Bill Zuckerman backstabbing billing strategy suggests strange and solid judicial infatuation with this crooked PhD; some say he does it “all the time”

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...Then, dear mothers, after ridiculing you, Bill Zuckerman might also trick you out of more of your money with the strategy that was explained to the American Psychological Association Ethics Office several years ago in my letter for them.
(This short post is a continuation of the footnote from,
HEY ABUSIVE FATHERS! Lookin' for the best PARENTECTOMY
FACILITATOR, the best PSYCHOLOGICAL SURGEON and the
best PARENTAL ALIENATOR in Va.? Let me help.)

Here is an excerpt from that letter:

It is my opinion APA member William Zuckerman, Ph.D., of 8987 Cotswold Drive, Burke, Virginia 22015, Tel 703.764.0700, did a very indecent thing when he complained to Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Arthur Vieregg he wanted several thousand dollars more in professional fees. “He does that all the time,” Michelle Eabon, Ph.D., of 11244 Waples Mill Road, Suite G-1, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, Tel 703.691.4204, told me. Attorney Michael Kevin Murphy, of 10560 Main Street, Penthouse 15, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, Tel 703.385.9330, concurred. The same judge who appointed Dr. Zuckerman in February 2000 to conduct a custody evaluation for my legal case approved in September 2000 the overcharge of $3800.00 demanded by the psychologist [in open court, from the witness stand, and on the record]. Dr. Zuckerman never warned me about a surcharge during an office visit or with a letter or in a phone call. The evaluation with home visits would cost $10,000.00 to $12,000.00 he explained in our first meeting. But Dr. Zuckerman collected $16,400.00+ for his involvement with my case. He never bothered to do home visits, and his recommendations almost killed
my two-year-old ...

Judge Arthur Vieregg would force me to fork over nearly $6600.oo to cover 40% of Zuckerman's forged fees. The father was ordered to pay the remaining 60% in counterfeit charges.

The APA Ethics Office dismissed my complaint about PhD William "Bill" Zuckerman's perverted billing practices and procedures. So it is easy for me to presume this crooked court appointee is still tricking mothers, and fathers, out of their money, even today.

More from REGARDING ZUCKERMAN: Table of Contents

~Posted by VW

PS - Heard of this busted bribe judge?: "Justice Gerald P. Garson of Brooklyn was granted parole on Tuesday, 25 months after he began serving a three-to-10 year term for bribery and two related counts..." More at, http://www.judicialaccountability.org/articles/bribejudgebustedclerktrial.htm

DR. PHIL "CRISIS IN FAMILY COURT" AIRS 14 APRIL 2010 / Special guest Katie Tagle mother treated like a piece of trash by Calif. Judge Robert Lemkau...

“They would both still be here if that judge would’ve just listened to me.”
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-Katie Tagle
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No one wants to wind up in family court, but with over 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, it’s a familiar place for thousands of parents. Dr. Phil shines a light on the American family court system and how often it fails its citizens.

Plus, are court appointees profiting off of fractured families?

Special guests include:

James Hosking }ElectHosking.org

Kathleen Russell }CenterForJudicialExcellence.org

Katie Tagle }HiDesertStar.com

Alan Boinus }LemkauMustGo.com

Barbara Kauffman }Lawyers.com

Read it!
DEADLY DADS

by Belinda Morris
Winter 2009

[This post was first published on 14 April 2010]

THE AMERICAN CUSTODY JUDGE TOO OFTEN A COLLABORATOR OF ABUSE AND CALLOUS MONSTER CAPABLE OF 'MOTHER MASSACRE' The CV Scandal Case of Linda Marie Sacks

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UPDATE 19 APR 10:
Linda Marie Sacks, an Ormond Beach mother, arrived this morning at the City Island Courthouse in Daytona Beach for a scheduled hearing (Case 2004-30312 FMCI) asking for unsupervised visitations and total contact with her daughters, ages 13 and 15. But Volusia County Family Court Judge Shawn L. Briese declined to hold the hearing, which had been on the trial court schedule for six months, and demanded instead that Sacks submit to a deposition by the opposing counsel during the scheduled hearing time. Sacks filed for divorce in 2004 after her daughters began acting out sexually ... In April 2007 Judge Briese ruled that the child lied, gave the father sole physical custody of the daughters and placed the mother on supervised visitation. In the last three years, Sacks has had only 63 hours with her daughters at the The Family Tree House Visitation Center in Daytona Beach ...
[ Shawn Briese as Boy Scout: Circuit judge, a real trooper, earns Distinguished Eagle Scout Award ]
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Custody Crisis: Why Moms Are Punished in Court

By Gina Kaysen Fernandes
MomLogic
January 19, 2010

Talk to mothers, divorce lawyers, and child advocates and you'll hear tales of a family court system that's badly broken.

