Lauren was born January 13,
1965, in Providence, Rhode Island. She was raised in Seattle,
Washington and graduated from Pemberton High School, (Pemberton, NJ)
1986. Lauren graduated from Omega Institute, (Cinnaminson, NJ) with
Paralegal Certification in 1987 and graduated with an additional
B.S. in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Psychology from Saint Leo
University.
Lauren worked eighteen (18) years in the legal profession and after
raising her children she enlisted in the U.S. Navy January 3,
2005.Served at a Shore Command until deployment to Iraq, ultimately
returning to Shore duty upon her return. She served as a Convoy
Driver and Public Affairs Officer for a year in Baghdad, Iraq –
February 2007 – March 2008). She served as Intel and Logistics Lead
Petty Officer at Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Central Command and
was medically retired from the U.S. Navy January 2015.
Lauren is married to James Price, Senior Chief, USN, (Ret.) and has
five (5) adult sons, (3 veterans – 1 Air Force and 2 Army). She has
lived in New Port Richey, FL since 2004. Community service interests
include:
Guardian Ad Litem, Sixth Judicial District, October 2004 – October
2011.
Pro Bono Child Support Assistance – 1987 – Present
Founder of Veteran Warriors (national veterans advocacy and federal
lobbyist)
Guardian
Ad Litem, Sixth Judicial District, October 2004 – October
2011.
Pro Bono
Child Support Assistance – 1987 – Present
Founder of
Veteran Warriors (national veterans advocacy and federal
lobbyist)
Our goal is to be the catalyst which forces the necessary
"From this day to the ending of the world, But we
in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day." William
Shakespeare
For too long, Veterans have received substandard
medical care, administrative
attention and resources because the Department of
Veteran Affairs has grown into
a culture of favoritism, nepotism and cronyism.
Veterans are no longer treated
as heroes, but rather as irritants, bothersome
and in the way.
Our mission is to bring about systemic changes to
the manner in which the VA
transacts business with its only customer - the
Veteran.
~~~~~Goals and Focus of
VeteranWarriors~~~~~ To work with Congressional
Leaders, Veterans Affairs administration and the Veterans, to
bring about necessary changes to the manner in which the VA
handles Veterans affairs. To realign, reorganize and
redistribute current resources and personnel throughout the
Veterans Affairs, to create efficiency, productivity, increase
quality of care and benefits to Veterans. To reintroduce the
concept that the Veteran is the purpose of the VA to all VA
employees, administration and leadership. To create and see
implemented, a series of changes to the hiring, training and
continued employment practices of the Veterans Administration,
with regard to Claims and Pension processing, management, and
rating decisions. To create and see implemented a third-party
oversight agency which will have the authority to reprimand,
penalize and when necessary, terminate Veterans Administration
employees for violations of law, policy, instruction or
procedure.
The U.S. Supreme Court has finally put the state
courts in their place. The recent decision decimated the
states use of benefits as income in family law
courts..... In light of this we have created a new
Motion to Vacate that any veteran can download and use
to get this abuse stopped. If you have had your veteran
benefits stolen to provide spousal or child support
awards, you need to file this in that court to stop
them. The United States is required to pay the spupport
for you and your family and the money was given to the
states. The only reason they told you to pay was so they
could keep the actual money that was for your family.
The motion informs the Court of the Supreme
Courts ruling and the declaration the judgements have
also been made void by Congress. You are not having to
"ask" your state court to void the judgements, they have
already been voided. You are simply finalizing the state
court requirement to vacate their illegal judgements.
In the brief to the Supreme Court by the founder of
Protect Veteran Benefits there were very specific
requests to ensure the absolute clairity on the issue.
