The child-custody ecosystem — psychologists, evaluators, parent coordinators, CPS, therapists — often operate without transparency or accountability. Many professionals genuinely help families, but others cultivate reputations rather than results. In […]

The average high-conflict custody case costs $40,000–$100,000 per parent (AFCC survey, 2022). Many capable, loving parents simply cannot afford to keep fighting. The result? They walk away — not because […]

Few acts in family law harm a child more than fabricated allegations of sexual abuse. Even when proven false, the process can traumatize the child through invasive questioning, medical exams, […]

Parental alienation — one parent turning a child against the other — is universally recognized as harmful, yet rarely punished. Courts and evaluators acknowledge alienation in reports, but too often […]

The family-court system is meant to act swiftly in the child’s best interest. Instead, it often rewards delay, manipulation, and financial gamesmanship. Parents can weaponize procedure by: In one California […]

Too often, one parent who never entered into a marriage or family agreement finds themselves carrying a disproportionate financial burden through child-support orders — even though they never agreed to […]

Over 40% of U.S. births are to unmarried parents (CDC, 2022). Yet family law still applies marital-era presumptions. Too often, a person who has not married their partner — yet […]