There can be no justice when you have judges who can use their discretion in determining the 'best interests of the child'. Doesn't best interest of any child require the determination of an expert in children? An expert in your child's best interests?
This plaque was once at the Bayshore Mall next to the food court, but it's no longer there. Neither is justice for children. The Superior Court of Humboldt County has always been afflicted with unelected, retired (and some argue tired), Judges. While attorneys understand what this means to their case, many pro per parents don't have a clue. The Judicial Council of California appoints retired Judges each year to travel the state and temporarily fill vacancies due to an overload of cases. They are called "Assigned Judges" and this program, in family court at least, has been the source of the destruction of the family but more specifically, it has emotionally devastated our children's lives. Here is one example: A mother suspects that her ex-husband, the father of their child, has molested the daughter during a visitation. She brings the evidence to Court and an assigned Judge hears the evidence and transfers custody of the daughter, pending a trial and the
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