To an outsider, Linda Marie Sacks had the perfect life. Her husband was rich, and they lived in a huge home in Daytona Beach, FL, where she spent her days shuttling her girls to school and various activities. Linda Marie describes herself as a "squeaky clean soccer mom" who "lived my life for my children." Behind that façade, Linda Marie says she married a monster -- a man who verbally and emotionally attacked her for years and sexually abused their two young daughters.
When she finally left him and tried to take her girls with her, she encountered a new monster -- family court. Rather than protecting Linda Marie and her two young daughters from a sexual predator, a family court judge denied Linda Marie custody and put her daughters into the hands of their sexually abusive father.
Talk to mothers, divorce lawyers, and child advocates and you'll hear tales of a family court system that's badly broken. It's one that routinely punishes women for coming forward with allegations of abuse by denying them custody of their children. Instead of protecting children from abusers and predators, the court often gives sole custody to the abusive parent, say child advocates. Mothers who tell judges their children are being molested or beaten are accused of lying and are punished for trying to intervene. Some are thrown in jail for trying to keep their kids from seeing an abusive parent. Women, many of whom have few financial resources at their disposal, are often at the mercy of a court system that is not designed to handle domestic violence.
Linda Marie first suspected something was wrong in 2002 when she received a shocking phone call from a school administrator. Her 7-year-old daughter was acting out sexually, with knowledge beyond her years. A short time later, the Sunday school teacher reported overhearing Linda Marie's daughter saying, "I suck my dad's penis." She received more phone calls from school about her little girl using Barbie dolls to simulate oral sex with a boy in her class. "I was very concerned, these are alarming red flags," said Linda Marie.
She consulted family therapists who also expressed alarm and concern, but failed to report these claims to an abuse hotline. In one of the therapy sessions, the oldest daughter drew a picture that depicted her father as an erect penis on legs. Linda Marie says she once walked in on her husband wiping her daughters' vaginas in the bathroom before school, "because he told me he wanted them to be fresh." When Linda Marie confronted her husband, he ignored and dismissed the allegations.
After 11 years of marriage, Linda Marie filed for divorce in 2004. Armed with detailed documentation, she believed the judge would grant her sole custody of her two daughters for their protection. "I was sheltered. I didn't know I had stepped into a national crisis in the courts," said Linda Marie, who spent tens of thousands of dollars in a legal battle that ended in the loss of her parental rights. Linda Marie has only seen her children during supervised visits for a total of 54 hours over the past two and a half years. "I'm one of the lucky moms," she said, choking back tears. "Some bonds are severed forever. I'm thankful for my two hours a month."
Some mothers like Lorraine Tipton of Oconto Falls, WI, have served jail time as the result of contentious custody arraignments. In November, a judge sentenced Lorraine to 30 days behind bars because she didn't force her 11-year-old daughter to follow the court's order to live every other week with her abusive father. "She's terrified of going; she has night terrors and severe anxiety," said Lorraine.
Her ex, Craig Hensberger, was arrested three times for domestic violence and once for child abuse. His criminal record also includes two DUI arrests, one of which happened while driving with his daughter. The court ordered Hensberger into rehab and demanded "absolute sobriety," but his daughter claims he still drinks excessively when she visits.
Hensberger admitted in court that he still continues to drink, but the judge punished Lorraine instead for trying to protect her child. "My abuser is continuing his abuse of me and my daughter with the help of the court," said Lorraine, who spent three days locked up until her daughter made the heart-wrenching decision to return to her father's home so her mother could be released from jail. "He can't get to me physically. The only way he knows how to hurt me is to take my child away."
"What we are seeing amounts to a civil rights crisis," says attorney and legal writer Michael Lesher, who co-authored the book From Madness To Mutiny: Why Mothers Are Running from the Family Courts -- and What Can Be Done about It. Many judges and court-appointed guardians act above the law with apparent impunity, he argues.
"There's no hearing, no evidence, no notice -- they can take your child away from you," Lesher tells momlogic. If a mother raises concerns or openly discusses child abuse in court, she typically ends up being the one under investigation. "Mom is guilty until proven innocent," he says.
A family court judge with the Los Angeles Superior Court refused momlogic's request for an interview to respond to these allegations.
Unlike criminal court, family court does not rely on criminal investigators to gather evidence in an alleged child abuse case. Instead, the court appoints family advocates known as "guardian ad litem," or GAL, who are expected to investigate the abuse allegations and make their recommendation in the best interest of the child. GALs are sometimes licensed psychologists, social workers, or attorneys who are not necessarily trained in evaluating sexual abuse or domestic violence. They have the judge's ear, and their opinions can alter a child's future. There are no juries and there's no mandate for legal representation. In fact, most women end up representing themselves because they can't afford the attorney fees.
Most moms don't want to take the case to criminal court because they prefer to keep the matter private. Legal experts contend the evidence in sexual abuse cases isn't typically strong enough to hold up in criminal court to overcome the threshold of "beyond a reasonable doubt." While the bar is set much lower for proving evidence in family court, advocates argue Child Protective Services frequently doesn't want to get involved. "If there's a custody battle going on, CPS won't touch it," says Irene Weiser of the advocacy group StopFamilyViolence.org.
