14-year-old Shayna Blumenfeld of Port Washington, from home, appeared virtually in front of New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluators, expressing the importance of making child safety the top priority in custody cases. Shayna is a youth ambassador for Kyra’s Champions, an organization that works to pass laws to protect children in child custody cases … [Read more...]
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.
Jennifer Moston was about seven months pregnant when, she said, her husband grabbed her by the arms, picked her up and threw her against the staircase. Each time she tried to get up, he pushed her down again. Such abusive episodes continued for several years, she said, until 2016, when he allegedly tried to strangle her. She went to the police and filed for divorce. It seemed obvious to … [Read more...]
Former Corrections Officer Shoots Dead His Son, 3, in Murder-Suicide Amid Divorce After Death Threats to Wife and Her Family
Derek Thebo, 32, told his wife Katie that he would kill her and her children, according to a Police Protection Order (PPO) filed this year with the Kent County Circuit Court in Michigan. 'He threatened to kill me, my children, and my family, and to commit suicide afterward,' she wrote in court documents. Just months later, investigators say the former Michigan corrections officer appears to … [Read more...]
Senator Min’s Child Safety Bill Clears the CA Legislature
Senate Bill (SB) 654, backed by Angelina Jolie and Dylan Farrow, would require a judge to consider a parent’s history of domestic violence and substance abuse before allowing unsupervised visits with children. SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced today his bill to create and extend protections for children in family court advanced from the State Legislature and will head to … [Read more...]
Proposed Law Would Make it Tough for Abusive Parents to Get Unsupervised Visits With Their Kids
SB 654 is aimed at a problem that is sadly common. It's one of several anti-violence bills from State Sen. Dave Min. He cites the 2018 deaths of two Sacramento girls, Sophia Rouin, 12, and Sara Rouin, 9, at the hands of their abusive father during a court-ordered unsupervised visitation as inspiration for his latest piece of legislation, which would require courts to consider a parent’s history of … [Read more...]
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