NY Family
Law: Justice or Bloodsport?
The New York State National Organization
for Women has declared a crisis for women in family law and
made it the theme of their
December 4-5
Annual Convention. According to NOW-NYS, the NY family court
system "routinely deprives mothers and their children of their
human and civil rights. These violations frequently result in
mothers losing custody of their children to batterers, even
in instances where there are outstanding allegations of child
abuse...[the] court system allows batterers to destroy [mothers]
financially through years of costly litigation, supervised visits,
and related practices."
By contrast, fathers' groups
view the NY family law system and its sole custody norm as bloodsport,
where parents must fight like gladiators in a ring for custody
in a match which is thoroughly rigged against dads.
Between the New York State Matrimonial Commission
hearings,
a public re-examination of New York's fault-based divorce system,
the high profile
Bridget Marks case, the
federal class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of noncustodial
parents in New York and in dozens of other states, the
NYS NOW convention,
and others, New York family law is under scrutiny.
Pioneer family law attorney
Cecile C. Weich has represented
women and championed feminist causes for over four decades.
Family law attorney
Michael Varble
helps parents fight visitation interference and gain equal access
to their children. Cecile and Michael joined Glenn on
His Side with Glenn Sacks
on December 5.
To learn more about New York
Family Law and family court bias, see:
