Kudos to our colleague Camille Cooper (RAINN) and protective Mom Annie Kenny for their testimony this week on this important judicial education bill, Maryland Senate Bill 675, that included CJE child homicide data. The State Bar Association and the Maryland judges are opposing the bill that mandates a substantial increase in judicial education on child abuse and domestic violence. We see this … [Read more...]
Filmmakers Look at Woody Allen Abuse Allegations in Four-Part Series
“Allen v. Farrow” is a four-part docuseries premiering on Sunday, February 21, 2021 on HBO Max that takes viewers into Mia Farrow’s public experience of accusing a famous and powerful man of abuse but also lays out details of the case that haven’t been shared with the public. Initially, Farrow’s story didn’t comport with filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering's usual broad-based investigations, … [Read more...]
The Amendment Threatening to Derail the Domestic Abuse Bill (UK)
The domestic abuse bill currently before parliament is being watched very closely by domestic abuse support networks throughout the world. It is potentially landmark legislation that could help to alleviate some of the torment and suffering that predominantly women and children experience daily. Yet there is one proposed amendment that could undermine the positive aspects of the bill - the push to … [Read more...]
Why Divorce Cases Involving Allegations Of Abuse Still Confound Family Courts
Across Canada, as well as the U.S., family court is a tangled, vastly under-resourced jungle that includes hundreds of lawyers, judges, child-protection workers and custody assessors. It’s a system that has long struggled to deal with cases that involve allegations of domestic violence, especially when determining custody and access. That’s in part due to a culture rife with sexist stereotypes … [Read more...]
Family Court Judge Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test
Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell thought coronavirus precautions were "overblown" and made sure people knew it. In one case he forbade a mother from getting her children tested for COVID-19. Then, one of them had to go to the emergency room. Timothy Grendell, a Republican former legislator who has been on the bench for more than a decade, has long been a polarizing figure in Ohio … [Read more...]
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