Replies to '03/23 Nasty Custody Battles'

We don’t need to reform our family law system we need to eliminate it.  Law in this country is very much biased on who has the most money to hire the best attorney.  This means that the statement “in the best interest of the children” gets little more then lip service, because most kids have no money and get little representation in these matters.  Once lawyers get involved everyone losses except for the attorneys. Who have everything to gain to keep the friction going and keep their bill running as long as possible.   

  

 

What we need is a community board made up of child specialists who evaluate each home situation and do what is in the best interest of the children.  No Lawyers allowed just like small claims court. 

I so agree.  The law needs to be reformed.  Parenting classes do not ensure that the parents behave just because they are told to.  I do not think judges are necessary equipped to judge these cases adequetly as a matter of fact they usually do their thinking so uniformily that the child always loses.  Counselors should immediately be involved.  Or there should be some qualifying expert in a field that is so rare to handle these kind of situations.  Too often law enforcement agencies, human services are used to harass and defame parents and most often they really don't want to be a part of two childish peoples nasty arguments.  So they disappear when really they should be looking out for the children in the first place.  Unfortunately their hands are tied to a certain extent as well. Children most often do not care what a piece of paper says that someone they do not know wrote and signed.  They mostly know what they feel.  And usually they feel caught in the middle with no way out but to abandon their feelings about their parents altogether.  If I can figure out how to contact you I will I am fairly new at this computer but I will give it my best effort.  Either way Good Luck!!!!!