Help Reform Family Law

Table of Contents

1 Useful Links

2 Background Links

How did we get here?

How much is Texas's Title IV-D incentive?

3 How you can help

  • [ ] Sit down and write/type up your positions. Look below.
  • [ ] Read the "Be civil with your reps."
  • [ ] Contact your reps no less frequently than once a month.
    • Seriously. Put it on your calendar.
  • [ ] Go visit your reps at least twice/year.
    • more frequently if you can!

4 Goals

  • Help the institution of marriage recover.
  • Change federal and state law to stop incentivizing divorce.
  • Protect children's right to be raised by their father.
  • Protect children from law-incentivized and money-incentivized divorce.
  • Protect men from divorce raids.
  • Protect military service men instead of punishing them.
  • Stop rewarding adultery.
  • Move towards a mechanical process away from an adversarial game.
    • remove profit for divorce industry.
  • Restore due process.
  • Abolish child support peonage.
  • Expose predatory behavior in judiciary and attorney general's office.
    • Expose behavior they are allowed to hide by statute.
  • [ ] No federal, state or local program shall incentivize divorce
  • [ ] No profit to a married party should come from adultery.
  • [ ] There shall be no child support burden without DNA proof of paternity.
  • [ ] Paternity fraud is punishable by refund of 150% of the exchanged funds.
    • [ ] Lawyer pays, too.
  • [ ] Serviceman's children's rights: the children's right to be raised by their father, their father's influcence shall be protected. This is necessary for the hardiness of our society.
  • [ ] A serviceman's military service shall not be used against the right of the children to be raised by their father, nor to subjugate the serviceman by taking his wages. 50% or more of the child's time shall be with the father.
  • [ ] A man in military service, his wealth a modest income from serving our society, shall be protected from raid by divorce, and a spouse awarded for loyalty, and her adultery shall reward her nothing.
    • can we make this genderless?
  • [ ] A married party who levies a false charge as part of a divorce shall be charged with perjury and suffer the conseuquences of the charge made; all boons of the charge reversed and rendered on the victum of the perjury.
  • [ ] The wealth that men create shall not wantonly be raided by divorce.
  • [ ] Gender biased alteration of due process should be reversed and made genderless. We must address:
    • Assumption of guilt with a gender-biased side-stepping of due process that removes a man from his home without that due process.
    • Free legal assist for women.
    • Gender-biased judgments in family court.
    • Use of child support as proxy for wealth transfer
    • genered failure to prosecute perjury.
    • Title IV-D incentives to states.
    • States codifying order to judges to maximize Title IV-D funds.
      • TX has this on the books in plain english.
  • [ ] Use of child support shall be strictly for feeding, clothing and a limited rent.
    • child support not for lifestyle or house-house equalization.
    • No Alimony/spousal support in no-fault divorce.
  • [ ] Protect men in common law marriage
    • (in TX) common law marriage still triggers the opportunity for the divorce industry to raid his finances, take his kids and indenture him.
    • There is no protection for the man.
    • The US gov incentivizes states to reward divorce and child support.
  • [ ] Reform Title IV-D to stop incentives to states for destroying marriages and maximizing CS.
  • [ ] Remove the financial incentive for divorce:
    • [ ] Community prop divisions in no-fault divorce proportioned based on what is brought in to the relationship.
    • [ ] Stop using CS for life-style.
  • [ ] Federal enforcement of pre-nups.

5 Notes

5.1 State as of 2023

  • Family court is a predatory industry
    • structure geometrics
  • Men are the prey 90% incidents.
    • Military service is used against men.
  • Men should not marry, there is no protection, and women are rewarded for breaking the contract.
    • State programs and local programs give free legal advice to women.
      • including advocating to women to game the system and make allegations of abuse.
      • see Williamson county video.
    • Men do not enjoy full protection of the law.
      • Example: verdict of the murderer of John Mast.
  • Children are secondary victims in a predatory system purported to support them.
    • Data shows children are better off being with the father, not the mother.

Necessary to escale effort to reform.

