‘Who Protects The Mother and Child?’ Pilar Sanders Loses Custody of Two Sons

December 21st, 2012 - By Jazmine Denise Rogers
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It is unfortunate when a marriage goes south and parents begin squabbling over children. In Pilar Sanders’s  case, it is very unfortunate since she seems to be the one losing these days.

New York Post’s Page Six is reporting that in a recent hearing, a Dallas judge ruled in favor of  NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, revoking the temporary custody that his estranged wife Pilar had been granted for their two sons. The boys were reported to have been living with their father anyway. Pilar was however, able to retain custody of their daughter.

In addition to losing custody of her sons, the judge also decreased Pilar’s child support checks from $10,500 to $5,500 a month. Pilar of course, was not happy with this ruling and like many women who find themselves in ugly custody disputes with rich and famous men, she’s calling it an unfair fight because of Deion’s fame. Pilar’s publicist Kali Bowyer released a statement discussing this matter on behalf of her client:

“Pilar has become a victim of Deion’s celebrity status, which has swayed the courts and blinded justice . . . It has become evident at this point that there is an absolute prejudice against Pilar, and this has become a completely one-sided court circus.” “

The actress and model also openly expressed her feelings regarding the nasty custody battle she has found herself in.

“I am sad that Deion has been able to keep my boys away from me since Oct. 26 — no Halloween, no Thanksgiving — and now he is threatening to keep them away from me for Christmas. . . . He is using our innocent children as a pawn in this ugly, ugly divorce.”

She promises that she will continue to fight for the custody of her children and took to her Twitter page yesterday to express her dissatisfaction with the ruling. “Who protects mother and child?” she tweeted.

We agree that it is generally in the best interest of children to have both parents in their lives. We hope these two can come to an amicable agreement for the sake of their kids.

In this case, do you believe Pilar is a victim of Deion’s fame or is she just upset that the ruling wasn’t in her favor?

Jazmine Denise is a news writer for madamenoire.com. Follow her on Twitter @jazminedenise

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  • Sparkle All Day

    Why didn’t she lose custody of her daughter if she is so unfit? Why didn’t Deion take custody of the daughter as well….that alone says that Deion decided he wanted his sons with him and the judge went for it because he is the star and has the money. Poor Pilar and the broken up family

    • http://twitter.com/missyduey2009 Remmi Mazinga

      Look we as a community can’t have it both ways. Too many of our young men are raised without a father’s involvement; therefore why shouldn’t Deion have custody of his sons. For the first part of their life, their mother was involved, now allow the father to have more control over the direction into manhood for his sons.

      Personally, I wanted my father to raise me. He would have taught me things that my mother was incapable of doing. Not because she was a bad mother, but because she wasn’t a man trying to navigate life. Some mother’s have ways of thinking that may stymie growth within a child, some father’s are just better equipped in raising children.

      I remember wanted my ex to raise our children, not because I’m a bad mother, but because he had qualities that I thought our children needed from him in raising them. I was brow beaten into keeping custody because good mother’s just didn’t give up their children. I did a great job in raising the children; however, I still maintain my ex would have done a better job. We as a society have to stop falling into stereotypes and based decision on what is best for the child/children. We all agree that young men need a male in their life to navigate them into manhood, well why not their father.

      We all may have different perspectives based on personal experiences. I for one applaud a man for seeking custody of his children when he has been there from the beginning. Previous decisions were based on antiquated notion when mother’s were house wives and not working women. Women want equality and now in some regards we have it. I haven’t read where Pilar has to pay child support to Deion, so what’s the beef!

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