Christmas can be a time of joy for many families, but for so many that CJE works with year-round, it is a time marked by deep sorrow and loss. Loss of contact, connection, love, hugs and time between a loving parent and child. These losses, which are deep and lasting, are truly preventable, if only family courts were accountable for their harmful and damaging actions. The Center for Judicial … [Read more...]
CJE Joins Advocates for Child Empowerment & Safety (ACES)
CJE is proud to join as an affiliate organization to the newly formed Advocates for Child Empowerment & Safety (ACES). Formed in 2014, ACES is dedicated to raising the voices of children to empower them and ensure their safety from physical abuse, sexual abuse and unsafe environments. ACES will accomplish this mission by: Developing and advocating for policies, regulations, and … [Read more...]
A Powerful Letter to Family Court Judges (Psychology Today Op Ed)
Kimberly Bowers wrote this open letter to Oakland County, Michigan Family Court Judge Lisa Gorcyca. The judge jailed three children after verbally assaulting them for not having a "healthy relationship" with their estranged father, who they reported was violent to their mother. The mother is now under a gag order and has been banned from seeing her children. Read the full story. … [Read more...]
We were sent to juvenile detention for refusing to live with our father (Washington Post Op Ed)
We were 14 years old when a police officer led us out of our school in handcuffs. We hadn’t committed a crime, and were dedicated students who maintained clean disciplinary records. But we could no longer abide by the shared-custody agreement our parents had signed in their divorce nine years earlier. It mandated we spend half our time with our father, a man we had no relationship with and who … [Read more...]
High School Juniors Kate & Mick Rock Out & Raise Funds for CJE!
Kate Grahn and Mick Giacchino hosted an intimate backyard fundraiser for CJE on Saturday, May 16th in Tarzana, California. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity, and the generosity of their families and friends, who helped us raise more than $5,000, and the funds are still rolling in! We cannot do our work without the support of good people who care about protecting children in our … [Read more...]
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