(Translated from French) Child victims of sexual assault suffer from a denial of protection due to the increasingly frequent use, particularly in the French judicial system, of anti-victim speeches using the concept of the “parental alienation syndrome”. Many personalities are asking that “Parliament take up this need for protection”. Read more here. … [Read more...]
A Mother Needed Welfare. Instead, the State Used Welfare Funds to Take Her Son.
Shame on Arizona Child Welfare/CPS. Excellent reporting from ProPublica about corruption in the system targeting low-income parents and needlessly harming children. Arizona spends a majority of its welfare budget on the Department of Child Safety. The agency then investigates many poor parents, sometimes removing their children for reasons stemming from their poverty. Read more here. … [Read more...]
Connecticut Family Court Hands Children to Stepmother Instead of Real Mother When Millionaire Father Dies
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Empty Home for the Holidays: Parents Who Lost Children to Family Court Say System in Need of Reform
The holidays are usually a time for family, but it's particularly painful for some parents who lost their children to the family court system. "I can't speak to my kids. I can't contact them. I can't tell them I love them. I've missed Thanksgiving. I've missed birthdays. I'm going to miss Christmas, and I'm going to miss New Year's, and there's no guarantee that I'll be able to see them come … [Read more...]
They Took Her Children Away – Accused of ‘parental alienation,’ mother separated from daughters for five years
When Starr Jones* tells her story, people can’t believe this is happening in Minnesota. They can’t believe that the dad was investigated by child protection when their first daughter was an infant for harming her, but ended up with sole legal and physical custody. They can’t believe the girls were taken away when Starr has never laid a hand on either girl, been in alcohol or drug treatment, or … [Read more...]