What I’ve Learned About Fighting a Corrupt GAL For those of you stuck dealing with a corrupt “family” court “guardian” ad litem, let me say this as clearly as I can: Your kids know you. They know you better than some money-hungry imposter who claims to “speak for them” and act in their “best interests.” I’d say “at heart,” but let’s be honest, most of these people don’t seem to have one. I’ve witnessed this system. I’ve seen the games. The lies. The bias. The coercion. The wa

When people in power, a Guardian ad Litem, a therapist, a coordinator, or sometimes even a judge say, “You Can See Your Child When You Behave Better.” On the surface, it sounds like logic. “We just want you to be appropriate.” But underneath, it’s coercive control disguised as therapy and one of the The Most Subtle and Sanctioned Form of Psychological Control in Family Court. What that sentence really means is: “Your access to your child depends on your compliance with our na

I Didn’t Need Protection from My Parent. I Needed Protection from Their Agenda. When the family court system decides who a child should be “protected” from, it often fails to recognize the most dangerous force of all, the manipulation of truth for personal or professional gain. For countless children, the parent they were told to fear wasn’t the one who caused them harm. It was the one who was rewritten into a villain’s role by adults who stood to benefit, emotionally, financ