5.2 [2023-11-05 Sun] regression in Australia

Looks like Australia regressed? https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cd724a5b-a609-438c-8d1c-85e6b94f9564

5.3 SCCBA Judge's Night

Review notes, list out lege steps to require transparency. Add map.

6 Advocacy Tasks

6.1 DONE 2023-Nov contact state reps

  • [X] TX senator
  • [X] TX rep

6.2 TODO 2023-Dec contact state reps

7 Legislation Tasks

7.1 DONE Process and turn into tasks/goals

<2020-02-13 Thu 21:05> Steve I am meeting with my Texas rep in a few weeks. Along the principles I think we need to canonize into law…

  1. If the NCP is available to spend time with the kids, then favor spending the time over child support.
  2. A CS-paying parent is entitled to a review of finances and ability to pay de novo upon demand no less frequently than every 6 months.
  3. The state cannot force borrowing / going into debt.

After Josh's case, I think we need to be looking at similar for right to an attorney:

  1. … cannot be forced to sell vehicle he needs for work or transport to/from work to pay for attorney.
  2. … cannot be forced to borrow / go into debt. Ability to borrow should not be in play when determining indigence.

What else?

7.2 TODO Propose Legislation: force judges to respect money dad's already paid

7.3 TODO Propose Legislation: if NCP is available, favor fathering over child support

If the NCP is available to spend time with the kids, then favor spending the time over child support.

7.4 TODO Propose Legislation: boon and limits for NCP in military

7.5 TODO Propose Legislation: HHS shall track all money vs father involvement

7.6 TODO Propose Legislation: denegrating role of Duluth model

7.7 TODO Propose Legislation: to respect bankruptcy and trigger lowering CS payments

7.8 STARTED Propose TX Legislation: All family law proceedings to be recorded

7.8.1 DONE Draft 1

Title: Family Court Transparency Act

Section 1: Purpose and Intent

The purpose of this act is to enhance transparency and accountability within the family court system by requiring the recording of court sessions and ensuring accessibility to litigants involved in the case.

Section 2: Definitions

(a) Family Court: Refers to any court in the State of Texas that has jurisdiction over family law matters.

(b) Litigant: Refers to any party involved in a family court case, including but not limited to plaintiffs, defendants, petitioners, and respondents.

Section 3: Recording of Family Court Sessions

(a) All family court sessions, including hearings and trials, shall be recorded in their entirety.

(b) The recording shall include but not be limited to verbal statements, presentations of evidence, and rulings by the presiding judge.

(c) The recordings shall be of sufficient quality to ensure accuracy and clarity.

Section 4: Accessibility of Recordings

(a) The recordings of family court sessions shall be made available to the litigants in the case upon request.

(b) Litigants may request a copy of the recordings at their own expense.

(c) The recordings shall be made available in a format that is easily accessible to litigants.

Section 5: Submission to the Texas State Court of Appeals

(a) Litigants may request the submission of recordings to the Texas State Court of Appeals as part of an appeal.

(b) The Texas State Court of Appeals shall establish procedures for the submission and maintenance of these recordings upon demand as part of an appeal.

Section 6: Availability to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct

(a) The recordings of family court sessions shall be made available to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct upon request.

(b) The State Commission on Judicial Conduct may request access to these recordings as part of its oversight responsibilities.

Section 7: Prohibition of Fees

(a) No fees shall be charged to litigants for accessing or obtaining copies of the recordings beyond the expense of common data storage media.

Section 8: Funding

(a) The necessary funds for implementing this act shall be allocated from the state budget to ensure its effective enforcement.

Section 9: Implementation

This act shall take effect on the first day of the calendar month following its passage.

7.8.2 STARTED [2/2] Correspond

  • [X] Senator
  • [X] Rep

Kelly Follis, Senator Campbell's staffer, replied to me, but not the right message. Suggested how to overcome budget barriers.

7.8.3 TODO Propose US Legislation: All family law proceedings to be recorded

  • tie Title IV-D funds to compliance with recording

Title: Family Court Transparency and Accountability Act of [Year]

Section 1: Purpose and Findings

(a) Purpose: The purpose of this act is to enhance transparency and accountability in family court proceedings by ensuring that all such proceedings are recorded and made available to the public.

