H. CON. RES. 72 Pushes State Courts to Consider Children’s Safety Above All Else WASHINGTON, September 25, 2018—In a triumph for parents and children who have been the victims of family violence, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a concurrent resolution urging state courts to determine family violence claims and risks to children before considering other ‘best interest’ factors. The … [Read more...]
The Daily Beast: The Chaotic Life and Death of Former Playboy Playmate Stephanie Adams
Rest in peace, 7-year-old Vincent. CJE's child murder database is referenced in this Daily Beast article. This is widely being reported as a murder-suicide, but it appears that investigators have not completed their investigation. As with all cases, we will list this child in our database since the early reporting meets our criteria, and we will remove him if this is later ruled a double-homicide. … [Read more...]
The Problem with Family Court – ABC News Investigation
“Family court handles divorces, the division of assets, restraining orders and custody of children. In most cases, divorcing parents go through the process outside of the courtroom, through mediation. But high-conflict divorces, when the parties can’t agree, can end up on trial.” Read the series of stories on the ABC News website here. https://youtu.be/_olNl2EyjJ4 … [Read more...]
Marin Voice: New film exposes crisis in U.S. family courts
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. For those of us who have dedicated our lives and our careers to protecting children from harm, we have a lot to be grateful for as we advocate for the rights of children to grow up in safe homes, safe schools and safe communities. The dawning of the #MeToo and #MarchForOurLives movements is shifting the consciousness of an entire nation. Instead of ignoring … [Read more...]
Recalling judges in Contra Costa and San Francisco counties
It was September of 2016. I was currently under CPS supervision from an unfortunate case that had been opened due to domestic violence (I was the victim) and substance abuse. Initially, CPS was going to award me full custody but chose to place my son in foster care after I allowed my domestically-abusive husband to see our son on my birthday. After Maryela Padilla was assigned to our case, … [Read more...]
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