When I was 16 years old, I was awakened one night by two men with handcuffs. They asked if I wanted to go “the easy way or the hard way” before carrying me from my home as I screamed for help. I had no idea why or where I was being taken against my will. I soon learned I was being sent to hell. Read more here. … [Read more...]
SB 654 Signed into CA Law as Governor Newsom Takes Final Action of 2021 Legislative Session
Governor Gavin Newsom took action on the final bills of the 2020-21 legislative session, which included the signing of Senate Bill 654--a victory for child safety in court! Existing law requires the court to consider, and give due weight to, the wishes of the child in making an order granting or modifying custody or visitation if the child is of sufficient age and capacity to reason so as to form … [Read more...]
New York Teen Advocates On Behalf Of Late Toddler: Preventing Child Abuse in Custody Cases
14-year-old Shayna Blumenfeld of Port Washington, from home, appeared virtually in front of New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluators, expressing the importance of making child safety the top priority in custody cases. Shayna is a youth ambassador for Kyra’s Champions, an organization that works to pass laws to protect children in child custody cases … [Read more...]