This is an amazing story of a friend who actually won joint custody of his child in a disputed custody case in Ramsey Co MN.  I know, I am still in awe myself.
My friend and I met at the Minnesota fair a couple year ago when we were protesting outside the main gate with a couple other F4J Dads.  My friend who I didn't know at the time was a selling bottles of water to the crowds as they were entering and leaving the fair and he noticed us on the corner talking with the people and so he came over and was like, what is this family court corruption stuff all about.
I explained the summary version of it to him and his first thought was, are you guys for real and is there really corruption like you say.  After spending a few days working the same corner, he and his girlfriend learned more and more about what we are fighting for and they both became a big supporter of our cause. 
At the time, he had a stable relationship with his girlfriend and they shared a child together.  His famous last words were, this won't ever affect me but I believe in what you guys are fighting for so I will support you.  Over the course of the next year he attended a couple meetings and even helped us with our first fund raiser which he organized mostly by himself.
Then all of a sudden, his girlfriend shacks up with his roomate while he was at work and then started using the courts to try and run away with their child.  My friend knowing the tricks of the courts was able to remain calm and keep good enough records so they couldn't just run rough shot over him.  In the last year he has been arrested for eluding being served, he had to fight off a bogus restraining order and his liscense was even suspended for a while, all of which ended up backfiring on his old girlfriend who is now pregnant with the new boyfriend.  The new boyfriend by the way doesn't work and probably couldn't even keep a job if he needed one.
Looking back at this story, I can't imagine what would have happened to my friend if we hadn't ran into him at the fair and it's stories like this that make those humiliating efforts of standing out in front of the crowds telling the truth that the public doesn't want to hear, all worth it.  He is a good Dad and his son who has specialty needs is going to be better off having his father actively involved in his life.
My friend, even though he was miraculously able to navigate through the courts succesfully in the end, has stated that he will continue to be a big supporter of our cause and plans on continueing to be involved in our Family Law Reform efforts.
While he, nor anyone for that matter, should ever have endure what he and his son went through, this is hopefully the start of the good things to come.  God Bless!  -HD