Children worldwide are being court-ordered to suffer by living with an abusive parent, while their protective parent is told they have no rights and are not able to be with their children during the holidays. It is more important than ever for CJE to have consistent support to help build our capacity to fight for judicial accountability and to be a catalyst for child … [Read more...]
Empty Home for the Holidays: Parents Who Lost Children to Family Court Say System in Need of Reform
The holidays are usually a time for family, but it's particularly painful for some parents who lost their children to the family court system. "I can't speak to my kids. I can't contact them. I can't tell them I love them. I've missed Thanksgiving. I've missed birthdays. I'm going to miss Christmas, and I'm going to miss New Year's, and there's no guarantee that I'll be able to see them come … [Read more...]
Ohio Dad “Snapped” Shot and Killed His Wife, and His Two Young Sons in Murder-Suicide
Joseph Anderson, 30, shot and killed his wife, Kiara Anderson, 29, and their two sons, 5-year-old Joseph Jr. and 2-year-old Jeffrey, before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office in their apartment in Lithopolis, about 100 miles from Cincinnati. The 911 caller, a neighbor, alerted authorities and said she was calling on … [Read more...]
Allen v. Farrow & Family Courts: Legislative Action
In the latest Allen v. Farrow panel discussion, Survivor Dylan Farrow meets Senator Dave Min for the first time, and former White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, Lynn Rosenthal, speaks about how she kept the photos of Duncan & Jack Leichtenberg on her desk at the White House for a long time to remind her of the importance of this work to better protect kids in family courts. The … [Read more...]
Victims of Domestic Abuse Find No Haven in Family Courts
Author Joan Meier, Professor of Law, George Washington University The #MeToo movement may have shifted the balance of credibility on sexual abuse and harassment at work more toward victims and away from alleged perpetrators. But the same cannot be said regarding men’s violence and abuse at home: In fact, women’s reports of domestic violence are still widely rejected, especially in one … [Read more...]