There's no doubt fathers play a critical role in a child's life, and in most cases, are equally loving and capable parents who deserve custody. However, studies find when a wife accuses her husband of abuse, more than half the time, she faces a counter-accusation of "parental alienation syndrome," or PAS. Although PAS is not a medically recognized disorder, divorce attorneys often successfully argue that it emerges when a parent brainwashes a child into thinking the other parent is the enemy.
The psychiatrist Richard Gardner, who first coined the phrase "parental alienation syndrome" in 1987, has written more than one hundred articles on the subject, but has offered no scientific data to support his theory. While it's not considered a certifiable medical condition, PAS is widely accepted in the legal community.
"Parental Alienation unequivocally, categorically exists, and it's a form of child abuse," says author and forensic consultant Dean Tong. While he believes more studies need to be done to validate PAS, "it does exist, anecdotally speaking," he says. As an expert witness, Tong has been called a "fathers' rights prostitute" for his work in court clashes. But he also testifies for mothers who are fighting to appeal unfavorable rulings. For Tong, it's about using forensics to find the truth. "I'm not here to protect guys who are guilty," he says.
In years past, mothers were typically considered the "protective parent" in custody decisions when courts relied on the "Tender Years Doctrine," which states that children under the age of 13 should live with their mothers. Recently, several courts have ruled that doctrine violated the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th amendment, and replaced it with the "Best Interests of the Children" doctrine. It's a huge victory for the increasingly powerful Fatherhood Movement that contends dads are systematically alienated from their children after a divorce.
Tong argues the current legal climate continues to put fathers on the receiving end of false allegations. "It's handcuffs first, speak later," said Tong, who experienced that firsthand. In 1985, Tong's ex-wife falsely accused him of sexually abusing his 3-year-old daughter. He spent time in jail and went through "a year of hell" trying to prove his innocence. While Tong was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing, he never regained custody of his kids, and remained under supervised visitation for years. Tong became a self-taught expert on the subject of family rights and abuse accusations. He has written three books, including Elusive Innocence: Survival Guide for the Falsely Accused."There's an assumption that maintaining a child's relationship with the father is a good idea -- even if the father is abusive," says Stop Family Violence's Weiser, who believes when the overburdened court system is unable to sort out a custody conflict, it relies on misogyny. She argues there are many judges, GALs, and evaluators who believe that women are inherently vindictive and will lie to get a leg up in a custody battle. "We see it over and over again in family court, where judges or professionals don't believe the violence is occurring," Weiser says.
"All we have is 'he said, she said.' Who's telling the truth? That's up to the judge," says Tong, who believes the justice system isn't working for either side. "The system is not doing a good job interviewing kids, we're still in the dark ages there," says Tong, who thinks there needs to be more formal education and training for the professionals, including judges who are hearing child custody cases.
According to the American Bar Association, child abuse allegations in custody disputes are rare -- occurring in only six percent of cases. The majority of those accusations are substantiated. In terms of false allegations, fathers are more likely than mothers to intentionally lie (21 percent, compared to 1.3 percent). In fact, abusive parents are more likely to seek sole custody than nonviolent ones, and are successful about 70 percent of the time.
After three years of litigation, Linda Marie Sacks says she was no match for her ex-husband's financial resources and powerful connections. "He was buying his way through the courtroom." Despite 10 calls into the abuse hotline by licensed professionals, Linda Marie's ex-husband still claimed she was making false allegations of abuse to alienate his children, and the judge believed him. Linda Marie was kicked out of her home and put on supervised visitation with her two daughters, who are now ages 10 and 12. "The judge legally kidnapped my daughters and won't give them back," she said.
In some extreme cases, a custody decision will be reversed, which is what happened to Joyce Murphy. The San Diego mother was charged with kidnapping after she took her daughter out of state, away from the girl's father, because she believed he was a child molester. The father, Henry Parson, accused Joyce of parental alienation and she lost custody. "Despite my pleas for protection to the police and the DA and the family court representatives, and even psychologists, Mr. Parson was able to convince them and the community at large that he was the victim, and I was just an angry, embittered, divorced woman," explained Joyce.
Six years later, Parson was caught in the act and pleaded guilty to six counts of child abuse, which included oral sex with a child, molestation, possessing child porn, and using a child to make porn. After Parson received a six-year prison sentence, Joyce told reporters that family court's only good decision in her case was granting her full permanent custody of her daughter after her ex-husband was jailed.
Lorraine, the Wisconsin mom who was jailed for protecting her daughter, knows her daughter's nightmare will continue for the rest of her childhood. "He's never going to stop, it's never going to end until she's 18." Linda Marie says she's putting every penny towards her legal efforts to win back custody of her daughters. "I will never stop fighting for my girls. I know one day justice will prevail."
Critics argue that not only is the family court system broken, it was never designed to deal with issues like child custody. The goal is to develop solutions that are in the best interest of the child. "Unfortunately when judges and guardians start thinking of themselves as super government, all sorts of abuses will occur," says attorney and author Lesher.
Activists are working towards making reforms through legislation. "The heartbreaking challenge is that there's not one quick fix," says Stop Family Violence's Weiser. "This is a war -- it's very ugly, it's bloody, and very bitter," concludes Tong.