- That the protections of veteran benefits is the
highest priority of the federal government and should
not have been questioned
- That the states were not merely in conflict with
the federal law but were preempted and explicitly
stripped of authority
- That the Supreme Court had already made this issue
clear and thus any judge acting in the face of the
statute would lose their judicial immunity
THE COURT ANSWERED ALL OF THESE PERFECTLY
This means we get to hold them accountable now. To give
you perspective here, we are sharing two sections of the
brief that was sent to the Supreme Court and it should
give you an idea of how we need to restore the country
from this corruption.
-----The Proper Assignment of Culpability-----
The effect of homelessness and 22 suicides a day is
being thrust upon at least half a million veterans in
the national caseload, “The Story Behind the Numbers”,
Child Support Fact Sheet Series Number 1, Office of
Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children &
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,https://www.acf.hhs.gov/…/…/css/veterans_in_the_caseload.pdf
While this means there are a tremendous amount of cases,
it also means there are a tremendous amount of lives to
be saved from the effects. All state orders which acted
without authority to make benefit decisions to establish
support awards are null and void. States are required to
complying with 45 CFR 303.100(8) and order the repayment
of all wrongfully withheld funds by the entity which
filed the garnishments.
42 U.S.C. § 657, OCSE PIQ-02-01, ensures that it is
unlawful for the state enforcement agencies to
forcefully reclaim wrongfully distributed child support
or alimony. Both the veteran and their families have
been the victoms. The states have been duely warned they
will be held culpuble, Paula Roberts, “New OCSE policy
on recoupment of child support overpayments”, Center for
Law and Social Policy, available athttp://research.policyarchive.org/17966.pdf.
States will be forced to look to the true culprits.
Three lawyers in a courtroom; one for the petitioner,
one for the respondent and one in a robe without
jurisdiction. Whether jurisdiction was usurped by
accident or intent there is a reason lawyers must have
insurance.
It will not be the breakdown of the family that destroys
this nation but may be the family law machine of profit
and revenue generation. Nationwide an army of reform
groups have formed to battle this machine. The movie
“DivorceCorp” was produced to bring awareness of
atrocious fees and violations of parental rights to
ensure continued business. Groups call for reform of the
law and demand accountability by the U.S. Courts, see
California Coalition for Families and Children. et al v.
San Diego County Bar Association et al, Case no.
3:13-cv-01944, 9th Cir.
The justification of judicial immunity for the
indipendence of the judicial branch, even when those
actions have been confirmed as intentional and corrupt,
has been abused to facilitate outright fakery under the
artifice of error. The sanctity of family law churches
have been used to conseal weapons of mass family
distruction.
----------Nurturing Faith in the American
System------
The case of Howell v. Howell, 15-1031 (SCOTUS
Apr 2016 Conf.), provides an excellent
vehicle for this Court to provided detail on
jurisdiction just as Barclay v. Barclay,
11-1453 (SCOTUS Sept 2012 Conf.) would have.
However, the Petitioner has come to realize
the responsible defendants should be
identified and in the proper courts.
With this case, the Court can demonstrate,
when the right defendants and the right
issue of law is identified, then both proper
process and prescribed avenues of law prove
the system works. This Court should use this
case to provide the needed guidance to the
U.S. District Courts to make them capable of
addressing the vast majority of questions on
civil rights and jurisdiction of U.S.
indemnity. That to err in the face of
manifest violations of sovereignty or the
mandatory authority of this Court, will not
be tolerated. Thus explaining this Court’s
duty for controversies of federal
jurisdiction should be focused on writs to
U.S. Circuit Courts.
The former spouse defendants must be justly
replaced with the defendants history has
identified to be the true source of injury,
James Ridgway, supra in general. States
should be scrutinized with the due diligence
that the Petitioner has shown in this case.
It must be shown to all Americans, the
United States’ Judiciary is the saving grace
to hold government corruption culpable.
