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...]
‘I will kill anybody that associates themselves with you’ Deadly Threats Ignored by Judge Results in Double Murder Suicide
Rest in peace, Ryan Lee. His mother Jaime Hunnicutt did everything she could to try to prevent this tragedy, and Judge Lisa Louise Broten of Howard County, Maryland sealed her family's fate by denying a permanent restraining order against her ex-boyfriend. Our hearts go out to the grieving family and the grandchildren, who lost their innocent loved ones. This incredible reporting by Kendall … [Read more...]
Washington Post: When DV Victims Go to Court Without a Lawyer, Odds are Stacked Heavily Against Them
CJE Director Kathleen Russell recently testified in the Connecticut Legislature on Sen. Alex Kasser's coercive control bill, where she focused on the tragic preventable filicide case of 7-month-old Aaden Moreno, and his protective mother, Adrianne Oyola. This mother's plea to protect her son fell on deaf ears, when Judge Barry C. Pinkus refused to extend her restraining order against the boy's … [Read more...]
Community Rallies for Reform in Courts After 4-year-old Greyson Kessler Killed in Murder-Suicide by Father
Alison Kessler had been fighting in the courts to get her 4-year-old son, Greyson Kessler, out of his father’s custody after he sent her pages and pages of abusive, threatening messages, but to no avail in court. On the day she filed an emergency order (Judge Michael Kaplan denied the motion), officers found Greyson shot to death along with his father. She believes it could have been … [Read more...]
The Price of Care: Investigating Corruption in California Conservatorships (ABC10 5-Part Series)
CJE has known for 15 years that probate courts are just as corrupt as family courts. In both courts, one of the first things that happens is a listing of the family's assets and resources. And then, the feeding frenzy begins. California courts prey on the elderly and children, our most vulnerable community members. Kudos to ABC10 journalist Andie Judson for this year-long investigation into … [Read more...]