foolish pride.
All u have to do is make more children.
She did make 2 more children. And she even breastfeeding the last baby in the church
something wrong in breastfeeding a baby in church nah? a a
I read of this situation last year(?) on DNO’s Website and as others also commented then. How can the authorities allow this? It appears to me the father is worst than she is, denying her visiting rights to see her children when this same authority gave her this right. He is vindictive.
A mother’s love and rights. Women’s rights. Haul him to Court and make him pay financially for this! He has breached ‘the authorities’ Court Order and do not deserve to have custody of these children.
There is no doubt he is receiving financial assistance from the government and will not want to relinquish this benefit which may be the reason why he is denying their mother the right to see them. I visualize how she is hurting over this. A mother’s love is none to compare. Dominican authorities please intervene and end this mother’s grief over not seeing her children whom she brought into the world. They are growing and do need their mother’s love and nurturing.
its strange though…
when is for MAN a woman can go an look for him at anytime, through any storm, she will walk miles, bomb ride,climb window,etc……but yet still for your own CHILDREN all u doing is talking!!!
Nahh man u have to come better than that
Utter rubbish…the law is who granted custody..what should she do kidnap them?
Didn’t you see that she said she went to see them and the father not letting her?
some people who put their comments you can easily know who they are and u can picture them saying the words as they type. They so foolish and always listen to on side of the story.
(my mouth is mine) she will send money for you and your mother to finish d house all u cannot finish dere.
at least she works hard and she has started building hers which is more than can be said about you..where is yours to show for it? you will spend you life repaying fastcash trying to play like you have so much when all you have is the clothes on your back.
So all d time the girl from the south was a minor at pierre charles he doh file court paper even though he was filing as she was leavn to graduate she pregnant from that moment til now is hell she gettn. But god open a door n now they want child. Dont worry MP U WILL WIN
she was old enough to have a kid, she was not no minor and if she was u were also.
(My mouth is mine) your comment does not make any sense to the article you out of context is either you pay attention to your mangol kids,either you taking morning and night after pills to prevent you from making kids or either you already give pigs eat all what u had.
Well good try Lady! Govt. Give you house, Pay water , light etc , offcourse ask them for your children and next your husband.
You do not have to work for anything, when you are finished ask them for God!!!
please can u be that dumb…. do u even have kids to know how it feels to be away from them for so long… we all have our struggles in life and we all have made mistakes…assistance given to her by the government is the least bit of the problem her so y should u take it and make it an issue…. if i didnt know better id think ur jealous of the lady… lets focus on the real issue here….. she isnt asking for money or god……… she just wanna see her children and i just want her to know that i understand her pain….. hold on strong ma’am… i pray u see ur children some day..
why such a sarcastic comment? You are such a cold hearted person. Wouldn’t u be happy if it were u in such a situation and got help from the government
Truly we are not supportive of our own. We are glib with our tongues because we are not in the situation. It is not everyone who walks through this life who will be able to make ends meet. At least the lady did not say she is unemployed. She is doing something to help herself. Why are we so callous?
Did’t you see where she said that she work some Domestic work. the lady is getting her life back together, so she need to see her children.
@ Dominican in BVI
You are correct. Human beings are weak of body and spirit. People make mistakes. This does not mean that she does not love her children. She has made her mistakes and she is trying to live a responsible life. She should be given a second chance. I do think that the Dominican Law needs to be revamped.
This case should be reopened and the magistrate should be fair to her. It does not seem that she got a fair deal from the Court.
As I see it, the situation should be referred to the authories so that it can be adequately addressed in consideration of both the parents’ situation and the children’s welfare. Our sympathy can do nothing for the children who need to be in safe, caring hands.
@ Anonymous
Our sympathy cannot do anything for her but our comments could probably do something. This has worked in every country where people get together, pressure the government and lobby them into fairness. Respectfully and peacefully as I emphasize.
@ anonymous – Our sympathy can do nothing to amend the situation with her children; however, sometimes, when things enter the public arena, those in authority often times submit to public pressure and change can come about. Do not underestimate the power of the people on certain issues.
You havent seen your kids in how long,dont they go to school…….cause thats where i would go meet them every day i open my eyes.
These rest of allu talking,i wonder if allu have kids or alllu every been in situations where the men dont support their kids……spitefully….they can’t have you,they won’t support,they had problems with you,your children suffer,you move on to a better man,and they feel they should not support….those good for nothing.wonder if they were raised by women or by animals at times….
@ Anonymous
This is not a wise idea. If the Court knows that she goes to their school she could be arrested or charged. Since she loves her children, consider her feelings for them if she seems them. She may snatch them from school and then get into trouble with the Law. I would not encourage her to go their school. It is better for her to go before the Court. I do hope that she gets some help and in the end her children are returned to her. May God help her.
Girl if I was you I would find the house give the bastard 2 kicks and if he fights back he must see a demon com behind him
And the magistrate is unfair them children were in her womb he had them not the father. I Dont care i your the damn father I have more rights to those children like you
well at least one is crying. At least it is a wake up call for all those women who like to seek child support to support their own needs and not the need of the children.There must be more to it than that four children with out a place to stay moving from house to house in calibishie.
