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Adolf Hitler Campbell Custody Battle: Parents Will Not Get Kids Back After Nazi Naming
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Dan Sullivan
Jun 5, 2012, 1:03:34 AM6/5/12
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A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that a couple would
not regain custody of their four children, three of whom are named in
honor of prominent Nazi historical figures.
Heath and Deborah Campbell, self-proclaimed Nazis from Holland
Township, N.J., first made headlines in January 2009, when a store
refused to decorate a birthday cake for their oldest child, Adolf
Hitler Campbell, now 6. Shortly after the incident, Adolf and his
siblings, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, now 5, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeanne,
now 6, were taken into state custody, the Associated Press reported.
Child welfare officials also took custody of the Campbells' youngest
child, Hons, hours after his birth in November 2011.
A state appeals court ruled in 2010 that the children were put at risk
of abuse and neglect based on a history of domestic violence in the
home, ABC News reported. Deborah Campbell once slipped a note under a
neighbor's door saying she was terrified of her husband because he had
threatened to kill her, according to court documents. Adolf Hitler
Campbell also frequently threatened to kill people, ABC News added.
Now, after a three-year battle, the Campbells cannot have custody of
their children, according to the court. Heath Campbell last saw his
children about a year ago and is now separated from his wife, who
moved out of the state, the Star-Ledger reported.
Attorneys on both sides of the case are not allowed to speak to the
press due to a gag order, but the children's father spoke out against
the ruling. His kids weren't removed from their home for abuse, he
argued, but for their parents' beliefs and the names they chose to
reflect those sentiments.
"If I have to give up my Nazism, then so be it. I'll do it," Heath
Campbell told the Star-Ledger. "[The children are] more my heart and
soul and everything than anything."
While not allowed to speak about the details of the case, United Press
International reported that New Jersey Division of Youth and Family
Services spokeswoman Kristine Brown said, "Every call or investigation
that DYFS initiates at the end of the day is to determine if the child
is at risk or in the midst of child abuse and neglect."
The family plans to appeal, according to UPI.
http://tinyurl.com/cavsze5
A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that a couple would
not regain custody of their four children, three of whom are named in
honor of prominent Nazi historical figures.
Heath and Deborah Campbell, self-proclaimed Nazis from Holland
Township, N.J., first made headlines in January 2009, when a store
refused to decorate a birthday cake for their oldest child, Adolf
Hitler Campbell, now 6. Shortly after the incident, Adolf and his
siblings, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, now 5, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeanne,
now 6, were taken into state custody, the Associated Press reported.
Child welfare officials also took custody of the Campbells' youngest
child, Hons, hours after his birth in November 2011.
A state appeals court ruled in 2010 that the children were put at risk
of abuse and neglect based on a history of domestic violence in the
home, ABC News reported. Deborah Campbell once slipped a note under a
neighbor's door saying she was terrified of her husband because he had
threatened to kill her, according to court documents. Adolf Hitler
Campbell also frequently threatened to kill people, ABC News added.
Now, after a three-year battle, the Campbells cannot have custody of
their children, according to the court. Heath Campbell last saw his
children about a year ago and is now separated from his wife, who
moved out of the state, the Star-Ledger reported.
Attorneys on both sides of the case are not allowed to speak to the
press due to a gag order, but the children's father spoke out against
the ruling. His kids weren't removed from their home for abuse, he
argued, but for their parents' beliefs and the names they chose to
reflect those sentiments.
"If I have to give up my Nazism, then so be it. I'll do it," Heath
Campbell told the Star-Ledger. "[The children are] more my heart and
soul and everything than anything."
While not allowed to speak about the details of the case, United Press
International reported that New Jersey Division of Youth and Family
Services spokeswoman Kristine Brown said, "Every call or investigation
that DYFS initiates at the end of the day is to determine if the child
is at risk or in the midst of child abuse and neglect."
The family plans to appeal, according to UPI.
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