(Translated from Italian) This unscientific theory has also spread in Italy, causing damage to the system of family courts and family homes; the children are losing out now. The UN organized a conference focused on combating parental alienation and its serious effects on the protection of children and respect for gender equality. Meanwhile, President Biden signed the Kayden Act Wednesday, aimed … [Read more...]
Florida SB 1796 Would Solidify a Dangerous Precedent for Our Most Vulnerable Children in Family Court
Florida’s family court system already frequently defaults to equal parental time-sharing, even in cases where one parent is a convicted abuser, even without SB 1796. Family court judges are given enormous leeway in their rulings and, should SB 1796 pass, this would simply strengthen their conviction that it is in the ‘best interest’ of the child to have unsupervised time with both parents, … [Read more...]
Family Courts Need Domestic Violence Experts: 20 Common Mistakes in Evaluations Judges Miss
Essay by Barry Goldstein & Veronica York The original sin family courts made in responding to domestic violence cases was turning to mental health professionals as if they were the experts. It is not that psychologists have nothing to contribute, but they do not have the specialized knowledge of domestic violence, child sexual abuse and other critical issues. The original mistake … [Read more...]
Violence Against Women Act Set to be Renewed Through Bipartisan Spending Agreement
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...]
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