Heather need to stop breeding, and get a job instead of depending on government to supply everything for her. Why do she want them all of a sudden? why do tax payers have to pay for her expenses? She is a young woman get a job.
As long as the Government have to continue to pay for her electricity, water, and food she is not capable of taking care of those children. She is a parasitic worm.
She need to go and learn some skills for survival.
Why are you being so judgmental? Reading your comment I could feel the hate emanating from you. You are a despicable, vile person. Shame on you. Yes she said that she moved from house to house – past tense. Now she works, has a house and her life seems to be moving forward. She just wants to see her children and I do not think that is too much to ask. You heartless person. SHAME ON YOU WITH!!
though it is clear that you are familiar with this lady your comments need not be so harsh! and she has a job! domestic work! or is that too lowly to be considered work for u?! she probably cleaned your house at some point considering that you know her! don’t be so spiteful! also by what I understand from this article, its not all of a sudden that she wants them. Regardless of a persons stature in life once they have given birth they have a connection with her offspring, no matter how many they’ve made. she misses her children-clear indication of love and is seeking legal assistance in ensuring that she has a part to play in their lives. this puts her a lot higher in my books than persons who are able to provide for their children, and yet still commit abortion or give them up for adoption. Don’t look down on people! life has many turns! you never know where yours takes you!
@ Mane
What do you know? Have a heart! Why pick on her?
Give her a job. Who would give her a job? Help her to find one. She may not be educated. The woman may not be academically inclined. There are many reasons for that. If you would put on your thinking cap you would consider it and not make such a statement.
In all countries there are people, men and women who receive social welfare and also for their children, the latter until the age of 18. They must qualify for it, if they are unemployed and/ or lost their job and are unable to support themselves.
If people are not educated or have a trade I blame the government and not only the DA government.
Throughout the years children/students, underage of all have been left to themselves. Some did not get proper parenting. Some dropped out of school for whatever reason. For too long the government did absolutely nothing for them and not primarily for their parents. They were left to themselves. No counseling was forthcoming from the government or its social service department. In other words, every government of the world has failed its gullible and vulnerable people. This is why today there are many poor people and even criminals (not endorsing the latter’s activities).
As an adult and with my experience, I have realized that governments of yesteryear and today could have done (do) much more for their citizens. If they want their citizens to be employed and to live a law-abiding life, they and their appointed social service departments should come out of their shell and do something for those people, specifically while they are young and attending school. The young need guidance. If parents do not guide them and/or are incapable of guiding them, then the government should step in to assist them accordingly.
God will hold those governments accountable for this, for failing their own people, specifically the youth. Some of those department governments have already received their eternal judgment. Mark my words!
Every time Heather want the children father to notice her and get back with her ,she
Pulling some like that for attentiion.
@ Anonymous
Do you love? Have you ever loved? Do you blame her if she still loves him? Love is not something you can turn on or off as a tap or open and close as a door.
Some men do not love. They are good at telling lies, “I love you”. Big deal. They lead women on by deceiving them. Time soon proves if they love the women or not. They use the women and after discard them and go on to other women. This is what may have happened to this woman. If you are a human being you should know this.
I believe in second chances; she should be allowed to see them at least! Maybe she was “unfit” yesterday, but, as human beings, we change daily! I’m a mom, and I feel her pain, whatever problems she might have; depriving her of that bond will only make things worse!
Lady I know EXACTLY how you feel. I’m in a very similar situaion where i don’t get to see my child because his stupid father prevents me from doing so, even tells folks that he took his child and that I’m not interested in seeing him.
I know how frustrated you are, hang in there, you are not alone.
By the way, I wish that there was a story highlighting some of the great fathers in the country. You know, like those who take care of their children without the help of the mothers.
We have many fathers in Dominica who are doing outstanding jobs with their children. I see fathers in Dominica taking their children to school everyday. I see fathers in Dominica fighting for custody of their children. I also see mothers keeping the fathers from the children. I see mothers using the children as pawns to get back at the fathers.
It is a bit unnerving that on this father’s day weekend that we could not read a story about one such father. I have seen fathers shed tears just because they are unable to see the children. I have seen mothers take the fathers to court for child support yet still refuse the fathers from being in their lives.
I have seen mother’s abuse abandon and neglect their children yet when the fathers take them, they cry to be a part in their lives. This sort of hypocrisy is so not impressive. Thumbs up and Happy Father’s Day to the real men in Dominica who step up and take care of their children.
man bad but woman worse,soafter I carry 9 long month child it have father to take the child. I AM waiting for the judge to bornfrom his mother stomach to let me know father cantake my child .That judge will not be a judge in court again…
me that de man i taking your a– to court for child support
You can cry if you want, or rub your forehead if you want, but this story is ONE SIDED…In addition i take certain aspects of it “With a Grain of Salt”……………
Mamzel too deadly she aint fit tal… all she doing is walk up and down lawee roseau
DNO just some advice: When reporting such a story in a small country like Dominica, please provide both sides. Good reporting would have included court documents, if unsealed, and the father’s side as well as witnesses to this issue. You took some woman’s story which may have been fabricated and ran with it. This is a highly sensitive issue as children are involved, and a man’s reputation is at stake. Please show some level of professionalism next time. Thank you.
