Essay by Barry Goldstein A mother just attacked a mountain lion who snatched her child while custody courts assume protective mothers are just being vindictive. The mother mentioned above was not alienating her child from the mountain lion. The mother’s only concern, like most mothers in contested custody cases is to protect her children. Court professionals without the necessary domestic … [Read more...]
America is Neglecting Missing Indigenous Women
Opinion by Ret. Judge Eugene M. Hyman Why do the likes of Gabby Petito receive our attention while others like Ashley Loring Heavyrunner do not? Read more here. … [Read more...]
Amber Alert Could Have Been Issued Hours Before Carpentier Sisters’ Murders, Coroner Finds
MONTREAL, Canada -- Responding to a coroner’s report that criticized their work, the Quebec provincial police say they have updated their missing-child alert system following the deaths of Norah and Romy Carpentier last summer. The girls, ages 11 and six, were murdered by a father Martin Carpentier in early July 2020 before he died by suicide. Among recommendations in the coroner’s report, … [Read more...]
Two-Hundred Cities, Counties and States Proclaim November as Family Court Awareness Month
Elected officials stand with advocacy groups on the importance of child safety in the family court system. “When the family court system fails to protect our most vulnerable members of society, it fails all of us.” — Tina Swithin NEWS RELEASE -- SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , November 1, 2021 Advocacy organizations, Custody Peace and One Mom’s Battle … [Read more...]
How America’s Gun Laws Are Failing Domestic Violence Victims
Owning a firearm makes an abuser 5x times more likely to murder a partner, yet around much of the country, gun laws are enforced on an “honor system” that relies on people who are prohibited from possessing firearms to disarm themselves. “You are trusting somebody who is not worthy of being taken at their word,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who spent seven years working as a … [Read more...]
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