Myra Carter, Children's Director
Underwood Baptist Church, Florence, Alabama
Myra Carter is the Children's Director at Underwood Baptist Church in Underwood/Florence, Alabama. Myra, a licensed social worker, also teaches divorce classes at Underwood Baptist.
Myra Carter testified during Tennessee and Alabama child custody proceedings. Myra only saw our little girl a couple Sunday's each month during Sunday school classes.
Myra Carter stated opinions when she had no personal knowledge of the Parent A's repeated attempts to erode the Parent-Child relationship. Parent A's behavior warranted the Tennessee trial court to Order 50-50 equal-shared physical custody.
Regardless, Myra Carter testified children do not need to spend meaningful time with each fit parent. Myra Carter is biased against one Parent.
Considering Myra's calling in the ministry such testimony is contrary to Biblical principles.
Myra Carter, "I will never be involved in your personal business again."
Parent B has never had a one-on-one conversation with Myra Carter until the following took place.
On Wednesday evening, July 7, 2010 Parent B stopped at Underwood Baptist Church just minutes prior to the 6:30 p.m. service. The purpose: to pay a camp fee for the little girl to attend church camp. As Parent B handed Myra an envelope she requested to speak with the Parent. Parent B agreed.
Myra asked, if Parent B would remove her photograph from this site. (A portrait of Myra was previously posted here.)
Parent B agreed and Myra responded, "that would mean the world to me."
Parent B replied, "Having more time with my little girl would mean the world to me."
As Parent B turned to exit the building, Myra replied, "I will never be involved in your personal business again."
Did Myra Carter have Knowledge that Parent A was "Verbal Sparring" with
the third Spouse so Severe that it led to Divorce?
During the September 2006 Court hearings Parent A and Myra Carter testified the minor child was experiencing anxiety caused - they said - by the Tennessee equal parenting time order. (1R. 22, 23, 218)*.
At that time, Parent B denied the Child was displaying any noticeable anxiety while in that Parent's care and control (1R. 155, 265, 267, 277, 279, 342)*.
This disputed evidence was a basis for the Opinion by the Supreme Court of Alabama in this cause.
In February 2011 Parent B discovered new evidence in court testimony made by Parent A in less than 2 months after the 2006 hearing in this case.
In October 2006, Parent A in divorcing the third Spouse filed an affidavit with regard to that divorce.
Parent A's affidavit said the Parent had been “verbal sparring” with their Third Spouse which had been ongoing for several months. i.e prior to the September 2006 hearing. The "verbal sparring" was so severe that it necessitated Parent A filing divorce. (1R. 22, 23, 218; 2C. 412; 2C. 404 to 435; 1R. 22-25,37, 65-70, 155, 174-176, 267-268, 277-279, 215, 246, 312-313, 347)*.
In other words, Parent A, acting in bad faith, willfully and knowingly provided misrepresentations of material facts to the Court known to her prior to the 2006 hearing, which was not disclosed to Parent B, or disclosed to Myra Carter or disclose to the trial court.
Parent B has never had any intent to limit Parent A's associational times with the minor Child.
In 2006 the Parent B requested of the Court to either to maintain the 4/4 equal time schedule or go to a 7/7 schedule. (1R. 341, 342)*.
*These are citations to the official court record with regard to the Parent A's testimony and/or Myra Carter's testimony to support what is written here.