@ Shasha
How do you know? Why are you giving advice to DNO? Some of you are so bold. Keep your views to yourself and comment on the article according to what you read and what others state. This is the sole dialogue that you should be concerned with.
“They (government) pay the rent, water, electricity and they give me a stipend every month,” I need a hook up like that…plus they threw in a house, damn
I feel this mother pain she should have some kind of visitation if she was an unfit mother but she is trying give her a break these children may grow up to hate their father he must be the bigger person in this situation I was brain wash about my mother as a child and one day my mother tryed talking to me in Roseau I ran so fast I almost broke my leg in the drain close to the Winston’s next to shillingford’s anyone that is close to the father encourage him to let the children see their mother no matter what he lay with her and had these childre so he have to carry some blame to
Not having a house is no reason to declare a woman an ‘unfit mother’. First of all, she raised those children on her own and just when she pressed the father for child support she is declared unfit. The years spent caring for those kids prevented her from holding down a steady job to pay rent. The man who ‘ride’ (rode) her for all these years has a responsibility to the kids and the woman who spread her legs.
His pettiness and selfishness wants his babies’ mama to remain poor and not having to benefit from his earnings. What a pig!! Any man who deprives his kids of visitation rights, does not have the best interest of his kids at heart. Any magistrate who permits that does not care about the best interest of the kids. Motherly love is priceless. If this woman is an unfit mother, why is she allowed to raise two of four kids? That would be child endangerment and the magistrate should be held responsible.
This comment is more than 24 hours old and is still awaiting moderation. Are you guys uncomfortable with the reality of the language? Are you like the Michigan legislators who banned the female law maker for mentioning the word vagina in relation to an anti-abortion law? You write weird gay sex stories, murder and rape stories and you pretend to be offended by the phrase, “spread her legs” or maybe, “what a pig!!” Oh please!! Someone else used “what a pig” on the Fathers as Role Model” story. So what’s the issue? Inconsistency? Inefficiency? Mood swings? Or what?
I’m already writing less on this blog. I might as well stop!!
ADMIN: No one is forcing you. We don’t have someone approving comments 24-7. Plus its weekend.
@ Sout Man
You are so disrespectful.
Your comments should be prohibited. Learn about love and respect. 
Every parent has the right to fight for their children , so if this father saw that his children was suffering, he had the right to take action and he did it the right and legal way , so don’t blame the father , he did put his children first. And for the other two it is the fathers right too, to fight for them or leave them with her, The court goes by the evidence presented to them by various party like , welfare dept, police reports etc. Have a house or a place to put your children is very important and she the mother admitted she did not have that at the time and the father did. I agree that a mother’s love is priceless , but can you feed a hungry homeless child love every hour of everyday ? Raising children does not prevent you from holding down a job , my mother did it with tree (3) children with no father.And the responsibilities the father has to his children is to ensure their well being and he proved that he is responsible by taking actions. Fathers caring for their children does not only mean that the children stays with the mother and give her child support , he can have them leaving with him too.
Lady you can put your hands on your head if you want, and cry PAPA BONDIEUX,but ther is plenty more to this than we are reading. I AM OPEN MINDED YOU KNOW.!
i like her pose for the photo shoot!!!!!!!
This is a sorry situation. Did anyone ever thought of the reason why she can’t take care of her child.People there is a reason, this woman should have been given psychological help if the court deemed her as an unfit mother..ALAS what is going to happen with to child in the future, negative actions have repercussions!!! The courts should include in the rulings, psychological therapy to both MOTHER AND CHILD…then we wonder why is there so much violence and crime in our society…
hhhmm i don’t care what situation.. no mother should be seperated indefinitely from child… except if she is or poses a threat to them…. BTW.. Heather or someone who knows should tell her that… MOTS said she must take up some modelling… she well pose better than some queen contestants for that pic… she even looking sexy… i might holla…. seriously take up some modeling… that would be some positive activity for you
mouth of the south: “no mother should be seperated indefinitely from child… except if she is or poses a threat to them…”
Ok…so, what are you saying?
The funny thing is that, many people in here reading this know Heather and they are laughing at you. Nonetheless, carry on.
MOTHS, you cann’t see the young lady is suffering from a Maltet.
who ever u a you should short up your mouth that girl had all her rights to do that from the time the girl was pregant the family gave her so much problem saying that the child is noot her son child till today taking her to court for that same child so what she did is a mother who cannot take it anymore . so you all should no that girls run the world . and u all should not do these things to people because on the long run it will happen to u . i am with that mother 100% .she did whart she had to do . if i am that mother that child will come back 18 years old .
I am a father too and wat u say does not not make any sense pertaining to the article however if u are 100% with the mother u both carry the same character.Look for your barrel soon to come.
@ ping….is a ping u are n a ping u will remain….so u mean to tell me becuz is not at all u whom d barrel will come that have all u vex….u all made all u bed now lie in it….@ justic….u cah las che mey…..zor ni asa ba guy por zor ga day….
@ justic
This comment made me laugh.
It appears that the man’s family were with them when he got her pregnant. How often that some mothers/fathers and other family members will say that the child is not that of their male family. If the children are not his why does he have custody of them?
Some of them can stir up trouble, place discord and create enmity. My advice to such people is to live in love and at peace with others. Otherwise you will never see the Lord. It is in Holy Scripture.
