What did the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES) teach us?
Children are NOT resilient. Their minds do what needs to be done in order for the child to survive. ...
19
Oct
Promote settlement in our family courts by ending the AFCC
19
Oct
How effective is the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the CJP?
After years of complaints that the CJP wasn’t doing its job — or worse, was protecting judges who shouldn’t be protected — the California Legislature finally ordered an audit. The...
19
Oct
Why Parents Don’t Need a Constitutional Amendment to Protect Their Rights
Why parents don't need a Constitutional Amendment to Protect Their Rights ...
19
Oct
Self- Awareness: Rewriting a Childhood Shaped by the Courts
When a child loses a loving, fit parent because of California’s family or juvenile dependency courts, their mind shifts into pure survival mode. Instead of developing a stable sense of...
18
Oct
Family First: Ending Unwarranted State Interference in Families
Let's first clarify recent legislation. The Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) was passed in February 2018. Prior to it passing, states could only receive these grants AFTER...
18
Oct
When Courts and “Experts” Label Your Child’s Pain: Alienation or Estrangement
Parental alienation happens when someone intentionally and without justification turns a child against a loving parent or other family members. It is a purposeful act directed at a vulnerable child....
17
Oct
Tell me about the California “Litigation Privilege” or why it is “Legal to Lie” in court?
California’s litigation privilege is one of the strongest legal shields in the state. If a statement or action is reasonably connected to a court proceeding, it is almost always protected....
17
Oct
Tell me about “immunity” and how it pertains to the family and juvenile dependency courts.
For U.S. parents, the ability to seek justice in state court is sharply limited by the immunity protections built into their own state systems. You can sue a government worker...
12
Oct
When A Jury Verdict Isn’t Jury “Nullification”
Jury nullification is often misunderstood, so it helps to start with what it actually means. When people are selected for jury duty, the instructions they receive usually say things like:...
06
Oct
Why Family Courts Are No Longer Courts of Equity
Let's first discuss what a "court of equity" really is. In the past, parents would come to family court with "clean hands" or no evidence of abuse, domestic violence, neglect,...