Democratic and Republican lawmakers have agreed to include reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in their omnibus spending package, Democratic leaders said Wednesday, capping a years-long effort to renew the landmark legislation after it expired in 2019. “When I first wrote and championed the original VAWA legislation, it helped break a dam of congressional and cultural resistance … [Read more...]
He Killed His Kids at a Supervised Visit. Sacramento Church Massacre Exposes Looming Risks
On the night of Monday, February 28, 2022, 39-year-old father, David Fidel Mora Rojas fatally shot his three young daughters, Samia, 13, Samantha, 10, and Samarah, 9, and their court-approved chaperone, then himself with an assault rifle at a Sacramento church. Even in the best of circumstances, such supervised visits are fraught with risks and fear for the victims of intimate partner … [Read more...]
She Said Her Husband Was Abusive. A Judge Took Away Her Kids and Ordered Her Arrest.
After the judge in her Wisconsin divorce case ruled that her ex-husband — a man who had sought treatment for anger and alcohol issues — would get legal custody of and equal time with their four children, Julie Valadez vowed to fight back. But in every key ruling that followed, the Waukesha County Circuit Court judge overseeing her case, Michael J. Aprahamian, found Valadez’s concerns about her … [Read more...]
Maryland Judges Must Be Trained on Child Custody and Abuse – Opinion
There’s this place around the corner from you, seemingly insignificant, but it hosts a house of horrors. It’s a place where the same therapists, medical providers and teachers who are legally required to report suspected child abuse are not allowed to save a child before more abuse occurs. Where truth is obsolete, and right and wrong don’t matter. It’s called family court. And I’ve been trapped … [Read more...]
The Importance of Treating Women Respectfully
Essay by Barry Goldstein I grew up in a sexist country as a typical sexist guy, not particularly more or less sexist than most boys and men. I benefited from my male privilege even while being oblivious to the unearned benefits it brought. I might have remained ignorant had I not agreed to serve on the board of a battered women’s shelter in Westchester County, New York. One of my best decisions … [Read more...]
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