DNA could prove if they are his children if Dominica has this system. If Dominica does not have one, Government, get one and soon enough for it is badly needed!
That story full of lies and crap!!!!!!
The last time you see your children was in 2010? In DA? Nah man!!
You claim that people see them on the road and they dirty and untidy, In the same way they saw them with their own eyes on the road, can you not see them with your own pair of eyes?
Or is it that you need glasses? Lady you are guilty of making not efforts to see your children!!!!
If you are a mother or a woman you should take off the two N in your mane and add S. You seem not to understand how a parent feel about being separated from her children more so by force.
maybe you need to ask a question before talking,I am living in calibishie and I know her this woman is speaking the truth, although she did not have a steady home her children were well kept but now there is a vast diffrence
i think u need to shut up cuz u dont no wat the lady goin through….some of all u makin children n all u leavin them on the father account n all u doesnt do nothin for them….but here is a woman showin concern about her kids so hold ur negativity for ueself
@ Ann
There are times you comment on this Website and I do think you should never do. You are too negative. Your comments are not helpful whatsoever and do nobody any good. You lack broadmindedness and common sense including love and compassion.
I know d ppl fron d south too and d fada love his child a lot and I know d chile doh want to b with his mother think I saw day have a court matter in d newspaper,hmmmmmmm I want d law to let d man get d chile back cause is false papers d mother do
ooooooooooooooooooh that is the same girl dat living before petite savanne? i forget the place name..i knoa the father he is my good friend…mr does do everything for that lil boy eh i see all his granny and uncle on fb saying they want him back and all that….oh is she dat sign as the father to get the child green card????
he loves his son so much that he was willing to deny him an oppertunity that most Dominicans wish they had? i would love to see them prove that she is an unfit mother cuz everything that points to her being an excellent single mother..the child is 6 years old and is an “A” student in school,never left hungry and is always well groomed not to mention deeply loved by this young lady.. shes not wealthy and therefore cant afford to spoil him with gifts but she has taught him a lesson in humility and living within your means…in my book she gets an A..
deny hime wat opportunity?…wrong is bloody wrong and even with the best of intentions its still wrong! which Dominicans that wish they had it dere? stuuupes…y do the Caribbean ppl think that the US is a form of Jesus Christ nah? Its only now, the young lady checking that child cus the Court ordered it! when the child used to spend weeks with the father and his family while she was on her bike back…not wanting to pay to cut his hair,refusing to buy anything,sores eating away @ his skull! well who wealthy is they dat paying so ur nonsense about humility n living within ur means juss saying in many words how unambitious, disrespectful, and the ” man will take of me” mentality has plagued women from since whenever! deeply loved can mean so many fings to watever it suits us! putting ice cream om poopooo will still make it smell! n dis ISH Stanks!
no child should be separated from the mother. how u mean u want the father to get the child. a child d woman suffer to
make. live the girl with her child. d girl not paro or justmake her child see misere. some pple just too impossible in the world.
i know this lady from the south.am 100% with her wat she did was the best for she n her child.the child father his mum n sooooooooo cal girlfriend try to distroy her life in so many ways but nothing beats prayers n she did not do no false papper to get to the state with her son.stop trin to distroy this young girl life.
so who signed for the father concent???? which u MUST have to get a visa or green card for a child????? her black candle will out one day
show me your friends ill tell u who u are
d girl d right do watever it takes to go with her child. why his so called woman not making a child for d father. and live the girl with her child she suffer to make. come on man. i just dont understand that. this is just pur rubbish. sakway sooteeweh, if is me thats the girl not even on net i putting his pic. i would just cut off these bunch of stupidsss,, when he get old if he want to come to look for them fine. nonsense.
@ Hmmmm
First of all you need to brush up on your English language. Write properly. You are not writing for yourself. People are reading this internationally and those who can properly speak and write the English language. Reading your comments give me a headache.
Do you have any common sense? If you do, then think that the children could be brainwashed by their father.
mamselle have not gotten a job yet since 2 years ago she saying government paying her bills, i guess the father maybe more fit since he can provide and you have not yet to make a way to support yourself and your children ….i am a woman but not because we make the children that does not mean we are always the best to care for them…as for visitation its your right…you don t have to come on the news and say it just go back to court that want normal people do
@ Anonymous
Are you a man or a woman? She is a mother. She loves and misses her children. The father is denying her the Court Order of visiting rights. He could also be telling lies. Going to the Media is one way of getting immediate attention and help. It has worked for people even in other countries. If only the Dominican authorities would be fair and listen to both sides.
Cease talking nonsense. You are discriminating against women in general. Some men expect women to bring forth children, do all the chores even shopping and take care of children. The responsibilities of women are great.
So what if she is not working. In those days women never worked. They were the ones to stay home and take care of their children. I am informing you in those days children were obedient. There was no violence in schools; no illegal drug ingesting, very little criminal activities, no fear of them, no murders, the likes that Dominica is presently experience, all because mothers stayed home, were always there when their children came home for their meals and at the end of the day. They had home supervision while the fathers worked or even went out gallivanting and with other women. Take this and smoke it in your pipe!
If she is a fit mother she deserves custody of her children.