(b) Findings: The Congress finds that increased transparency in family court proceedings is essential for maintaining public trust and holding family law judges accountable for their decisions.

Section 2: Recording of Family Court Proceedings

(a) Requirement: Each state shall pass legislation or ensure that existing legislation mandates the recording of all family court proceedings, including hearings, trials, and conferences.

(b) Accessibility: Recordings of family court proceedings shall be made available to the public, with reasonable measures taken to protect the privacy of individuals involved in the proceedings.

(c) Format: Recordings may be made in audio or audiovisual format, as determined by the state legislation.

Section 3: Enforcement and Incentives

(a) Title IV-D Incentives: States that comply with the recording requirement outlined in Section 2 shall be eligible to receive Title IV-D incentives.

(b) Withholding of Incentives: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold Title IV-D incentives from any state found to be non-compliant with the recording requirement after a reasonable period for implementation has passed.

Section 4: Reporting and Compliance

(a) Reporting Requirement: Each state shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services detailing its compliance with the recording and accessibility requirements.

(b) Review and Assessment: The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct periodic assessments to ensure compliance with the recording and accessibility requirements.

Section 5: Implementation

(a) Timeline: States shall have [reasonable period, e.g., 18 months] from the enactment of this act to implement the recording and accessibility requirements.

(b) Technical Assistance: The Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide technical assistance to states in implementing the recording and accessibility requirements.

Section 6: Definitions

(a) Family Court Proceedings: For the purposes of this act, family court proceedings include any judicial proceedings related to family law matters, such as divorce, child custody, visitation, and domestic violence.

Section 7: Severability

If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Act or the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.

Section 8: Effective Date

This act shall take effect [insert a reasonable timeframe, e.g., 90 days] after the date of enactment.

7.9 TODO Propose Legislation: acceptance of child support agreement must be affirmative

Inspired by Deceitful tactics by Title IV-D lawyers for the state.

7.10 TODO Propose Legislation: system-wide accountability

#ReformFamilyLaw #newtask Need to incentivize states to cause a systemic review of every family law case.

I get mad going through my case because there is CLEAR Eye-Witnessed corruption in my case and there’s no real reporting mechanism to hold these people accountable. This is the huge problem we deal with. Politics won’t allow anyone elected to be held accountable for their actions. So we are stuck until another botched election and cycle repeats.

-GS

7.11 TODO Propose Legislation: NCP can ask for review every 6 months

A CS-paying parent is entitled to a review of finances and ability to pay de novo upon demand no less frequently than every 6 months.

7.12 TODO Propose Legislation: State cannot force borrowing/going into debt

After Josh's case, I think we need to be looking at similar for right to an attorney:

  1. … cannot be forced to sell vehicle he needs for work or transport to/from work to pay for attorney.
  2. … cannot be forced to borrow / go into debt. Ability to borrow should not be in play when determining indigence.

7.13 TODO Propose Legislation: removing flow of employment information

7.14 TODO Propose Legislation: Every time a cop says 25.03 is civil

Require each and every LEO to be educated on 25.03 being penal. It is criminal code, not civil. If the officer tells a complaining parent 'this is a civil matter', then it shall be mandated the LEO must 4 hours education on it. We are all sick of this.

7.15 STARTED [/] Trace hypothesized corruption Title IV-D → judge compensation

The concerns here are that judge's start looking at their compensation and have an incentive to extract more out of the father and put it in their pockets.

There is a larger pattern, similar to when we see disease when a fecal-oral cycle is completed. Any time an entity is charged with a duty, but an aspect of that duty is turning a knob that adjusts their compensation, that entity will be corrupted. It is a challenge (like dampening unwanted resonance) as we all want to do well at our jobs and be rewarded for it. Here, the alleged problem is that the knob controls extracting money from fathers to individual judicial pockets.

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7.15.1 STARTED interview auditor

7.15.2 STARTED FOIA judicial

7.15.3 TODO interview county

7.15.4 TODO interview comptroller

7.16 TODO Social Security reform

  • ex wife should not get benefits in no-fault divorce

Created: 2023-12-23 Sat 20:20

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