Peter Szymonik of Glastonbury says he had to dip into his child's college fund to pay for the court-appointed guardians who represented his sons during his 2008 divorce. "I've got this nightmare scenario," said Szymonik, a member of an advocacy group lobbying to reform the state's child custody system. Criticism over high legal costs is just one area under examination by a state panel that must … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
PA: Custody for Cash: A Plea for Help, When There is No Place Else to Turn
This is the first in what will be a series of reports by the Independent Gazette chronicling the judicial systems and child custody practices of Lackawanna, Luzerne, and surrounding counties. Through exclusive Lackawanna County interviews obtained by the Gazette, a picture will emerge of a legal — not justice — system run amok, fueled by greed, kept intact through intimidation, and veiled in … [Read more...]
AZ: Local TV Coverage of Tragic Family Court Case
Here is news coverage of another tragic case involving a protective mother in Arizona. It is at least encouraging to know that local news agencies are willing and able to cover the local cases which contribute to the national epidemic. We look forward to the day when the national morning and evening national news anchors will inform the public about the national epidemic… [Click Here to View … [Read more...]
Register Now for Battered Women’s Justice Project’s February Webinars
The Child Custody/Child Protective Service "Sandwich" Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Central Time) Presenter: Joyce Yedlosky, Team Coordinator with the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Description: Battered Women and Their Children are often "sandwiched" between child custody proceedings and the Child Protection System. This webinar will focus on … [Read more...]
Savanna Todd: ‘The day I found out my mother was my kidnapper’
Kids of Divorce Speak Out - Two decades after her mother kidnapped her as a baby and made them fugitives across five continents, Savanna Todd faces separation from the woman she desperately loves and forgives. As Dorothy Lee Barnett is held among thieves and drug dealers at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre in Queensland, Australia, her 20-year-old daughter Savanna says she … [Read more...]