With this case, the Court has a transcendent
vehicle to provide a wide breath of guidance
and can long last acknowledge the true
foundation of law for veterans’ rig
VA
Stories of Note: May 27 - June 1, 2017
USA Today:
VA
still in critical condition, Secretary David Shulkin
says-
The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in a
rare White House briefing Wednesday, laid bare the array
of problems still plaguing the agency charged with
providing health care to nearly 9 million of the
nation’s veterans. Shulkin's revelations marked an
unusual strategy for the historically secretive VA — and
for the Trump administration — to announce problems
proactively rather than react to them after they are
leaked to media or revealed publicly through
investigations.
Military
Times:Shulkin
unveils sweeping reforms for VA programs, operations
- Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin outlined an
ambitious reform of nearly every aspect of his
often-criticized department during a “State of the VA”
address at the White House on Wednesday, calling it a
sign of the President’s commitment to helping veterans.
“Many of these challenges have been decades in building
and they've spanned multiple administrations,” Shulkin
told reporters at the event.
WCBS
(CBS-2, Video):Houses
For Patients’ Families Under Construction At Bronx VA
Hospital-
Life will soon be a little easier for families of
veterans who are treated at the VA hospital in the
Bronx. As WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell reported, ground has
been broken for two Fisher House Foundation houses at
the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. “The Fisher
Houses provide free lodging to all families of veterans
and active military whose loved ones in the hospital
receiving treatment.”
KTRK
(ABC-13, Video):A
Vietnam veteran's comeback story after overcoming life
of drugs and crime-
He is now the head of the largest veterans vocational
program in the country at DeBakey VA Medical Center.
"I'm going to turn over every rock possible to get them
hired," Miles said. Miles has placed hundreds of
veterans into the workforce, giving them another chance
and hope this Memorial Day.
The
Fayetteville Observer:VA
recognized for green efforts-
The Fayetteville VA Medical Center was recognized for
its efforts in environmental sustainability during a
national awards banquet in Minneapolis this month. The
award was one of several for Department of Veterans
Affairs facilities during the event sponsored by
Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization focused
on environmental stewardship in the health care
industry.
KPNX
(NBC-12, Video):New
VA director: Wait times down to 6 days; immediate visits
possible-
Eight months into her new job, the director of the
Phoenix VA Healthcare System says the agency is making
progress to serve ailing veterans in a timely manner.
"It's a lot better than it was and we continue to get
better," said Director RimaAnn Nelson. Nelson is the
seventh director of the Phoenix VA in just under four
years.
El Paso
Times (Video):Boy
and Girl Scouts decorate veterans graves with flags-
Thirteen-year-old Itzel Garcia, a Girl Scout, took her
time placing small American flags in front of graves
Saturday at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. After each
placement, she calmly stepped back and saluted. The
flags fluttered in the gentle breeze. "Both my daughter
and son are scouts. They wanted to be here because they
feel honored to do this," said Jose Garcia, who helped
to distribute flags to the scouts.
Omaha
World-Herald:Hundreds
turn out for Omaha National Cemetery’s first Memorial
Day service-
“It is a day of remembrance, a day of giving back, and a
day to reflect,” said Chief Master Sgt. Patrick F.
McMahon, a senior enlisted leader at U.S. Strategic
Command. McMahon was one of several speakers at the
first-ever Memorial Day service at the new Omaha
National Cemetery in Sarpy County. Hundreds turned out
for the ceremony.
KUSA
(NBC-9, Video):73
years after he was wounded in WWII, Colorado man
receives Purple Heart-
He told the staff at the Denver VA Medical Center that
he had never received the medal while he was recently
undergoing cancer treatment, and one of the social
workers reached out to get him the medal. It was given
to him engraved with his name, branch, and dates of
service. “She went through a lot of red tape and so
forth,” he noted.
The
Florida Times-Union:Braille
flag at Jacksonville VA clinic a message of hope to
blind community-
Anyone who visits the VA Outpatient Clinic in
Jacksonville will notice a new bronze American flag
fastened to the wall near the main elevator. The flag
is barely larger than a foot square, but even people
without sight can appreciate the gesture and understand
the power of its message.
