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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.

    The New Guard

      On September 11, 2025, Connecticut’s family court insiders will gather at the elite Elm City Club to celebrate their own. The Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce will honor psychologist Sidney S. Horowitz for his decades of influence on custody litigation. Critics say this is no celebration — it’s a coronation for the next generation of judges and court vendors who profit from prolonged custody fights. Families, especially mothers, allege a system rigged for profit, with entrenched actors using “the best interest of the child” to justify private pay appointments, unchecked discretion, and court-empowered trauma. Reformers call it legalized racketeering in plain sight.