Class Action Lawsuits

Wired has an article on how much money you can make by joining every class action lawsuit you can. My sister does this and make a bit of money off it. Sure it isn't a huge amount of money but $10 or $50 or even $100 dollars every now and then helps. 

The lawyers however can make millions. Indeed many firms specialize in filing the cases just to get a settlement. One that includes a small amount of money for the purported victims and massive amounts of money for the lawyers. The companies sued often settle simply to avoid endless and costly litigation. 

We live in a very weird, and very litigious, society. 

Perjury In Family Court

Interesting video - What to do when the other side lies in court (commits perjury) from Attorney Brian Thomas Mayer. He is honest about just how much perjury occurs in family court. 

Divorce Laws Trends

The trend in divorce laws has been mixed. Some states have put limits on alimony, especially lifetime alimony, but other states have made the divorce process more complicated and prolonged. And thus more expensive. 

The real issue is when people, often on the advise of their attorney, seek to garner financial gain for themselves through perjury, false accusations and innuendos. Most the issues in family court would be solved if the courts would simply enforce current law. Punish people who commit perjury and convict lawyers who commit fraud. 

For men—particularly those who are fathers—these potential legal changes could carry serious consequences. 

Financial Risks 

If fault is reintroduced as a primary divorce requirement, it may shift how courts handle spousal support, asset division, and legal costs. Accusations of fault could be used strategically, putting men in a defensive position even in amicable separations. 

Custody Concerns 

Men often already face biases in child custody battles. If courts begin tying fault to parental fitness, fathers could be unfairly penalized based on vague or subjective evidence. This is especially concerning in high-conflict divorces or those involving accusations designed to influence custody outcomes. 

Legal Complexity 

The simplicity of no-fault divorce allows men who want to peacefully exit their marriages to do so with dignity. Rolling back that option would likely increase the cost, time, and emotional strain involved in divorce—placing more burden on those who may already be at a disadvantage. 

Justice By Omission

Published on Medium today Justice by Omission: How Family Court Covers Up Its Failures.

Ask your local court system for the following:

• How many protective orders were later dismissed as false or unproven?
• What percentage of custody decisions are reversed on appeal?
• How often does the same judge deny motions from one party while granting all motions for the other?
• How many parents are alienated from their children for more than six months?
• How many unrepresented litigants lose custody without ever getting a trial?

You won’t get answers. Not because the data is unclear — but because it’s never been collected.

Lack of data collection is a systematic issue with family court. At one point I tried very hard to just find out how often permanent alimony was awarded but ran into a dead end. I even engaged my local state senator's office but the issue was that the data was simply not recorded. 

I also tried to find out how many family law lawyers have ever been convicted of fraud upon the court. This, however, was easier to find out. Zero. Despite it being one of only three crimes in the state without a statute of limitations. 

Our court system, especially family court, is far more corrupt than most people realize. 

Interesting Case

 I ran across an interesting perspective on a divorce in Substack the other day.

It’s a modern caste structure with a velvet gavel. A system that strips the better, kinder, more emotionally grounded parent of everything—reputation, income, child, even identity—and hands it all to the one who plays the role of victim best.

And those of us who challenge it?

We’re punished. Silenced. Financially ruined. Emotionally destroyed. We are the Peters of the world—robbed daily, not just by Paul, but by a pipeline of professionals feeding on our grief.

Family court is no longer a place of justice. It is a place of revenue. A bureaucratic theater where the judge plays God, the attorneys act as gatekeepers, and your child becomes a prize to be hoarded, leveraged, or auctioned off to the more persuasive side.

And persuasion, in this system, isn’t truth. It’s money. It’s power. It’s manipulation.

AI Lawyers

I've been reading a science fiction book written by a former colleague which, in part,  explores the impact of AI on society.  This got me thinking about our legal system which led me to an article in Forbes,  Risk Or Revolution: Will AI Replace Lawyers?

The article concludes:

While concerns about AI’s limitations persist, the consensus is clear: AI-driven services like Capita can make legal services more affordable and accessible without replacing human oversight.

Lening’s perspective challenges the future role of lawyers: "Automation isn’t about replacing judgment. It’s about freeing lawyers to focus on what humans do best: empathy, ethics, and innovation. The future isn’t AI versus lawyers—it’s lawyers with AI."

Personally I believe the more AI replaces human lawyers the better, cheaper and more equitable our legal system will become. Much of the problem with out legal system is due to lawyers maximizing their income over justice. This has led to the legal system becoming a major, if not the major, source if crime in the United States. 

I would trust AI to follow the law over human lawyers any day. 

FDIA aka Munchausen Syndrome

I have never heard of Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also know as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP), before. FDIA occurs when a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person – typically their child. 

Interestingly more than 90% of cases of FDIA involve a person's mother. Why is not known. You could argue that mothers are more often the caregivers or that mothers are more often non-working than fathers. But I wonder how much if it involves false allegations in divorce proceedings. It is pretty common for a parent, especially a mother, to claim that a father's behavior or even presence adversely affects the child's mental health. 

Sorry to say but I have seen it first hand. My ex-wife tried to claim that the kids were scared of me which was quite ridiculous. The reality is they always had a much better relationship with me than their mother and in fact moved  in with me full times as quickly as they possibly could.