Chamber of Horrors - Chapter 2

I have known this mother and husband (I didn’t know he was a sex offender) for several years.  Then one day, she and her children disappeared.  My husband and I searched for her, and found her and children in a homeless shelter.  Then, I found out the true story, and I was shocked!

I was even more shocked as I encouraged and supported her over the next five years, accompanying her to attorney appointments, and at court hearings.  It was by traveling this road with her that I became aware of the “chamber of horrors” at Tarrant County Family Courts.

 

Judges in Tarrant County are elected, but the breakdown in the system are the associate judges, who are not elected.  Associate Judges are appointed by elected Judges.  This is an ongoing problem, but elected judges are indifferent to even finding a solution.  “Protective Parents Coalition” (http://www.facebook.com/protectiveparents) proposes a solution by requiring a court reporter to record all hearings, and that all court proceedings are also recorded via CCTV monitoring.  They have also suggested that court hearings be “audited” anonymously by a 3^rd party. The intent is to document legal competency and adherence to ethics.

Also, http://www.tarrantcountyfamilycourts.com was formed by “we the people speak out on the injustices and corruption in the family court systems”.  This website outline numerous examples of horrific breaches of injustices.

These are the legal horrors that I observed inflicted upon this mother:

Money.  The spouse that has the most money to pay for attorneys and supporting experts wins.  Divorce attorneys charge $400 per hour; paralegal expenses not included.  Deposition $7,000.  Medical expert court appearance $4,000.  Mediation $5,000.  Home study for custody issues $5,000.  Therapist $5,000.  It took mother 5 years to get to finalize divorce, at a cost of over $80,000.

Costly legal maneuvers to manipulate the legal system and force mother to give up financially.  Associated Judge denied testimony of an expert medical witness who had documented medical reports. Opposing attorney showing up at scheduled hearings, only to ask for delays, time and time again.  Opposing attorney asking for same documents over and over again.  All of these cost mother thousands of dollars over 5 years.

Biases of associate judge.  Associate Judge denied testimony of expert medical witness paid for by mother, insulting him by calling him names.  Instead, Associate Judge ordered an evaluation by a doctor that she wanted.  Also, Associate Judge refused to hear any evidence of sexual offender’s past criminal behavior, where he preferred young boys, that he has two divinity degrees, and one of his victims was a boy in his church.

Lack of accountability.  This problem has been going on for years.  There is absolutely no accountability for associate judges, and they continue to produce victims in their legal chamber of horrors.

Finally, the associate judge’s private chambers, is the real chamber of horrors.  No court reporter or CCTV recording are permitted.  So, there are absolutely no records of what transpires within.  But it was there that the associate judge took mother’s attorney and sex offender’ attorney, along with mother’s medical expert….and the medical expert that the associate judge wanted.  The associate judge refused to hear mother’s medical expert and evidence, and said she demanded another medical expert who was already present in her chambers, and ordered the mother to pay for BOTH medical experts.  This maneuver financially and legally devastated the mother.

I know sex offender.  He is a very big man, standing 5 feet 8 inches, over 200 lbs.  At one of the court hearings that I attended with mother, I was waiting in the hallway, he walked passed me, and purposefully and willfully ran into me, nearly knocking me over.   He is mean and evil. He wants full custody of the three youngest children, a 7^th grade boy, a 4^th grade boy, and a 1^st grade girl.  I have read the medical expert’s evaluation (which the associate judge refused to hear), and it documents that sex offender prefers young boys. 

Mother must succeed in winning legal custody of these 3 young children.  Please help by donating any amount.

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