I am warning those authorities who are unfair and probably discriminating against women and this mother, as you do to her, God will do to you and two-fold in His time be it in a different manner.
A mother can be deemed unfit for a number of reasons.If she has however cleaned up her act, she should be able to at least have supervised visits. If some of the persons commenting were mothers they would understand. Since the details of the three sides of the story; her side his side and the truth are not told then, we should not judge. And what about the children, do they want to see their mommy? Are they afraid of her? Have they been brainwashed or told she is bad? We don’t know so, let’s just pray for a solution which will benefit the kids and not judge anyone? We all have short comings.
Heather needs to stop her nonsense, stop looking for attention and go seek some psychiatric help. I am from CAlibishie and I know Heather personally and frankly she is an UNFIT mother.
Uncle, a mum is a mum. You cann’t stop that.
@ Anonymous
I wonder if you were in her situation what would you do? Some men/fathers could cause women/ mothers to be unfit because the men mistreated/ disrespected the women.
Pray to God for at least basic common sense, knowledge and understanding.
there was this young woman from the south aho ran to the states with her child without the father even knowing….i know both mother and father and she did fraud to get greencard for that lil boy
So if you getting a greencard,you doh want your child/children to get one too?Who in their right minds would be on file get a greencard and leave their child behind.She wants the best for her child and he can always go home to see his father,the same you u would want for yours. SI OU TAY NORWAY SA OU TAY KAY FAIRE.
If you get the opportunity to bring your child to the United States wouldn’t you bring him/her? Everybody wants the best for their child and nobody in their right mind would forfeit their child of getting a greencard together with them. You would want your child in your FOOT.
mal kwab you are too desperate…..this doesn’t concern you. your biggest problem is knowing that the man is inlove with his child mother.stop trying to buy love
if you’re sure of what you saying then why don’t you put your money where your mouth is..report her to the authourities and bring your evidence..shock all u still in shock..the mom is happy and the little boy is even happier so too bad for who have headache now.. its time for some of the boys out there with children to grow up and be men where they kids are concerned.
Yah i feel her pain and she should get the chance to see her kids no matter what she should get to see them.
the lord knows, thats where am going to get in problems, for my two sisters. i would prefere them to stay single all the days of their life, than for a mal chere (man) to have their lifes so misserable. they are all that i got n i would prefere to die cherishing them. look how that bastard have the young woman life misserable.
While all is being sympathetic and understandably so, there is more than meet the eye. Sometimes, not all visitation is encouraged. A visitation which produces anger and stress is better avoided. The story may not be as simple as it appears. we have to first know the circumstances under which the mother speaks. We then have to understand the father’s situation and finally, understand the plight of the children and how they are affected.
This is a good story along with a telling photograph but what is the father’s side and the legal side. As it appears right now, The mother has every right to see her children but first need to ensure that the situation which caused her lose her children has been remedied and that she is able to related to people specifically the men in her life ( children’s father). I would really like to know why the father is prohibiting her from seeing the two who were taken away. This means that she has 2 more with her, how is that going and what are the fathers saying.
The story does add sensationalism and opens up for great discussion, I do hope that the father responds and maybe someone can produce the court order which granted him his two children.
Oh! So they cannot handle it by yet they do worse to men right? It is so hard for a woman to lose custody. I want to know why she lost custody. Asking the authorities to get involved. My dear lady, the whole reason you’re in this mess is because they have already been involved. Anyway, I suggest you go back to court now that you are better equipped because I don’t agree with either parent using kids to hurt another, and thats why women out there should learn. Good luck my dear lady
“Asking the authorities to get involved. My dear lady, the whole reason you’re in this mess is because they have already been involved”
great point!
And what would you suggest as a remedy? That no civil authority seek to mitigate the problem? Let the laws of the jungle take over? SMH with Dominicans and their inability to think critically about the issues. Like it or not, this turn of events is all part of the structures we pay for, encourage with our vote, and largely live by.
She has a right to ask the courts to enforce visitation.
the children are growing .just a matter of time b4 they make their own decission (i would tired go to jail ,cause i would see them .i would go to the home ,the father would call the cops ,they would arrest me ,i would go to jail ,but when i come out i would do the same thing again .they would tired send me to jail,cause i would never stop..when they tired jail me they would do something .there is no such thing as giving up
great mother you are! nice example.. putting your best interest ahead of your children.. way to go.
Ditto. Blinded by emotions that have no basis in common sense and the real interest of the child as priority.
Some example! To have your child bear witness to you going through revolving door of crime. And then he or she will be able to boast to the world. My mother was a criminal!!!
I tell you, we think with our hearts in this land, instead of our minds. Go Dominica, go!
What is those men problem ner, they give the woman the kids when he acting funny going and cheat she stop giving him punani, he want to say they unfeat let one try that on me. Wicked them man wicked they want the mothers to make Bohm to support their own children when she take him court for his repeonsibility he getting them. FATHERS DAY MY ALL FATHERS CAN KISS MY
Your grammar is scary !!!!!!
I feel for you not being able to see your children but there are 2 sides to every coin. Would like to know the whole story. Something is missing in this picture.
You taking a man to court for child support and coming out of court without even loosing the children. Something had to be wrong for the courts to make that decision.
very very wrong! can you imagine that? So indeed, we need to know what it was that caused her to lose her 2 children. But it appears that she does not want them but wants to see them.
