Archive for the "Family Court Reform" Category

06.Aug.2010 Presiding Judge Requests Audit of Marin County, California Family Courts

For Immediate Release: August 5, 2010 Contact: Kathleen Russell Cell: 415-250-1180 Presiding Judge Requests Audit of Marin Family Court AOC Audit About the Alleged Destruction of Marin County Mediation Files To Be Complete By Mid-August SAN RAFAEL- History is repeating itself in Marin County. It was recently confirmed that the Superior Court of California in [...]

11.Jun.2010 New York Court of Appeals Issues Anti Parental Alienation Syndrome Ruling

Human Rights: 1 Court Whores: 0 Here’s a case worth citing… Matter of Schick v Schick 2010 NY Slip Op 03456 Decided on April 27, 2010 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in [...]

24.Apr.2010 Elkins Family Law Task Force: Final Report and Recommendations

The California Elkins Family Law Task Force Report is out…here are the plan goals: Relevant Strategic Plan Goals and Operational Plan Objectives All of the Judicial Council’s strategic plan goals are addressed by the recommendations of the Elkins Family Law Task Force, as follows: Goal I, Access, Fairness, and Diversity. This goal is addressed by [...]

Reflections on Losing Your Family and Home: It’s Common for Noncustodial Moms

I had left work the other day for a little while…when I got back I found a prize from a child’s meal on my desk. Obviously left for one of my children by a coworker. I sighed and put it in my side drawer. My coworkers have no clue that I have not seen my [...]

13.Apr.2010 Don’t Forget to Watch Dr. Phil Tomorrow: Crisis in Family Court

It’s Official, Folks- we’re definitely on! Don’t miss the show this Wednesday! Wednesday – April 14, 2010 Crisis in Family Court http://drphil.com/shows/ No one wants to wind up in family court, but with over 50 percent of marriages failing, it’s a familiar place for thousands of parents. Dr. Phil shines a light on the American [...]

06.Apr.2010 Dr. Phil on the Family Court Crisis: Set to Air on April 14th

DR. PHIL UPDATE The Dr. Phil Show on the Family Court Crisis is now scheduled to air on Wednesday, April 14th. This date is unlikely to change, but please watch for last minute updates. Click here to find the local station and time for the Dr. Phil Show in your community. Thanks again to the [...]

04.Apr.2010 Tennessee Lawmakers Consider Shared Parenting Legislation

From Parenting News Network: Tennessee Lawmakers Impose 50/50 Child Splitting Several Tennessee lawmakers have sponsored legislation this year that would be very harmful to children reducing them to time-sharing property with no regard for their feelings or best interest. House Bill 2916/Senate Bill 2881 sponsors are Mike Bell, Stacey Campfield, G.A. Hardaway, Dewayne Bunch, and Bill Ketron. This [...]

02.Apr.2010 California State Auditor Threatens to Subpoena Marin and Sacramento Superior Court Records

This is from the Marin Independent Journal.  Please add your comments to the original article here…California lawmakers are reading. State auditor threatens to subpoena Marin Superior Court records Richard Halstead Posted: 04/01/2010 06:44:43 PM PDT The state auditor’s office has notified superior courts in Marin and Sacramento counties it will seek a court order to [...]

21.Mar.2010 Join Us for the Silent Vigil at the White House on Mother’s Day

Time is getting short, please make plans to join us: On Mothers’ Day May 9, 2010 Mothers of Lost Children and our supporters are gathering at Lafayette Park, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC in front of the White House at 11:00 am for a silent vigil to protest the grotesque human rights abuses against children [...]

15.Mar.2010 Ten Myths About Child Custody and Domestic Violence and How to Counter Them

False claims in family court such as those listed below are often encountered. To assist in overcoming these myths, the American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence has provided facts and statistics for use in litigation to counter these claims. Please download the fact sheet here.  Here are the myths: Myth #1: Domestic violence is [...]

13.Mar.2010 NEWS FLASH: EVERYONE Does Not Lie in Family Court

“Everyone lies in family court.”  That is a quote at the very end of this article by a divorce lawyer who is standing by Judge Robert Lemkau. No, EVERYONE DOESN’T LIE in family court, but crooked lawyers, paid-for court whores, and biased judges say women do…a lot. How many more children have to die before [...]

28.Feb.2010 Parental Alienation Syndrome and Alienated Children – Getting it Wrong in Child Custody Cases

This paper should be mandatory reading for all family court judges…here is a synopsis: As courts and legislatures continue their enthusiastic ventures into family law reform, they make frequent use of theories and research from the social sciences. This essay focuses on developments in child custody law stemming from Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), a theory [...]

20.Feb.2010 “Deprogramming” Children with So-Called Parental Alienation Syndrome is Science Fiction

From The Pocono Record: By JOAN DAWSON June 10, 2009 In the past few decades, a term called Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) or Parental Alienation (PA) has been used in family courts to describe a situation where one parent poisons the mind of the child against the other parent. While it is true that some [...]

14.Feb.2010 Support Group for Victims of Janelle Burrill Continues to Move Forward

UPDATE (2/20/10):  We have new information.  If you are a victim of Janelle Burrill and would like to participate in the support group, please get in touch with us through rightsformothers@gmail.com.  Also see: California Whore of the Court Janelle Burrill Has Board Certification Revoked Janelle Burrill, of “Mothers, Interrupted” fame, continues to destroy children’s lives [...]

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