Child Custody

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Why Him?

Sealed With a Dis

A powerful Bay Area trial lawyer with political connections tries to keep details of his messy divorce from going public

San Mateo Confidential

How a lesbian love triangle involving two police officers and a former kickboxing champion led to a drawn-out privacy lawsuit against the San Mateo County DA who had allegedly outed the kickboxer to her ex-husband, a probation officer who then decided to

Girl, Interrupted

Alanna Krause believes that much of her hellish childhood could have been avoided. Now she's suing her father, her therapist, and her lawyer in an effort to prove it. How did it come to this?

Harsh Judgment

An epic child-custody case, pitting California against Texas, takes another twist when an appeals court labels the proceedings "nonsense"

Wives' Tale

More than one ex-spouse has had problems with Manuel Saavedra

Law and Borders

Prosecutors, judges, governors, a sex offender, and a woman with a penchant for poor judgement entangle California and Texas in an epic child custody war with two sure losers -- aged 7 and 9.

Full Court Fathers

They're young, poor, unmarried fathers -- but don't call them deadbeat dads. They want to be part of their kids' lives, and Oakland's Midnight Basketball League is helping them do it.

Letters

They're young, poor, unmarried fathers -- but don't call them deadbeat dads. They want to be part of their kids' lives, and Oakland's Midnight Basketball League is helping them do it.

SFPD can't tell a lie: It still uses unreliable polygraph to screen recruits

Even though scientists have discredited the polygraph, the SFPD still relies on the flawed device to screen recruits.

State Audit Questions Qualifications of Family Court Personnel

​The California State Auditor released a report today questioning the qualifications of experts who make child-custody recommendations for the family courts in Marin and Sacramento counties.The report, which you can read in full here, found that neither county's family court system could produce a ... More >>

SF Domestic Violence Case Dropped; Woman Lied

The truth is the best self defense ​Last week, Public Defender Jeff Adachi was bragging about his winning streak in court; he had won 48 percent of his cases that went to trial last year. Today, he announced another pleasurable victory -- one that he and the District Attorney's Office share. A dom ... More >>

Bizarre Court Decision: Child Molesters Can Visit Children

Sure, you can visit the children....​It's rare that the letter of the law undermines common sense so drastically as in a ruling that came down from the California Court of Appeals this month. According to the ruling, convicted child molesters could have visitation rights with their victims as long ... More >>

California Family Courts Helping Pedophiles, Batterers Get Child Custody

Sure, you can visit the children....​It's rare that the letter of the law undermines common sense so drastically as in a ruling that came down from the California Court of Appeals this month. According to the ruling, convicted child molesters could have visitation rights with their victims as long ... More >>

Documents Shed Light on Family Courts' Soft Stance Toward Abuse

Convicted child molesters Rex Anderson (left) and Henry Parson were awarded custody of their daughters in family court​In this week's cover story, SF Weekly takes a look at some of the tragic results of mistakes by California's family courts. These courts' insufficient provisions for investigating ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Convicted child molesters Rex Anderson (left) and Henry Parson were awarded custody of their daughters in family court​In this week's cover story, SF Weekly takes a look at some of the tragic results of mistakes by California's family courts. These courts' insufficient provisions for investigating ... More >>

Whistleblower Sues Family Court over Firing

​A former mediator in Nevada County Family Court is suing court administrators over her dismissal after a labor arbitrator decided she raised valid concerns about whether the courts were operating properly and following state law.Emily Gallup, a Stanford graduate, was fired after her superiors cri ... More >>

Family Court Evaluator Spied on Employees with Hidden Bathroom Camera

​We've written before about growing concerns over the competence, ethics, and eccentricities of psychological experts tasked with making decisions in California's family courts. These experts make enormously consequential recommendations to judges in disputed child-custody cases, but some question ... More >>