Women’s Equality Day, August 27, 2022
Held at the Delray Beach Library in person and on Zoom.
Memorial for Greyson Kessler May 21, 2022
Parents + Children Zoom Panel, May 1, 2022
Guardianship Zoom Panel, Dec. 7, 2021
Demonstrating for Waking Up Family Courts, Nov. 18, 2021
FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH Proclamations
For Lisa’s youtube presentation at Boynton Beach, go to: Boynton Beach Mayor’s presentation of Proclamation Nov. 2, 2021
Palm Beach County:
FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH
- WHEREAS, Families Against Court Travesties, Inc. (FACTS), located in Palm Beach County, has been observing Family and Dependency Court proceedings for almost 20 years, advocating for children negatively affected by court decisions, and;
- WHEREAS, the missions of FACTS, One Mom’s Battle (OMB) and the Family Court Awareness Month Committee (FCAMC) include increasing awareness on the importance of a family court system that prioritizes child safety and acts in the best interest of children, and;
- WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the importance of education and training on domestic violence, childhood trauma and post separation abuse for all professionals working within the family court system, and;
- WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is to educate judges and other family court professionals on the empirical data and research that is currently available
- WHEREAS, this research includes The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (CDC-Kaiser Permanente), Saunder’s Study (US Department of Justice), The Meier Study: Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Abuse Allegations, and the Santa Clara Law Study (Confronting the Challenge of High-Conflict Personality in Family Court), such research being a critical component to making decisions that are truly in the best interest of children and;
- WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is fueled by the desire for awareness and change in the family court system while honoring the children in the United States who have been murdered by a parent after a custody court rejected the other parent’s plea for protection (Source: Center for Judicial Excellence)
- THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED that Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners declares November to be FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH
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Our Webinar The Domestic Violence Epidemic and How to Prevent It was a Success on Oct. 23, 2021
Click here to view the Zoom webinar. (1 hr, 28 min)
Webinar May 22, 2021: Punishing the Victims: How the Courts Re-Victimize Families When They Report Abuse
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To bring attention to the issues, PBC NOW and FACTS held a demonstration against court handling of domestic violence on May 13.
Earlier this year, USA Today published an investigative series titled “Florida blames mothers when men batter them – then takes away their children”. It focused on the child welfare system of Florida, exposing a well-established practice of removing children from mothers who seek help from an abusive relationship. Families Against Court Travesties, Inc. (FACTS), being committed to educating the public on these issues, is continuing the conversation with a panel of Family Court officials and litigants, set for May 22. FACTS was created by NOW board members in 2003 and continues to observe proceedings in both Family and Dependency Courts.