Child Safety First: Preventing Child Homicides During Divorce, Separation, and Child Custody Disputes Recommendations for Reforming U.S. Family Courts Full Report Executive Summary Click here to download the 12 Tragic Stories of Preventable Child Homicide! Click here to read the full USA Today story! Watch our esteemed report researcher, Mara Tissera Luna give a 4-minute … [Read more...]
“Mass killers practice at home”: How domestic violence and mass shootings are linked
Before 20 children died in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and before 19 students died at Robb Elementary School, the shooters turned their guns on family members. The man who shot his five children, wife and mother-in-law in Enoch, Utah, in January had previously been investigated for allegedly choking his daughter. Just Friday, prosecutors said an Ohio man killed his three sons with … [Read more...]
Keira’s Law: Turning Tragedy into Domestic Violence Advocacy
In February 2020, there was a happy-go-lucky little girl named Keira, who suffered a terrible fate. She was killed, and the murderer was her father, who did it as an act of revenge. Keira's mother and stepfather, palliative care physician, Dr. Jennifer Kagan and family lawyer, Philip Viater, join us to discuss the legal reforms they have pursued around domestic violence, in hopes that no other … [Read more...]
6-Year-Old Girl and Father Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide After Custody Dispute
6-year-old Iyla Johnson was allegedly killed by her father on Sunday before he turned the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide in Ohio. The preliminary investigation shows that her father, Eric Johnson, 40, shot her to death before turning the gun on himself after a dispute occurred over custody of the girl, police say. Around 11:40 a.m., police were dispatched to an apartment … [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...]