At the August 26 County Commissioners Meeting, Ben Vonderhiede concluded a series of three appearances representing the concerns of Daddy Justice, a local group committed to promoting the custody rights of fathers. After the group concluded their remarks, the Commissioners weighed in on the issues raised, and Commissioner Scott Martin explained his plan to bring these concerns into a dialogue between District Attorney Craig Stedman, President Judge Louis Farina, and the County Commissioners.

At the August 19 County Commissioners Meeting, representatives of Daddy Justice, a local organization committed to promoting the custody rights of fathers, returned for the second in a series of visits to the weekly public meeting. The topic of discussion during this visit was what founder Ben Vonderheide called “unconstitutional hiring practices at [the County] Domestic Relations [DR] office.”