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| The Family Court System in the United States is broken. More and more abusive parents are awarded custody of their children because they know how to manipulate the family court system. National attention if finally being given to this problem. Parents, especially women, contact me frequently with pleas for help. On this page I share links to groups and organizations that are tying to assist parents caught in this trap and/or trying to change the law. |
| MEDIA Sacramento Conference Presentation and Battered Mothers Custody Conference Two different presentations taken from the Center for Judicial Excellence documentary "Family Court Crisis: Our Children at Risk." Breaking the Silence -- Children's Stories: PBS Documentary sponsored by the Mary Kay Foundation: Crisis in Family Court: Transcript of the 1st of a series of shows that Dr. Phil will do on this topic. Aired 4-14-2010 Child Abuse: When Family Courts Get It Wrong This is Really Hard to Believe: an opinion written by Barry Nolan Rates at Which Batterers Receive Custody: an article written by Joan Meier, Esq. |
| ORGANIZATIONS National Alliance for Family Court Justice: Founded by Liz Richards in 1993, this group is dedicated for victims of exploitative family and custody court authorities. Works with other protective mothers and incest survivors to reform the system and learn winning strategies Learn more about troublesome custody issues of Parental Alienation (PAS) and Fathers Rights. The Center for Judicial Excellence: A community-based organization in Marin County established to improve the public accountability of the judiciary and strengthen and maintain the integrity of the courts. Stop Family Violence: Stop Family Violence’s mission is to organize and amplify our nation’s collective voice against family violence. We are a catalyst for social change – empowering people to take action at the local, state and national level to ensure safety, justice, accountability and healing for people whose lives are affected by violent relationships. Mothers of Lost Children: The mission of Mothers of Lost Children is to support, nurture and pray for mothers who have been forcibly separated from their children by the family law and juvenile courts. Our primary goal is to bring to public awareness the fact that children who report abuse, particularly incest, are regularly given into the custody or unsupervised visitation of the identified perpetrators. Battered Mothers Custody Conference: This group seeks to raise public awareness by documenting civil, legal, due process, and human rights violations perpetrated on victims of domestic violence (women and children) by family courts, their professional appointees, Child Protective Services, other government systems, and all who have built an industry which profits from the suffering of mothers and children trying to escape domestic violence. The Courageous Kids Network: This organization, started by children survivors, is dedicated to stopping the continuing assault on children's human right to live free from abuse California Protective Parents Association: The Mission of the California Protective Parents Association is to protect children from incest and family violence through research, education and advocacy. Rights For Mothers: This group is committed to get fairness, equality and justice within the gender biased family court and circuit court systems. Custody Preparations for Moms: This website is intended to help fit and loving mothers who wish to continue to be the primary caretakers of their children. Mothers for Justice: This group is the campaigning 'voice' for everyone who has suffered an injustice with the corrupt judiciary system. We endeavor, through our campaigns to bring out into the open the appalling number of injustices (particularly) those relating to child access issues. Women's Law: Topics include staying safe, preparing for court, know the laws, learn about abuse, where to find help, legal statutes. DC Volunteer Lawyers Project: The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide high-quality, free legal services to low-income District of Columbia residents in family law cases. Our volunteer lawyers provide pro bono legal representation to (1) survivors of domestic violence in civil protection order, custody, visitation, divorce, child support and immigration cases (2) children in high-conflict custody cases (3) foster parents in adoption, guardianship, placement and licensing matters (4) third-party caregivers in custody cases WORLD Law Direct: WORLD Law Direct is the leading interactive provider of U.S. and international legal solutions. Today we're helping to fill the need for understandable and efficient legal solutions. In addition to an expanding database, our systems automatically re-route designated issues to our global law team when necessary, providing thorough, up-to-date advice on commonly-faced legal issues in over 26 international jurisdictions including the United States. We put the resources of a global law firm to work for you. They have a page devoted to domestic violence. AARDVARC: An Abuse, Rape & Domestic Violence Aid & Resource Collection This site is for victims of violence, their families and friends, and the agencies and programs which serve them, both public and private. The goal of this website is to assist efforts to aid and support those trying to remove themselves from abusive situations and build healthier, stronger lives. For individuals, we hope to provide general educational and reference material as well as a comprehensive nationwide directory of services for "one stop shopping". Child Support Enforcement Expert: Geraldine Jensen WMs. Jensen is a child support enforcement expert. She founded of ACES (Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc.) the nation's largest child support advocacy organization. She has appeared on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, ABC Primetime Live, Fox News, CBS Morning Show and the Today Show just to name a few. Her life story was an ABC movie of the Week special presentation . She has written the book "How to Collect Child Support." |
| This page is constantly under construction. If you know of any other groups or articles, please let me know so I can add them to this page. |
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