What I see is wrong, at the time of the case, the mother did not have a house and was moving from place to place and she did not mind that they gave the father the children except, they gave her every weekends to visit her children to which the father is NOT repecting.
The father should not be punishing his children by not making them see their mother, it is wrong.
I just hope he is not lying to them, why they cannot see their mother.
I hope the authorities who gave him custody will intervin in the interest of the children.
Parents DON’T play with your children emotions to get back at another parent.
God is watching us.
Well, if he is somehow preventing them from seeing their mother, you know what is going to happen? When they are at an age where they can make their own decisions, they will kick him right in the face, move on with their lives and never look back. He should at least let them see the mother
Anyway, If Heather continue to stress the father of the other 2 children she will lose those as well. Because I know for a fact that the fathers do try to be reasonable with her and she gives them a very hard time. Heather is never satisfied with anything that is given to her. She goes on and on and on. She uses the children to bring attention to herself and to get what she can from everyone she gets a chance to talk with. While she receives all this assistance from govt and others, she still continue to cry down as if she has nothing.
Heather needs to be a bit more appreciative of what she has and what is given to her. If you all understand how she stresses these men, you will feel sorry for them and then blame them for sleeping with her. So my admonishment to Heather is to protect the two she has now and don’t drive away the men. They are trying. Heather says one thing today and tomorrow is something different. The father’s prefer not to deal with this.
hey she did not have a home…she was allowed to vsitation on the weekends
Heather, you took the man to court for child support but instead the magistrate made him pay he came out with custody of the same four children he wasn’t supporting! I believe there is more to this story than what you are telling.
In the End no one wins but this case demonstrates that we are all living in a small world what goes around comes around. Good luck to both and may the kids comes out of this situation without any long term effects.
i think that it is wrong to deprive a mother or father from seeing their child and to spend time with their child but if the kids are always on the road untidy then this would be a good time to get a glimpse of them and to talk to them and also you can see them after school. i wish u good luck that you can gett some time with your kids
darling i fill your pain u are a mother , i no what u a going through . how can the law give the children to the father and the mother cannot see them this is madness. no mater how a parent is he or she should have the rights to there children . what for the law to do they a not doing it . there is a young boy in my community , he is having sex with goats , steeling , and fighting ,taking drugs , and we in the community a asking for help for him and the law is doing northing about that . when that child will be 15 do u no what that child will be like . LORD HELP THE PEOPLE IN DOMINICA WHO IS THE LAW HELP THEM TO DO THERE JOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
I sympathize with the mother and i don’t think that anyone or the law should ever separate a child from either parent. But i also think if at the time she was unable to care and provide a home for the children and the father could, then it was the right decision by the court to hand over the children to the father. i must say that i applaud the father for his effort to take care of his children, he did put them first , as a child who grew up with out my father caring one bit for me, though he was capable of doing but just did not care and it was left to my mum and grand parents to do his job for him , i really give this father ten thumbs up , it is really rare that fathers especially our fathers in Dominica take on the responsibilities of their children. My advice to the father is always bear in mind that the children need their mother too and he should not keep her from seeing them even if he has to be there with her , it’s not fair to either one. And to the mother, seek some therapy and handle this situation as delicately as possible and don’t just listen to what people tell you. that fact that he took you to court for his children , it meant that he loves them, so try your best to work out something with the children best interested in mind. And whatever you have take it to them food ,clothes etc.Even is through the police or another third party , let him see you care too, not just by saying you want them. Anyway good luck to you , hope to hear one day that you all work it out.
Best response I have read so far.
This is the best I’ve read so far. Almost brought tears to my eyes
Behave yourself lady. Stop this hyopocrisy.
Amen
lady for one putting this in the media was a wrong move ur case cant now be tried properly cause u will not be able to get an unbiased jury to try the case
thats what mose people dont realise and plus the news stations dont realise that as well puttign the info out for public knowledge can jeapodise the chances of the case being fair
and also the fact that she gettign bills paid and money from the governmenet as well as workign shows thatshe making no huge effort to get out of her situation
plus after 2 years u only try to see ur children once and only once whats up with that ?
and why is she calling on the government to do something is child protective services she have to contact about that
A case like this would’nt have to go before the judge and jurry. It would be tried by a magistrate
I felt so sorry for you lady.Don’t listen what people are saying to you.
Get the evidence that he is neglecting the children and take him back to court.
There are two side to a story .
As a father u deserve to spend time wit ur children but i suspect there is more to the custody order and their may be issue such as supervised visitation. Because you could visit them at school or this is one bad or connected man so all the best and try your luck in our corrupt courts maybe it wil turn out good since u brought it to the media and they don’t like this kind of publicity
…..that is really her in the pic? did he lawyer tell her to pose that way for the pic?
the grieving pose(to assume a particular attitude or stance, especially with the hope of impressing others)
and i’m not implying that this woman isn’t hurting but this is a little too much
but of course, i don’t think she had this pic lying around there.
