America’s children are too often treated as property to be divided between contentious parents in family courts. Courageous parents who flee with their children from violence risk losing custody of the children they fought so hard to protect. Read the full story. … [Read more...]

Yet another scathing audit condemning the state's legal community- this time it's the State Bar. How many have there been in recent years? Same old same old... lack of discipline and accountability, lack of fiscal transparency. And people wonder why CJE continues our work? Read Article  … [Read more...]

NEW JERSEY -- Half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce, but some experts say getting through the family court system can be like going through purgatory. They describe the process as fraudulent, corrupt, and sometimes deadly. And the case of the Seidle family, which dozens of witnesses watched play out on a New Jersey street this week, may have stemmed from the painful process of … [Read more...]

In a number of Family Court cases, where claims of child sexual abuse have been made against a father, the court has switched care from the mother to the father after a recommendation by a child psychiatrist or psychologist. Jess Hill investigates the role of expert report writers in the way the court decides on claims of abuse. The Family Court is one of the most controversial … [Read more...]