Denise Kanter is suing Charles and Kathy Lowers, the founders of the original "Considering Homeschooling" ministry.
You can read Denise Kanter's fraudulent claims of Violations of the Lanham Act, Declaratory Relief, Unfair Competition, Infringement of Common Law Trademarks, Violation of California Business & Professions Code Sections 17200, Et Seq., Defamation, Invasion of Privacy, and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress here.
Denise and Gary Kanter filed the first legal action against Charles and Kathy Lowers. On May 24, 2006 Denise and Gary Kanter, under their corporate name Morningstar Educational Network, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office before The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board the following suit:
MorningStar Educational Network
v.
Homeschool Family, Inc.
So there Kathy and I were. It seemed surreal. Trial date set, discovery, lawyers, and the prospect of tens of thousands of dollars to defend our ministry and name. What was a poor homeschool family to do? We had never been involved in anything like this before. Could someone really block us from using the name of the ministry we founded?
More than five years before, Kathy and I had asked God to show us how He would have us serve Him as a family. God gave us the vision of homeschool evangelism to parents of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. God gave us the name Considering Homeschooling. And, God glorified Himself by bringing children out of public schools and daycares - back into the loving arms of their parents - and privileged Kathy and I by making us a witness to His good works. We concluded then that it was our duty to protect Considering Homeschooling.
Much has happened since then and we are still praying that Denise Kanter would accept our open offer to enter into Christian mediation/arbitration through Peacemaker Ministries and settle all of our disputes in a way the glorifies God.