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Kids of Divorce Speak Out

Fight Judicial Child Trafficking

The Center for Judicial Excellence has been working for 15 years to expose the corruption in family courts that has forced more than one million American children in the past 25 years into ongoing unsupervised contact with a parent that is physically or sexually harming them. Please watch our 3-minute video about the crisis in the family courts below. Thanks to Billie Greif, Jon Leland & Alan Phillips for their stellar video work:

Anyone familiar with our work in California knows that the Center for Judicial Excellence has remained steadfast in our commitment to protecting children’s rights in the courts.

We are honored to bring you the voices of children whose lives have been forever altered by the widespread corruption in America’s family courts. These young people are now speaking out- some for the very first time- about how they survived their respective ordeals. We believe that these “ambassadors of truth” are a force to be reckoned with. Their powerful first-hand accounts place the onus for the family court crisis squarely where it belongs- on the courts themselves.

Click Here for CJE’s 01/22/14 Kids of Divorce Speak Out Press Release

Suraj was taken from his home in handcuffs at age 12 and could not see or speak to his Dad or other family members for 4 years, because of a court-appointed therapist’s lies to the court.

More About Suraj

Rebecca was literally grabbed by the same therapist who forced her to “reunite” with her physically abusive Dad against her will, while other court-appointed counselors threatened that she might never see her Mom again if she didn’t cooperate.

More About Rebecca

Jennifer fled the U.S. with her Mom and brothers because of the danger the divorce court and her abusive Dad posed to their safety. They spent years in refugee camps until the Dutch government granted her family the asylum they sought.

More About Jennifer

No Way Out But One

Therapists Speak Out About Child Safety Concerns

Former California divorce court mediator Emily Gallup’s courageous whistleblower tale is documented in the movie Divorce Corp. Ms. Gallup sued her former employer, the Nevada County Family Court Services because she could no longer tolerate the judge and her supervisor threatening parents with scare tactics and pressuring her to harm families and break the law while performing her duties as a court employee.

More About Emily Gallup, MFT

Dr. Joyanna Silberg, PhD is the Executive Vice-President of the Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence. Her forensic practice specializes in child sexual abuse and she has served as an expert witness in 27 states.

 More About Dr. Joyanna Silberg, PhD

No Way Out But One

Content Related to Family Court Therapist Janelle Burrill 

The Attorney General’s Formal Accusation Against Janelle Burrill (2011)
CJE’s March 31, 2011 Press Release: Evaluator Janelle Burrill May Have State License Revoked
CJE’s August 4, 2010 Press Release: Outraged Parents Take Action Against Janelle Burrill

Video Credits

Video Production by Combridges & Richard Quinn Footage of Jennifer & Dr. Silberg, courtesy of Garland Waller’s No Way Out But One. Footage of Judge Gothard, courtesy of Dominique Lasseur’s Breaking the Silence.

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  • Kids of Divorce Speak Out
    • Suraj, Family Court Survivor
    • Rebecca, Family Court Survivor
    • Jennifer Collins, Executive Director of the Courageous Kids Network
    • Emily Gallup, MFT
    • Dr. Joyanna Silberg
    • Judge Sol Gothard

Would You Like to Share Your Story With Us?

If you are a child or adult survivor of the divorce courts and would like to share your story online or with the news media, please contact us at info@centerforjudicialexcellence.org. Any funders who are interested in supporting the expansion of this project are also encouraged to contact Kathleen Russell at this same email address. Thank you for your interest. Together, we can fix it!

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