March 6, 2014 - As an attorney with over three decades of experience advocating for women and children whose lives have been blighted, some by domestic violence and some by childhood sexual abuse, and as the widow of Elliott Wilk, the judge in the Allen v. Farrow custody case, my interest in Dylan Farrow’s recent disclosures of sexual abuse by Woody Allen is both professional and … [Read more...]

This is the second in a series of reports by the Independent Gazette chronicling the judicial systems and child custody practices of Lackawanna, Luzerne, and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania. The Gazette, through exclusive interviews, begins to paint a picture of a legal — not justice — system run amok, fueled by greed, kept intact through intimidation, and veiled in secrecy. A complex web has … [Read more...]

A South Texas family law judge seen beating his then-16-year-old daughter in a video she posted online in 2011 has lost his re-election bid. Unofficial returns show Aransas County voters on Tuesday rejected William Adams in the Republican primary. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]

For most of Joshua Komisarjevsky’s life, he had been a career criminal. Yet in May of 2007, the newly paroled Komisarjevsky strolled into New Britain Family Court wearing a GPS monitoring bracelet and obtained sole custody of his 5-year old child with the help of Connecticut’s Department of Corrections. Two months later, Komisarjevsky was arrested for his part in brutal triple slayings of … [Read more...]

Following on the excellent letter from Chris Fitz on Feb. 10 ("The system did not work"), I would like to offer another powerful example of the system not working: the case of Eva Ruiz Gomez. For 2½ years, the Monterey County District Attorney's office relentlessly pursued a criminal case against Gomez, charging her with felony kidnapping. From the beginning, Judge Mark Hood — and Judge … [Read more...]