Showing posts with label casey kasem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label casey kasem. Show all posts
Monday, October 13, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Kerri Kasem E-mail Response: “Visitation Bill” AB2034.
Dear Misty,
Thank
you so much for sharing your story. It is heartbreaking to hear about
so many families who are going through similar situations. The Kasem
Cares Foundation is working diligently for change.
Please
note that my team and I are working very hard to pass the “Visitation
Bill” AB2034. Assemblyman Mike Gatto is leading the charge in
California. Please write your assembly person and senators in your
district and let them know how important this bill is because we will be
coming to your state to get this bill started.
I
continue to hold out hope that all families caught in situations such
as mine will see change in the near future. We at Kasem Cares will
continue to fight for visitation rights for those who have been blocked
from a loved one and against the injustice of elder abuse.
Thanks
for your patience in waiting for my overdue response to your email.
Your story did not go unnoticed. Please reply to this email and let us
know if we can use your story to help our cause. We would love to use
your real name in your story, but we can keep anonymity by using
initials and changing the names of the people mentioned. Please specify
which you would prefer in your response. Thanks so much!
With love,
Kerri Kasem
Kasem Cares Foundation
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Kerri Kasem is looking for stories on alienation.
Kerri Kasem is looking for stories on alienation.
Reach out: KidsVisitationLaw@gmail.com
Casey Kasem case spurs proposed family-law bill
"Visitation Bill" AB 2013
LOS ANGELES (KABC) "” Ailing radio legend Casey Kasem may inspire a new law based on his children's attempts to visit him. The legendary radio DJ has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for years. His family has been embroiled in a battle over the right to visit him, which has prompted a state lawmaker to take action.
It's been a frustrating court battle for Kasem's kids. But now one of his daughters says she has new hope. Kerri Kasem says she simply wants to see her father, but is being denied by her stepmother of 33 years, Jean."To be blocked for no reason when he needs us the most has been the hardest thing I have ever had to go through," said Kerri Kasem. Casey Kasem signed off the air in 2009 due to Parkinson's disease and is now hospitalized. Kasem's kids have protested outside his home to see him and recently battled in court. "There is nothing in the law books right now that allows a judge to adjudicate, to rule on visitation rights for children," said Kerri Kasem.
Now Kerri is joining Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) in proposing new legislation."Current law does not provide for any information to be given to the adult children of somebody who might be sick and elderly. We want to change that," said Gatto. Gatto's bill would require conservators inform relatives if someone is hospitalized for acute care, or dies, and disclose funeral arrangements and burial location. Gatto says the bill also provides "reasonable accommodations" for adult children to visit their parent. "This is about keeping families together," said Gatto. "I think the most important thing, of course, is to make sure that children get to see their mom or dad if that person is getting toward the end of days." "It's the most important thing I've ever done in my life and I just hope this helps so many families that are going through this," said Kerri Kasem.
What does the bill meant to Kerri personally? "That there's hope, that there's light, and that my father would have stood up and done something about this, and he can't, so I'm doing it for him," said Kerri. Gatto hopes to pass this bill under what's called "urgent status." If so, that means it could become law by mid-summer.
To watch the video, visit http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9440019
"Visitation Bill" AB 2013
LOS ANGELES (KABC) "” Ailing radio legend Casey Kasem may inspire a new law based on his children's attempts to visit him. The legendary radio DJ has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for years. His family has been embroiled in a battle over the right to visit him, which has prompted a state lawmaker to take action.
It's been a frustrating court battle for Kasem's kids. But now one of his daughters says she has new hope. Kerri Kasem says she simply wants to see her father, but is being denied by her stepmother of 33 years, Jean."To be blocked for no reason when he needs us the most has been the hardest thing I have ever had to go through," said Kerri Kasem. Casey Kasem signed off the air in 2009 due to Parkinson's disease and is now hospitalized. Kasem's kids have protested outside his home to see him and recently battled in court. "There is nothing in the law books right now that allows a judge to adjudicate, to rule on visitation rights for children," said Kerri Kasem.
Now Kerri is joining Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) in proposing new legislation."Current law does not provide for any information to be given to the adult children of somebody who might be sick and elderly. We want to change that," said Gatto. Gatto's bill would require conservators inform relatives if someone is hospitalized for acute care, or dies, and disclose funeral arrangements and burial location. Gatto says the bill also provides "reasonable accommodations" for adult children to visit their parent. "This is about keeping families together," said Gatto. "I think the most important thing, of course, is to make sure that children get to see their mom or dad if that person is getting toward the end of days." "It's the most important thing I've ever done in my life and I just hope this helps so many families that are going through this," said Kerri Kasem.
What does the bill meant to Kerri personally? "That there's hope, that there's light, and that my father would have stood up and done something about this, and he can't, so I'm doing it for him," said Kerri. Gatto hopes to pass this bill under what's called "urgent status." If so, that means it could become law by mid-summer.
To watch the video, visit http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9440019
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