LA Court Abused Discretion Ordering Children to Family Bridges Reunification Therapy, Appellate Court Rules
The Second Appellate District Court reversed an order, in favor of the mother, that would have sent…
Reunification Camp Survivors Expose For-Profit Industry’s Relationship with Family Courts
by Robert J. Hansen Ally Cable (Sacramento, Calif.) When Ally Cable was 16, she and her younger…
Santa Cruz Family Court Forcibly Takes Children from Father’s Family and Places in Reunification Camp
by Robert J. Hansen Santa Cruz, CA – Two Santa Cruz children were physically removed from their…
Guest Commentary: The Road to Hell Is through the Halls of the Sacramento Family Court…
by Michelle D. Chan, California Families Rise Child support in America is a hypocrisy. It purports to…
Guest Commentary: Family Court, CPS Protecting Judge, Double-Down with First Amendment Rights Violations
By Bob Saunders Special to The Vanguard SAN JOSE, CA – In what could only be described…
San Francisco Judge Orders ‘Video Conferencing’ for Foster Youth Visits – Advocates Say Should be Policy Statewide During COVID-19 Crisis
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO – The COVID-19 inspired “stay at home” order in…
Erasing Family – The Problem of Parental Alienation and Why the Family Courts Make That Worse
On Saturday at 10 am, at the Davis Varsity Theater, there will be a private showing of…
A Young Girl Is in Harm’s Way, but CPS Doesn’t Seem to Care
It has been over a year since former Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad rocked the Yolo County…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Losing Battle against Child Abuse
This weekend’s commentary on the secret court system elicited a comment from Supervisor Matt Rexroad: “The child…
Benoit Trial Vacated Due to Absence of the Mother
By Setarah Jahid On February 14, 2017, the case of a woman, who left the United States…
Benoit Matter Returns to Court with No Resolution in Sight
by Sophie Marconi On August 29 at approximately 2:00 pm the case regarding Eric Gilson and Claire…
My View II: Where the Benoit Case Currently Stands
For years I have been told of the horrors of the family court system – now I…
Judge Orders Children into Troubled Father’s Custody in Benoit Case
By Sophie Marconi and David Greenwald Vanguard efforts to open the courtroom were dismissed by Judge Arvid…
Writ Filed with Appellate Court to Dismiss Judge in Benoit Case
Earlier this week, visiting Judge Arvid Johnson dismissed an oral motion to recuse him from presiding over…
Commentary: Benoit Case Illustrates Fundamental Problems in the Family Court System
For years I had heard the complaints about the family court system – judges ignoring evidence of…
Commentary: Why is Yolo DA Backing the Predator Rather Than the Victim in the Benoit Case?
A common complaint in the Family Court system is that the system often ends up putting children…
Yolo County DA Seeks Arrest Warrant in Child Custody Case
Just when it seemed like the case of Benoit v. Gilson was on track for an October…
Trial Set For Fall in Child Custody Case that Includes Allegations of Sexual Assault and Parental Abduction
The case of Benoit v. Gilson was back in court on Wednesday, with Judge Kathleen White setting…
New Report Alleges Commission on Judicial Performance Doesn’t Measure Up
Judicial Discipline Agency To Be Challenged at Monday Budget Hearing by Kathleen Russell Court reform advocates from…
Mother Remains Abroad, Protecting Children from Father, Family Court System
By Monica Velez The pending custody battle between Eric Gilson and Claire Benoit will not be able…
