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In Non-Criminal Courts, You Could Lose Your Kids, Your Home, and Your Freedom Without the Right to Legal Advice

February 27, 2021

The right for criminal defendants in the U.S. to receive free legal representation if they cannot afford it was established by the Supreme Court almost 60 years ago. Yet in non-criminal courts cases across the country, litigants facing forfeiture of parental rights, eviction or foreclosure, and danger from abusive spouses and domestic partners, are subject to loss of child custody, control over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Family Court, lawyer, legal advice

Why Divorce Cases Involving Allegations Of Abuse Still Confound Family Courts

January 15, 2021

Across Canada, as well as the U.S., family court is a tangled, vastly under-resourced jungle that includes hundreds of lawyers, judges, child-protection workers and custody assessors. It’s a system that has long struggled to deal with cases that involve allegations of domestic violence, especially when determining custody and access. That’s in part due to a culture rife with sexist stereotypes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: canada, domestic violence, Family Court

Workgroup Seeks Changes to Domestic Violence, Custody, and Abuse Proceedings

December 8, 2020

On Monday, December 7th at a joint hearing, the House Judiciary and Senate Judicial Proceedings Committees heard recommendations from the Workgroup to Study Child Custody Proceedings Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations.  Child Custody Workgroup members including Maryland Secretary of State John C. Wobnensmith as well as Ruth Glenn, President of the National Coalition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Family Court, family court reform, maryland workgroup

6/19/14 Press Release: Complaint Filed Against Marin County Judge & CEO

June 19, 2014

For Immediate Release:  June 19, 2014 Contact: Kathleen Russell info@centerforjudicialexcellence.org Complaint Filed Against Marin County Superior Court Family Law Judge Bev Wood & Court CEO Kim Turner for Evidence Tampering SAN RAFAEL – California Family Law Attorney Barbara Kauffman submitted a detailed complaint last week to California law enforcement and judicial oversight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Broken Family Court, Evidence Tampering, Family Court, Family Court Crisis, Family Law, Marin County, Press Release

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“Parental Alienation” is Misused, Has No Scientific Evidence, and Should Have No Place in Our Law or Legal System

February 26, 2021

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Bill Seeks to Protect Children Against Abusive Parents in Family Court Proceedings

February 25, 2021

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Filmmakers Look at Woody Allen Abuse Allegations in Four-Part Series

February 10, 2021

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