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.