Just when you thought it was safe to come out from under the bed, comes this (Omaha World Herald, 5/9/13) and this (Omaha World Herald, 5/19/13). Put simply, all those who make money off divorce … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Judges’ Category
Nebraska Judiciary Unethically Lobbied Against Shared Parenting
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Court Wastes 3 Years Returning Son to Fit Father After Overseas Military Deployment
Sunday, May 5th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: when it comes to fathers in family courts, you can change the law, but you don’t necessarily change the result. One example is the change in the Oregon custody statute … Read the rest
Report to Canadian Chief Justice on Family Court Reform: No Change in Custody, Parenting Time
Thursday, March 28th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Canada’s Globe and Mail has obtained an as-yet-unpublished copy of a report by a special committee to the country’s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court calling for a radical overhaul of the family law system. Read about it here… Read the rest
UK: Veiled in Secrecy, Social Services Snatches Fit Mother’s Daughter
Friday, March 22nd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.When governments tell us they’re acting on behalf of children, look out. There’s a very real possibility that what they’re really doing is expanding their power over our hitherto private lives and using the supposed welfare of children as … Read the rest
Judge Crafts Unique Remedy in Paternity Fraud Case
Friday, March 8th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A state judge in Virginia recently came up with a novel approach to the problem of paternity fraud and child support. In fact, it’s one I’d encourage other judges to consider when ruling in similar situations. Read about it … Read the rest
UK Judicial College Ignores Social Science on Child Well-Being When it Trains Family Judges
Friday, March 1st, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.I write a lot. I produce a good many words each day on a variety of subjects. I’m rarely at a loss for words, much as some might wish I were. But in this case, I have to confess … Read the rest
Nicole Ryan 3: Justice David Farrar Bent the Law to Fit the Facts
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Finally, having accepted at face value everything Nicole Ryan said in the absence of corroborating evidence, it was time for Justice David Farrar to decide what legal impact the facts he so laboriously found had. Anyone reading his ruling, in which … Read the rest
Judge David Farrar Ignored Facts to Free Nicole Ryan
Monday, February 11th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.So how could Judge David Farrar allow a woman to walk free who had attempted to contract for her husband’s killing? This continues my previous post on the matter of Nicole and Michael Ryan of Nova Scotia. Here’s my … Read the rest
Follow Up: Nicole Ryan Pays No Price for Hiring ‘Hit’ on Husband Michael Ryan
Sunday, February 10th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The evidence is pretty much all in regarding the case of Nicole Ryan, the Nova Scotia woman who attempted to hire a hit man to murder her husband. Said “hit man” was in fact a member of the Royal … Read the rest
Domestic Violence System Failed to Protect Child From Mother
Friday, January 11th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Last Friday, Ocala Florida resident Melanie Reyes pointed a 9 mm handgun at her six-month-old son Jonah and pulled the trigger twice. She then turned the gun toward her own head and shot herself. Jonah was pronounced dead at … Read the rest
