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The I.V.C takes on the Hill

By Jack Moriyama

Photographs by Victor Nikos

Jack Moriyama is the Time’s Vampire Correspondent. He writes about U.S. and I.V.C relations and co-hosts a bi-weekly podcast; “The Age of Vampirism” with Cindy Glen.

WASHINGTON D.C., Capitol Hill ­– Lawmakers will convene this Tuesday to hear testimony from several senior members of the International Vampiric Council concerning potential restrictions on the practice of so-called “Blood Marriage” within the United States.

This hearing comes just months before Florida’s Dallinger v. Galanis is expected to reach its verdict, a potentially precedent-setting decision for American vampires. The case is the first to reveal to the living public the intricacies of some vampire/human relationships.

         According to the I.V.C, this case should not even fall under U.S. jurisdiction. Last Friday, I.V.C councilman William McKee told CNN, “It is our understanding that America’s Marriage code cannot account for this situation, which is why we would rather have it handled on our end…Florida should not hear this case, it should be decided on Valeijian soil.”

The central question echoing through the country and the halls of Congress: Can the United States government or the State of Florida require someone to continuously give blood to their former spouse, even to maintain their personal health? This case has sparked debate across the country, with strong positions laid out on both sides of the divorcees, and both sides of the aisle.

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Filed by Peter Dallinger in 2018.

Text Reads:

Claudia Galanis Dallinger

[REDACTED]

Tampa, FL

33625

COURT OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH

In re Marriage of                     )    CASE #: FL3222001

                                      )   

Respondent: Peter Dallinger           )    TRIAL BRIEF

                                      )  

Petitioner: Claudia Galanis Dallinger )    06/24/18

_____________________________­­_________)

TO: The Court, In the above-entitled matter, and to Claudia Galanis Dalligner, Petitioner. 

STATISTICAL FACTS

Date of Marriage: December 3rd, 2010

Date of Separation: January 18th, 2018

 Length of Marriage: 6 years, 1 month

Children: Name      Age

[REDACTED] , male   7

[REDACTED], female   2

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CASE

The case was filed originally by the Petitioner on January 5th, 2018. Disclosures have been exchanged. Discovery has been finished. The parties have been to mediation but have not resolved a parenting plan, nor Child Support based on that parenting plan.

SETTLED ISSUES

March 1, 2018, the parties entered into a Stipulation for Child Custody and Visitation.

April 12, 2018, the parties decided the Respondent would take possession of their Chicago home.

ISSUES TO BE LITIGATED AT TRIAL

Continued Blood Support

Discussion of Child Support in relation to eventual transformation

PROPOSAL OF RESOLUTION OF ISSUES

Respondent would like to re-open the discussion of continued blood support. Initially, it was decided by the court that a donated 0.5L every 30 days was the established contribution of the Petitioner, but expert testimony can attest that this would not be enough to sustain the Respondent at his current quality of life. Respondent requests that the Petitioner travel to his home, or she to his, every 10 days in order for the exchange to take place, without medical intervention.

 Respondent would like to maintain the right to have [REDACTED] undergo vampiric transition when he turns 16 years of age, as outlined in the International Vampiric Council code for Vampiric Transition.

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First Blog Post!

TEXT:

Dear Reader,

Welcome to my new blog! my name is Via (she/her) and I am a PHD Candidate in the Vampiric Studies Department at Cornell University. I am also currently working on a book about the infamous Dallinger v. Galanis case. You can read a bit about this blog itself in the "About Me" section, but I thought I would use my first post on this site to share some initial scattered thoughts:

This case and it's aftermath represent a very short period in human and vampiric history, but it had a profound impact in our contemporary world the way so few "watershed" events do. When Claudia Galanis and Peter Dallinger first took to the stand in 2018, it was easy for the public (and in many cases, the media) to focus on the spectacle: the first messy celebrity divorce of the new Vampiric era. But as the case unfolded, the world had to reckon with unprecedented questions about morality, bodily autonomy, and what our collective future looks like with vampires thirty years out of the coffin. Decades later, we still do not have answers for most if not all of these questions.

At the heart of this story, as with most tragedies, lies a broken family. I encourage you to keep those people, many of whom are alive or have living/undead relatives, in your thoughts as you engage with the material posted to this site. These events shaped our contemporary world and they had a profound effect on the U.S. and the Vampire Nation of Valeiji. All of those implications are incredibly important and worthy of academic study, but it is important to remember that all of this began with one women's simple decision to leave.

That's all for now, I might try to add some posts about analysis in the future, but I want to encourage you the reader to think about both the wider and smaller story. When I have more time, I would love to make some mini vlogs going into detail about this topic and providing some good background information for anyone who is unfamiliar with this case.

Best,

Via