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Idaho Senator Tammy Nichols exposes family court abuses—secret custody orders and rogue GALs weaponized to punish parents.

Idaho Senator Tammy Nichols Exposes Family Court’s Secret ‘Legal Weapons’

    Idaho State Senator Tammy Nichols is blowing the whistle on what she calls the family court system’s “legal weapons.” In a fiery episode of The Unknown Podcast, Nichols joined journalists Michael Volpe and Richard Luthmann to expose how judges and attorneys use ex parte custody orders and unaccountable guardians ad litem (GALs) to steamroll parents—mostly mothers—without hearings, evidence, or appeal. These tools are used nationwide to silence and bankrupt the powerless. Nichols calls it a civil rights crisis and vows sweeping reform through her statewide task force. With media silent, the grassroots are rising—and Idaho just lit the fuse.

    Jack Drumm's Crime School: Probationer shot up a Guilford lot after Madison PD ignored drugs and child sex at Christopher Ambrose's house.

    JACK DRUMM’S CRIME SCHOOL OF CONNECTICUT

      In 2023, journalist Richard Luthmann warned authorities that probationer Russell Ballard was engaging in drugs and underage sex at the Madison home of disgraced ex-DNC lawyer Christopher Ambrose. Madison Police Chief Jack Drumm was copied on the explosive letter—and did nothing. Just months later, Ballard opened fire in a Guilford parking lot. Authorities found guns, drugs, and a machine gun device. Ballard now sits in a luxury rehab center. Meanwhile, Ambrose’s alleged abuse continues unchecked. Critics say Connecticut’s family court is running a “pedophile protection program.” And Chief Drumm? He looked the other way.

      Fake Family Court Police: Meet the Justice Pretenders

        Meet the Justice Pretenders—the so-called “Family Court Police” that operate with zero oversight and questionable authority. These part-time enforcers don badges from Party City, show up in mismatched uniforms, and terrify families with threats of child abduction. They operate only during business hours, moonlight as clowns by night, and claim to follow “court orders” that rarely exist. With no trauma training and six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries, they rip kids from homes under the guise of child safety. Who are they? What are their qualifications? And how do they get away with it? Let’s expose this system’s worst-kept secret.

        The New Jersey Devil: Diane Womer blames journalist Richard Luthmann for exposing corruption in NJ Family Court.

        THE NEW JERSEY DEVIL IN THE COURTROOM?

          In a fiery moment inside Sussex County Family Court, Diane Womer, head of Family Matters of Morris County, branded journalist Richard Luthmann “the devil.” Her accusation came not in defense of a child’s safety—but in frustration over Luthmann’s growing exposés targeting the shady underside of New Jersey’s family court. From TheFamilyCourtCircus.com to The Unknown Podcast, Luthmann and co-host Michael Volpe are ripping the lid off corruption, favoritism, and profiteering in court-appointed supervision schemes. As public outrage builds and reform efforts mount, insiders like Womer—who wine and dine judges while cashing in on forced visitation—are seeing their empire threatened.

          Family Court Injustice: One father’s heartbreaking journey from six-figure success to food stamps, his child, rights, and future robbed.

          Family Court Injustice: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

            Michael Phillips is the founder of Father & Co., a parental rights advocate, and a self-represented father fighting through the American family court system. With firsthand experience of parental alienation, legal injustice, and financial devastation, Michael writes to expose the truth, empower erased parents, and demand systemic reform. His work blends legal insight with raw emotional truth, giving voice to those silenced by a broken system.