lawyer who fights corruption in the family court

by Ms. Anya Borer 4 min read

What is the American Bar Association's model rules for professional conduct?

In print, and in theory, it looks pretty decent and honorable when reading the American Bar Association’s model rules for professional conduct where it is stated in rule 8.3 as to the duties of reporting professional misconduct in the industry. The rule speaks to a lawyer who knows another lawyer is in violation of these rules, in terms of honesty and trustworthiness, being obligated to report that lawyer to the appropriate professional authority. Likewise when violations are known by an attorney in regards to judges committing misconduct the obligation exists where the lawyer should report this to the appropriate authority.

Why do states have assessments?

Many states have had assessments done as to examine efforts and report findings of systems set up to dissuade corruption. These findings, in many states, are quite troubling and disappointing.

What is protective parent?

The protective parent, the mother, has described her experience with the court and attendant government agencies as tantamount to dealing with her abusive ex-husband. They ignored her. They took advantage of her in every possible way. They abused her children and made decisions that placed them in the worst possible circumstances.

Why are children isolated?

In some cases children are isolated to hide crimes. In some cases it is to promote the devastation of the complaining partner. But in either case, Protective Parents are stripped of marital assets, reputations, and careers, saddling them with disproportionate or totally inappropriate child support.

Step 1

Record any evidence relating to the incident. Write down the alleged corruption and preserve any relevant documents that may prove corruption has taken or is taking place.

Step 2

Look up the judicial review board in your state. Every state and Washington D.C. has such a board to take complaints and conduct investigations of judicial misconduct.

Step 3

File your complaint based on your state review board's specific procedure. Each state's board has its own process for filing and reviewing complaints.

Step 4

Make a statement with the judicial review board as requested. Again, each state approaches complaints differently. Some may require a sworn statement to initiate an investigation; others may not summon you to testify at all. Also turn over any written evidence as requested by the investigators in order to aid the investigation.

Step 5

File a separate complaint with the state's Attorney General if you believe the corruption constitutes a criminal act. Your state's Attorney General website should have information on where and how to report criminal incidents.

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Sounding The Bell

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Many lawyers and judges within this industry often dismiss and brush off those mothers and fathers who call out wrongdoings with the court and its players as being disgruntled or resentful. Perhaps that is the case with many, but who can blame most of them for being that way? Given the archaic laws and obstacles tha…
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Rules For Professional Conduct

  • In print, and in theory, it looks pretty decent and honorable when reading the American Bar Association’s model rules for professional conduct where it is stated in rule 8.3 as to the duties of reporting professional misconduct in the industry. The rule speaks to a lawyer who knows another lawyer is in violation of these rules, in terms of honesty and trustworthiness, being obligated to r…
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Don’T Bite The Hand That Feeds You

  • While the model rules for professional conduct seem pretty straight forward and structured to deter unethical behavior in the courts among both judges and lawyers, in practice it is a remarkable failure. The rules serve only to act as mere “window dressing” in most situations dealing with matrimonial and child custody cases. Very rarely, if ever, does one hear of an attorn…
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Accountability of The Courts and Recourse

  • The hurdles to address areas of misconduct are many times insurmountable due to many of the entities designed to investigate having been proven to be ineffective — shielded by a cumbersome process and system of procedures that filter out many legitimate cases of wrongdoing brought to the attention of such groups. Not to mention most of these groups do not have the authority to i…
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Judicial Accountability and Ethics Enforcement

  • Many states have had assessments done as to examine efforts and report findings of systems set up to dissuade corruption. These findings, in many states, are quite troubling and disappointing. The Center for Public Integrityissues reports speaking to this point and informing the public of its findings. In 2015 the State of New York’s “Judicial Accountability” and “Ethics En…
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