family court crisis

Orange County Justice Crisis: Six Orange County family court judges face rare recall petitions as parents allege retaliation and corruption.

Orange County Justice Crisis: Six Family Court Judges Served With Recall Petitions

Six Orange County family and probate judges have been served recall petitions in an unprecedented, coordinated action. Families say the courts failed to protect children, punished whistleblowers, and rewarded insiders. The move targets a system long shielded by low-turnout elections and zero accountability. Parents allege retaliation for reporting abuse, suppression of evidence, and forced separation from protective caregivers. Judicial recalls are rare. Six at once is unheard of. For many families, this moment marks the first crack in a system they say operates without oversight. The fight now moves from courtrooms to the public square.

Family Court Truth: National Experts warn that secret family courts are a nationwide public-health crisis harming children and families,

Family Court Truth at National Press Club Summit

A national reckoning hit Washington on Nov. 11, when lawmakers, doctors, attorneys, survivors, and investigative reporters gathered at the National Press Club to declare America’s family-court system a public-health crisis. Speaker after speaker said the same thing: secrecy fuels abuse. Panels exposed judicial misconduct, coerced reunification programs, unchecked power, and the catastrophic medical fallout inflicted on children. Dr. Bandy Lee called the system “a profound source of harm.” Constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein warned that secret courts threaten democracy. Survivors like Mia Ambrose and Ally Toyos described years of trauma. The message was blunt: family courts are broken and must change.

AZ FAMILY COURT BOMBSHELL

Arizona’s family court system is under fire. At a bombshell hearing led by Senator Mark Finchem and Representative Rachel Keshel, world-renowned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee torched the judiciary, calling family courts “one of the deadliest places for children.” Dr. Lee testified that judges routinely ignore expert evidence, rely on unqualified hacks, and hand children to abusers. With explosive claims of torture, trafficking, and judicial racketeering, Arizona’s reckoning has begun—and other states are watching. “This is not just unethical—it’s criminal,” Dr. Lee warned. “If we don’t act, the system must be abolished for the safety of our children.”