In the latest Allen v. Farrow panel discussion, Survivor Dylan Farrow meets Senator Dave Min for the first time, and former White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, Lynn Rosenthal, speaks about how she kept the photos of Duncan & Jack Leichtenberg on her desk at the White House for a long time to remind her of the importance of this work to better protect kids in family courts. The … [Read more...]
Victims of Domestic Abuse Find No Haven in Family Courts
Author Joan Meier, Professor of Law, George Washington University The #MeToo movement may have shifted the balance of credibility on sexual abuse and harassment at work more toward victims and away from alleged perpetrators. But the same cannot be said regarding men’s violence and abuse at home: In fact, women’s reports of domestic violence are still widely rejected, especially in one … [Read more...]
Lancaster Father in Midst of Divorce Charged with Killing His 4 Young Children, Mother-in-Law
Four young lives lost to their father following the Thanksgiving holiday. Namyiah David, 11; Germarcus David Jr., 7; Kayden David, 2; and Noah David, 1, shot to death by dad Germarcus David, 29, who also killed his mother in law, a Los Angeles correctional officer, who was babysitting the children. He and his wife were in the midst of a divorce with the most recent court proceeding just a … [Read more...]
Alienation Distraction Tactics
Essay by Barry Goldstein There is a pattern in most domestic violence custody cases that would help courts understand child custody disputes better and avoid mistakes that place children in jeopardy. In most cases, during the relationship the father wanted or demanded the mother provide most of the child care. In any other type of litigation, this pattern would be recognized as an admission by … [Read more...]
The Facilitating System of the Family Court
Essay by Grant Wyeth Earlier this month I made a presentation at a conference, organised by the University of California, Irvine’s Initiative To End Family Violence, in conjunction with California Protective Parents. In my presentation I made some brief points about what can be called the “Facilitating System” in and around family courts that I think could do with some elaboration. These are the … [Read more...]
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