Several Orange County mothers have come forward about how the OC family court has ignored documented evidence of abuse and given custody to parents who have demonstrated continued patterns of sexual abuse, child abuse or forms of domestic violence. Tawny Grossman filed for divorce from her husband due to his pattern and history of domestic violence in 2021 and obtained sole custody of their two … [Read more...]
Federal lawsuit: Parental alienation theory, collusion jailed Colorado mom for year
Bias and collusion have marred child custody cases in Arapahoe County, including one in which a judge terminated a mother’s right to parent her three daughters and jailed her for more than 10 months for violating a gag order barring her from publicly protesting, a federal lawsuit contends. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to appoint for a full year a neutral monitor to oversee dependency and … [Read more...]
After teen was murdered by father, ‘Om’s Law’ advances in Utah legislature
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill aimed at protecting children in certain judicial proceedings involving child custody and parent time has made its way out of committee. The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 272, also known as 'Om's Law,' Thursday morning. The bill is named after 16-year-old Om Gandhi. Om was killed by his father, 49-year-old Parth Gandhi, a local neuropsychologist on Mother's Day … [Read more...]
A child dies every 6 days amid custody fights, family court lapses. Advocates want change.
In 2021, Rashawd Hines knew he had to act when his son cried each time before returning to his mother’s house. So the Lakeland, Florida, man wrote a letter to a Polk County clerk’s office in Florida requesting a family court hearing to gain full custody of Jayden, just 2. In the letter, Hines wrote he feared for the safety of his boy, but the court did not immediately act on his … [Read more...]
Keira’s Law: Turning Tragedy into Domestic Violence Advocacy
In February 2020, there was a happy-go-lucky little girl named Keira, who suffered a terrible fate. She was killed, and the murderer was her father, who did it as an act of revenge. Keira's mother and stepfather, palliative care physician, Dr. Jennifer Kagan and family lawyer, Philip Viater, join us to discuss the legal reforms they have pursued around domestic violence, in hopes that no other … [Read more...]
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