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Family Courts Need Domestic Violence Experts: 20 Common Mistakes in Evaluations Judges Miss

March 11, 2022

Essay by Barry Goldstein & Veronica York The original sin family courts made in responding to domestic violence cases was turning to mental health professionals as if they were the experts.  It is not that psychologists have nothing to contribute, but they do not have the specialized knowledge of domestic violence, child sexual abuse and other critical issues.  The original mistake … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aces, barry goldstein, Bartlow, custody, custody evaluator, evaluator, Saunders, veronica york

Alienation Distraction Tactics

November 22, 2021

Essay by Barry Goldstein There is a pattern in most domestic violence custody cases that would help courts understand child custody disputes better and avoid mistakes that place children in jeopardy. In most cases, during the relationship the father wanted or demanded the mother provide most of the child care. In any other type of litigation, this pattern would be recognized as an admission by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, ACE, ADT, Adverse Childhood Experiences, alienation, alienation distraction tactics, barry goldstein, custody, domestic violence, essay, op-ed, PAS, reunification

Federal Lawsuit Claims NY Judge Anthony McGinty Favors Abusive Men in Custody Cases

August 21, 2021

An upstate New York domestic violence survivor, author, and family child advocate Francesca Amato said Ulster County Family Court Judge Anthony McGinty violated her rights by awarding custody of her teen son to her abusive ex — and she claims other female litigants are facing similar fates, an explosive federal lawsuit alleges. Judge McGinty placed her 13-year-old son with a father, who has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: custody, domestic violence, Family Court, family court failure, judicial accountability, lawsuit, new york

Arizona Judge Brad Astrowsky Sent Kids of MLB Vet to Controversial “Reunification” Camp

July 9, 2021

Judge Bradley Howard Astrowsky, a family court judge in Phoenix, sent former Major League Baseball player David Segui's two sons from Arizona to California without Segui’s permission to attend the Family Bridges camp at their mother’s request.  This comes after court filings in which Segui stated he tried to protect the boys from an abusive mother and her boyfriend. Earlier this year, a video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alienation, arizona, celebrity, custody, family bridges, judicial accountability, kansas, reunification camp

Pennsylvania Father Who Killed Children in Murder-Suicide ‘Very Angry’ Over Divorce

July 1, 2021

In the weeks before Richard A. Zimmer, 48, fatally shot his two children Madison Zimmer, 13, and Zachary Zimmer, 10, and himself in Greene Township, PA, he had grown more upset over his pending divorce, according to court records. Read more here.   … [Read more...]

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