Its sad to lose your kids, and i’m sorry to hear that, but the law is the law.
on another note, THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DEPICT ARE MOTHER IN DISTRESSED!! … that looking like the lady was posing for Dominica’s Next Top Model! she Smeyezing!! lol
This woman is crying for help she wants to see her
children. If as the court says she’s an unfit mom
at list grant her visitation with supervision let
her see her children. I can feel her pain, if she
is such a bad mother she would careless were the
children are. Please give her a chance to wants
to see her children, I think this father is heart
less why keep the lady from visiting her children
if as she said the court granted it to her.
she wasnt granted visitation rights. an she has been to the village where teh children lives numerous times since, and she never went to the children’s home.heather jus wants noticing
WAIT LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT!!!!
ALL I HAVE TO DO FOR GOV. TO TOTALLY TAKE CARE OF ME IS HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THEN GO BUNKERS?
GOVERNMENT HERE I COME!!!
so what about the other two,does she have them,if so why was she judged unfit for two,some men do not like to care for children that is not there own,i wonder if that is the case there,but still i am suprised judgement has gone against a woman in a child support case that’s a new one,i must say the justice is not so bad as dominican mouth people always saying man.
“They (government) pay the rent, water, electricity and they give me a stipend every month,” she explained.” mmmmm? I hate to sound cruel but lady you’re not ready to care for your children if you can’t pay your own bills. I’m a feminist to the core of my being but living of the government makes you unable to take care of yourself and your kids. I hadly ever hear any of these low down, dirty, scoundrel Dominican men fighting for custody of their kids so I’d have to give the father some credit here. Dominica isn’t a place anyone can advance even with a degree. Sad thing is no matter how hard she try to do better she won’t succeed in this place stuck with a no hope! I fell you pain lady.
The lady is not asking for custody of the children.All she wants is to be able to see them and the father should obey the court order.
there was no visitation rights ordered by the court. heather is lying
a matter like this should not be on dno. this is family issues. the state cant even make sure they take care of these things properly. i am sure that she has tried every govt office for help and finally came to dno. the state needs to do their job. and these stuff are not for the public to comment on because they dont know shit about what is happening between the two people involved.
i know them personally, from the same village, and they both have their wrong in everything. i must admit, one is worse, but u dont go blaming one, and they are two adults, i think that this is a shame on their part not to understand each other and do whats right for thier kids.
they are surely better where they are, but a mothers love is undescribable. u cannot come between that no matter how this mother is. she should see her kids
men go thru bad stuff and women go thru worse.
have a heart people and stop running your mouths uselessly and heartlessly
It’s amazing to me how we as a people can be so quick to pass judgment on others base on a one side story. When you’re outside looking in, we can be so far from the truth. The main thing is she what to see her children that are all she is asking for.
I feel your pain i don’t think no parent need to go through that we carry them for 9 months some times without and moral support from the sperm donors and then they have the heart to fight us for custody…..it is bad already that he was granted custody but he is preventing the woman from seeing her own children mister have to be a mad man a whole two year she is strong my lady i will pray for u cause there is nothing that God can’t do…………your children will be back with u hold strong u are not alone
I empathise with you. The Lord will not desert you; may his will be done.
Am a mother also, i can imagine your pain sis may GOD give you strengh for you to be able to do what you have to do, and get your children back .
Somme father’s just to wicked. how you can take away her children for you alone you to selfish be a gentleman. Listen to celine dion video MAMA and you will know more about mother’s pain
She maybe an unfit mother but she should at least have the right to see her children or spend some time with them, after all she is still their mother
Stop your none sense lady! When you had them you were roaming from house to house and accused the father of taking care of them (a bad father). Now he has them and taking care of them you complaining they say they untidy. Give me a flippin break.
You dont miss the kids a bit because since he got them (according to you) you only made the effort to see them once. What you miss is the money he used to give you not the kids.
Fight for visitation rights because you deserve that but leave the kids father alone with his children
You sleeping with the kids dad you sound like a a like d/ca ppl will say
Whoever you are, and those being negative…don’t judge. Try putting yourself in her position. Whatever was and or is her problem she has recognised it and has tried. She is their mother no less and got some help the right way. Whatever we know or think we know about somebody, theere are other sides. We see things how we want to see it and how ther person presents themselves to us. There are things that only certain people will see and know and other things that only the person knows. Just breaking it down very simple so you understand the theoretical principles of dramaturgy among others. Let the woman be. She has reached the stage of making a difference and wanting to be different and making something more for and of herself. Ease off her case. I do not know her but I cannot judge. We all have our skeletons…this may be hers.
very good point
Yea “Shameless” you really are SHAMELESS to write what you did. Yea she moved from house to house but now she is settled down. So she had it rough but now things are better and she deserve to see her kids.And for you information, a good father would not keep the children from their mother especially when she has been doing things right to better herself. Shameless you obviously have no kids or have never made a mistake in your life or you are the one shaking up with their father and pretending you are their mother..Get real lady and have a heart..oh sorry it dosent seem like you have one…stupessssssssssss
For a min there, I thought you actually knew the lady but on reflection I realize you are surmising all of this from the story.
Get a grip! smh at our judgmental streak!
Did you read what she said? If you did you would realize it is exactly what you are saying?
This is what should happen to more women in this society. When they take the man to court based on manipulation and lies they should lose custody of the children, they must continue to lose all for all.
Question: Hope someone can answer me, since I was a child I’ve been hearing about women’s rights. What about men’s rights, what are the rights of men? Thanks.
