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Family Court Fury: A whistleblowing mom-turned-podcaster exposes Title IV-D cash incentives, court corruption, and a growing reform movement.

Family Court Fury: Cash, Corruption & a Call for Change

    There’s an earthquake in America’s family courts—and parents are done staying quiet. On a Special Report of The Unknown Podcast, investigative journalists Richard Luthmann and Michael Volpe sit down with whistleblowing mom-turned-reporter and podcaster Maryann Petri to expose a cash-for-kids system fueled by Title IV-D money. Petri’s life was shattered by false CPS claims and financial ruin—but she fought back. What emerges is a damning portrait of courts that profit from broken families—and a growing national movement demanding accountability, shared parenting, and real reform before more children are destroyed.

    Sunshine Or Shut It Down: A Louisiana mother jailed without a crime exposes family court corruption and a movement led by Amy Jeter Duncan.

    Sunshine Or Shut It Down

      A Louisiana mother was sent to jail without a crime, without a trial, and without mercy. In East Baton Rouge Family Court, judges used contempt powers to build a modern debtor’s prison, jailing Katherine Diamond for failing to pay her ex-husband’s lawyers. Transcripts expose closed-door deals, shouted threats, and punishment without due process. While the Louisiana Supreme Court declared the system clean, one justice called it a corrupt cabal. Out of this nightmare rose Amy Jeter Duncan, a mother turned reform leader, now waging open war on a family court system she says destroys parents, silences victims, and profits from pain.

      Deaf Mom Mega Influencer Taci Belisle Fights Violent Felon Ex in Family Court Circus

        Deaf mega-influencer Taci Belisle, a mother of three with over 3 million followers, is locked in a brutal interstate custody war against her ex-husband—a convicted kidnapper and violent felon. Belisle, the full-time caregiver of her terminally ill son Ryder, says the family court system has become a “circus” that enables abusers while silencing victims. Judges in Washington and Ohio now clash over jurisdiction, while attorneys bend the rules and mock her pleas for protection. “If it can happen to me, it can happen to you,” Belisle warns, as she fights to keep her children safe from a system gone mad.

        Matt Grant's RICO Falters: Joshua Divine blasts his 170-page complaint against the Missouri Family Court and warns of sanctions.

        Matt Grant’s RICO Falters Against Missouri Family Court

          Matt Grant’s bold RICO lawsuit against Missouri’s family court system is now teetering on the brink. On September 3, U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine blasted Grant’s 170-page complaint, calling it “plainly deficient many times over” and warning that sanctions may follow. Grant, a veteran St. Louis lawyer, styled himself as a crusader against what he calls a “Family Court Mafia,” but his sprawling allegations and sweeping remedies have left the court skeptical. Critics say Grant aimed too high. Now, the question looms: is the federal courthouse a refuge for justice—or another fortress of the swamp?