Film & Video
Family Court Crisis: Our Children At Risk
Documentary produced by CJE, featuring interviews with individuals whose lives have been affected by the dysfunctional family law system and expert analyses of what has gone wrong.
No Way Out But One
From award winning producers Garland Waller and Barry Nolan comes a documentary on the first American woman to be granted asylum by the Netherlands on the grounds of domestic violence.
Small Justice
Documentary produced by Garland Waller, a Boston University communications professor, that focuses on the family court crisis in America.
Breaking the Silence: Children’s Stories
A 2005 documentary by PBS about custody issues in the family court system.
Divorce Corp
A 2014 exposé of the inner workings of the $50 billion a year U.S. family law industry shines a light on the appalling waste and shameless collusive practices seen daily in family courts. Worth seeing, despite our opposition to the false abuse allegations and mandatory shared parenting misinformation.
Studies, Reports & Official Letters
National
Dr. Saunders Department of Justice Study – “Child Custody Evaluators’ Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background, Domestic Violence Knowledge and Custody- Visitation Recommendations”
“Common Misconceptions in Addressing Domestic Violence in Child Custody Disputes”
SOURCE: Juvenile and Family Court Journal
US Department of Justice: Defending Childhood – US Attorney General Eric Holder – Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence – December 12, 2012
Read the full Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
California
State of California Commission on Judicial Performance Letter – February 29, 2012
Recommendations for Improving Public Trust & Confidence:
Analysis of Trial Court Plans and AOC Strategic Projects
Click Here to Download a PDF of the 50-page Report
Marin County
National Center for State Courts Operational Review of the Superior Court of California County of Marin Family Law Division – February 2002
New Zealand
The ‘People’s Report’ – The People’s Inquiry into Addressing Child Abuse and Domestic Violence – June 2014
SOURCE: The Glenn Inquiry
The People’s Blueprint – Transforming the way we deal with child abuse and domestic violence in New Zealand – November 2014
SOURCE: The Glenn Inquiry
Articles
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence and DV Public Education
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence, “10 Custody Myths and How to Counter Them”
“Child Development and Wellbeing”
SOURCE: The Liz Library
“Child Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet”
SOURCE: Child Abuse Solutions, Inc.
“Educating Dads May Help Protect Babies from Abuse”
SOURCE: USA Today
Recommended Reading from Alaska Moms for Custodial Justice
“Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse, Part I: Blindsided”
SOURCE: Andrea Schneider, LCSW – Good Therapy Blog
