This must-read opinion article from NBC's Lynn Stuart Parramore explores how the filmmakers of HBO's 'Allen v. Farrow' present the disturbing possibility that, for decades, the public has been groomed by a master storyteller and his PR machine. "By detailing Allen’s deft manipulation of a narrative that the public had long accepted, the HBO series questions the familiar … [Read more...]
In Non-Criminal Courts, You Could Lose Your Kids, Your Home, and Your Freedom Without the Right to Legal Advice
The right for criminal defendants in the U.S. to receive free legal representation if they cannot afford it was established by the Supreme Court almost 60 years ago. Yet in non-criminal courts cases across the country, litigants facing forfeiture of parental rights, eviction or foreclosure, and danger from abusive spouses and domestic partners, are subject to loss of child custody, control over … [Read more...]
“Parental Alienation” is Misused, Has No Scientific Evidence, and Should Have No Place in Our Law or Legal System
Despite there being no scientific evidence for it, "parental alienation" has been misused in our family courts to the extent that victims of domestic abuse are afraid to disclose abuse for fear of being accused of alienation. CJE colleague in the U.K., Baroness Arminka Helic, is doing a phenomenal job fighting efforts in her country to add "parental alienation" to the sweeping Domestic Abuse … [Read more...]
Bill Seeks to Protect Children Against Abusive Parents in Family Court Proceedings
Kudos to our colleague Camille Cooper (RAINN) and protective Mom Annie Kenny for their testimony this week on this important judicial education bill, Maryland Senate Bill 675, that included CJE child homicide data. The State Bar Association and the Maryland judges are opposing the bill that mandates a substantial increase in judicial education on child abuse and domestic violence. We see this … [Read more...]
Filmmakers Look at Woody Allen Abuse Allegations in Four-Part Series
“Allen v. Farrow” is a four-part docuseries premiering on Sunday, February 21, 2021 on HBO Max that takes viewers into Mia Farrow’s public experience of accusing a famous and powerful man of abuse but also lays out details of the case that haven’t been shared with the public. Initially, Farrow’s story didn’t comport with filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering's usual broad-based investigations, … [Read more...]
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