Top 20 Issues With Family Court

From the Frank Report: 20 Reasons: Destructive Family Court Is Money-Maker, Corrupt and Unmonitored.

This is a really good list of the top issues in Family Court. The ones which ring especially true for me are:

7. The more money to be made, the more conflict the “family” court will promote.

14. There is no penalty for making false claims of abuse, engaging in open fraud, or perjury in our “family’ courts.

16. More money flows through our “family” courts than all other courts – combined.

18. No “family” court judge or “family” court attorney has ever once been held accountable for flagrant and even criminal violations of law or rights in the State of CT.

20. The Divorce Industry has grown into a $60+ Billion industry over the past 20 years.

This is the reality. Not only does it hurt those directly involved with the Family Court system, but it influences all aspects of our legal system. When lawyers see their peers richly rewarded for openly committing  crimes in Family Court they come to believe it is OK for them to do so as well even if they do not practice family law. Additionally, in many jurisdictions judges rotate in and out of Family Court. Do you really think they behave differently within Family Court than outside it?