An Oklahoma mother who shot and killed her three children before turning the gun on herself showed warning signs months before the tragedy, according to the youngest victim’s father. Last week, 39-year old Brandy McCaslin killed herself after murdering her three young kids — 11-year-old Noe, 6-year-old Bryce and 9-month-old Billy — during a supervised visitation. Now, family of the victims are … [Read more...]
The Court that Hurts Children
By Barry Goldstein Custody courts cannot protect children when they permit a biased theory, designed to help abusive fathers take custody from good mothers and twice rejected by the American Psychiatric Association because there is no research to support it, to have more influence over the courts than ACE (adverse childhood experiences) and Saunders that are peer-reviewed scientific studies … [Read more...]
Watchdog criticises family courts’ handling of domestic abuse
System retraumatises victims of abuse in England and Wales and puts children’s safety at risk, report says. The family courts are putting the safety of children at risk by failing to deal effectively with domestic abuse, a report says. The domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales, Nicole Jacobs, calls in the report for urgent reforms to a family justice system that she says … [Read more...]
A child dies every 6 days amid custody fights, family court lapses. Advocates want change.
In 2021, Rashawd Hines knew he had to act when his son cried each time before returning to his mother’s house. So the Lakeland, Florida, man wrote a letter to a Polk County clerk’s office in Florida requesting a family court hearing to gain full custody of Jayden, just 2. In the letter, Hines wrote he feared for the safety of his boy, but the court did not immediately act on his … [Read more...]
CJE Releases Child Homicide Report Monday, July 17th!
On Monday, July 17th, CJE will be releasing a highly-designed report on preventable child homicides. Come back to our website to view the full report! … [Read more...]
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