Bob McCarty Writes

The latest installment in my Family Court Nightmares series comes in the form of a video that appeared alongside an incredible story by writer Bonnie Russell. Coming to us from San Diego, Calif., the case involves an assistant district attorney who is alleged to have stolen more than $188,000 from a crime victim and a [...]

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Since I began publishing posts in my Family Court Nightmares series a few months ago, I’ve received a flood of requests from people across the country who want me to cover similar cases of abuse involving their family members, both young and elderly.  I can’t accommodate all of the requests, but will endeavor to tackle [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE:  Recently, a woman I’ll call “Janet” met with me for more than six hours to discuss two court cases in which she’s involved.  One is a Family Court case involving the welfare of a child, while the other is a Probate Court case involving the welfare of that child’s great-grandmother.  Names and case-specific [...]

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In recent months, I’ve published posts about a Missouri dad who has spent more than $100,000 so far in a long fight to save his children from their violent, ex-con mother and about a Missouri mom waging a similar fight to keep her children out of the hands of their father — her estranged husband [...]

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Family Court reform is a “tremendous opportunity for current GOP presidential candidates, one which leaders of both political parties have long squandered,” said Dr. Ned Holstein, board chairman of the national Family Court reform organization, Fathers and Families.  And, it appears, at least four are seizing the opportunity. Asked for his opinion about the nation’s [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story below involves an actual Missouri Family Court case; however, all names, dates and other case-specific personal details in the story have been changed in order to protect the identities of the innocent people involved. It is one of several cases about which details have been shared with me by individuals advocating [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story below is based on an actual Missouri Family Court case; however, all names, dates and other case-specific personal details in the story have been changed in order to protect the identities of those involved.  It is one of several cases about which details have been shared with me by individuals advocating [...]

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