Now, I just don’t understand why the media is so bias towards women in Dominica. Why don’t DNO inquire who is the father and to get his point of view? I don’t see why this woman alone’s point of view is given. If the father of the children is consulted we will truly see why the court gave the father custody of the two children.
She’s complaining that the father doesn’t give her rights to see her two children. Maybe because this woman don’t know how to conduct herself!
And your talk about where are the right’s for men You have no rights when it comes to children.
No offense but this is not the East.
The whole idea of ‘women’s rights’ emerged rather recently since historically men had all the ‘rights’: men could vote, men could own property, men held all the high position in society and religion and so on and so on. Even in the so-called “holy books” women were always treated as second class citizens.
In rather recent times women began asking why can’t we vote? Why can’t we hold high positions in society? Why can’t we own our own properties? Those are the types questions ‘women rights’ advocates are asking.
Fortunately in the modern world it is widely accepted that women can are equal to men in mostly everything.
Unfortunately in many parts of the world today (mostly Muslim countries) women are still being treated as second class. In Afghanistan schools for girls are being bombed, women are being raped and they blamed while the men walk free and so on. In Saudi Arabia women cannot even drive.
So this whole concept of ‘men’s right’ you are trying push is absolutely ridiculous.
Dorival, the holy books that didn’t grant them these rights was the bible.
Also, where these things you mentioned in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, it’s cultural and not due to our scriptures.
Unfortunately, this is not an issue of the rights of a man viz a woman. This is an issue of children rights- it involves what is deemed to be in the best interest of the child. To answer your question, however, I think our family law acknowledges the rights of both men and women in such matters. As you can see in this case, the father was given custody over the mother based on the evidence before the court.
I believe that when the government take our children from use and place them with someone else,that they the government should be following-up on them people every week to see in what condition them kids are or in what state and condition the kids are leavin in,but to my view the government is doing more damage than good…
nonsense because she have’nt got money her children were taken from her? what hapen to those people non? love is the most important thing a child needs.Their father was responsible for feeding and he did not,and he got them what is going on here come on!!!!!!!.
one thing a mother always remain a mother hold on u will see them one day!!!
Heather is doing exactly what I would have recommended – seek legal counsel in order to have the order of the magistrate with regard to her visitation rights enforced. Now that her circumstances have improved counsel could also seek to obtain a new order for full custody, if Heather can demonstrate that she is capable of taking care of the children better than the father is doing. Ultimately, the court ought to be concerned with what is in the best interest of the children – not the mother not the father. As a good father, however, I would hope that he will allow Heather to visit and be with her children to the extent that her presence and interaction with them are a positive influence on their overall well being. Happy Fathers Day to the father for loving and protecting his children. It is my hope that both parents can resolve this matter in a civil and amicable manner for the good of all concerned. Good Luck Heather in at least having your visitation rights enforced.
Lady i feel your pain but these are the kinds of crisis when we don’t know what we want in life. You and the man go all you seperate ways not the children is in the battle.
The other thing is they getting more and more comfortable with there dad and eventually they may want to remain with him.
How old are these children anyway? You said the last time you saw them was 2010, that means one of the children is at least two years of age, therefore the others are older.
Are there not any in school? If at least one is in school how is it that you never see these children? Something strange. If i have a child in school that don’t live with me, i making sure i go by that school everyday……
There may be more to this story
“I hear they always on the streets and looking untidy” she said.
If not in school, then at least she could see them on the street.
Of course there is more to the story.e
Yes i believe that there is a lot more to the story i know that young woman she can sell you and buy you many times. She knows how to put on a show!! If is the untidy part i know she always had them neat but that girl she is something else.
I don’t think they live in the same community, from what I gather she is in the north and he is in the south of the island, consider transportation cost, it might not be easy for her, I am a parent and I feel her pain.
It is painful to hear your cry mam,It is not right to any parent who want to see their child to be prevented. Conditions can be set so that you are able to see your children. What happen to all those lawyers who talk out loud against men? (The old speaker) can they not do some pro-bono work?
I guess the lawyers are unavailable because she is broke…
little Dominica? haven’t seen then for years? what do you mean by seeing them…….cause if you want to see them simply wait outside their school………….
and they always walking the streets untidy so unless you are the busiest person in Dominica….you have a lot of opportunity to see and talk to your kids
prevented you from getting a glimpse of them….wow unbelievable
woman just say that you need to spend time with your kids….don’t exaggerate about not even getting a glimpse of them…….cause I’m getting the feeling that you are a mentally slow individual…cause you have to be to allow to happen
another very good point
You just twisting the story to suit your own purpose. Seeing the children as they walk out the school gate is not the same as spending time with them as the court ordered.
if u wanted 2c children u would hav dem wit u,go make more.
u cyah be serious -____-
@ justice total nonsense comment
Lady, you know where the children live with their father. Go and take a bus to see. Govt. will pay the fare.
seems like the government paying alot here. Is this welfare open to all dominicans or just laborites?
take him back to court who knows you might get them back and get child support you should off send him to jail when you had the chance where he was not supporting them,.
check out heather patterns she has a baby now and the father is out of the pic ask y for the two thats with her ask the fathers.oh and she lies alot