AMBER ALERT: Frank Deitsch
Filed under: Abduction, Amber Alert, Child Endangerment, Crime, Missing Person
UPDATE 9/16/08 - The Amber Alert for Frank Deitsch was lifted yesterday. He is now safe and in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Warren, MI - One-year-old Frank Deitsch was last seen around noon Sunday, when he was taken from his residence by his father Frank Deitsch, Jr., 56. Before leaving with his son, Frank Deitsch, Jr. assaulted the child’s mother; he then called her from a pay phone to tell her, “You will never see your son again.”
The suspect has no money, and there is no child safety seat in the gray 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The Michigan license plate number is BLW6780 (expired).
Little Frank has blue eyes, no hair, and a rash on his face. He weighs about 25 pounds and was last seen wearing a sleeveless Detroit Pistons shirt. The father is 5′11″, weighs 125 pounds, and has hazel eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing jeans, black gym shoes, and a dark t-shirt.
It is believed the father was turned away from relatives in Ohio around 4 p.m. and now may be headed for Kentucky.
Anyone with information should call 911 or the Warren Police Department at (586) 574-4832.
Taylor Amber is correct. If a woman is married, legally the “father” is her husband (perhaps only in Michigan). Regardless of who is one the birth certificate, who “claims” to be the father, or even if there could be three or four possible fathers. The husband of the baby’s mother is always legally the “father”. In order to clear up the mess, DNA testing, sworn statesments, and court proceedings must be conducted, a lengthy process.
When a child is born, anyone can sign paternity papers, once signed, that persons name will be reflected on the birth certificate. However, the law concerning the husband of the mother being the “legal father”, supercedes the actually paternity papers and birth certificate.
Obviously this is a possibility in this case. I am not sure about other states, and it seems like an old school law, but that is the way it is, at least in Michigan.
Damn, I was a little late with my last post (should have read them all first), thanks wildheart you said it better than I could….it is true in Michigan at least.
Whoa. I am stunned, really. I cannot conceive that Michigan’s paternity law is so outdated and ineffective. Thank you Komak and Wildheart for offering more information. Thank you Taylor Amber for sticking it out with us, and Frank for giving us still more info. I appreciate the time everyone has taken. I stand corrected.
(and that kind of sucks)
Thank the Father in heaven the little one is safe. They can sort out all the other stuff in court. Frankies safety is paramount here……
I did a little more digging because I was curious if any other states have a paternity law similar to Michigan’s. What I found was that a lot of other states have the SAME law….including Nevada, Arkansas, Hawaii, Arizona (my state - who knew?), Kansas, Alaska, New York, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota and Colorado. It does seem rather outdated as Ruby noted.
That says it all Peeperann! Love your new avatar btw
Nice Wildheart…thanks for the research…..It IS outdated….for whatever reason, they have not revised that law…..
If the rule of family court….CPS….and other groups IS that a child should be with his/her biological parents..regardless of the cost…..(including and not limited to even the death of the child…at the hands of the BIO….we ALL know that the child returns to the abusive BIOLOGICAL parent in most cases)….that said….
ahem….yet in this type of situation……it seems not to matter who the actual bio father is……they place…….immediately and without thought …. that label on dear hubby……regardless of his absence…..parenthood ability….or bond with the child……….or blood.
This law needs to be changed……IMMEDIATELY…..where do I write, type, email, protest…….express myself?
No kidding! In this day and age this needs to be updated.
In MA if a spouse is “absent” and the other wants a divorce, a legal notice is placed in the newspaper (the Courts tell you which paper to put it in based on the missing spouse’s last known address) and you can be granted a divorce if the party does not appear in Court on the appointed date.