This article can be found at:
http://www.momlogic.com/2010/01/custody_crisis_why_mothers_are_punished_in_family_court.php

[This post was originally published on 18 February 2010]

2010 MOTHER'S DAY at THE WHITE HOUSE The California Protective Parents Association is inviting mothers to protest peacefully on May 9 in Washington DC

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The California Protective Parents Association [PDF]
MOTHER'S DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE [PDF]

In the somber spirit of the U.S. Suffragettes, the Argentine Mothers of the Disappeared, the Turkish Saturday Mothers, the German Rose Street Women, and most recently, the Liberian Women who stopped a civil war, we are gathering at the White House to ask our President to meet with our delegates and to help stop the systematic removal and oppression of our children by family court.

Peaceful Silent Vigil at the White House in Washington DC on Sun., May 9, 2010, from 11am until at least 2pm.

Location TBD. We are requesting a permit for Penn Ave & 14th.

We will bring white ‘Mothers of Lost Children’ t-shirts, white scarves and handouts. Be sure to bring water bottles, power bars, suntan lotion, dark glasses, umbrella. Reserve hotels soon (unless you travel by night on bus & don’t stay in DC).

A few suggestions for poster-board signs to bring with you:

} Children are taken from safe mothers and forced to live with abusers. Why?
} I gave birth to a beloved daughter: Her batterer has custody.
} I gave birth to a cherished son: His identified molester has custody.
} I gave birth to three precious children: Our violator has custody.
} I fear judicial retaliation: What country IS this? (if a scarf is over your face)
} Mr. President, please stop the children’s suffering.

We are compiling 1 page stories into a booklet. If you would like to contribute factual information and quotes, especially words from your children, send them to us. You don’t need to give any identifying information.

Also, contact us to connect with others in your region who plan to come.

Come early or stay later in the week to visit your Congress members, if you wish. Just find the name and make an appointment with him/her, or his/her staffer!

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
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Flyer available in PDF:
http://www.protectiveparents.com/momsday2010.pdf

Brochure of the CPPA:
http://www.protectiveparents.com/brochure.pdf

Contact the CPPA:
cppa001@aol.com

[This post was first published on 16 March 2010]

BILL MIMS BIG MISTAKE! Newest supreme court justice was never a judge; in state with no judicial selection criteria, appointments reflect 'popularity'

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Those of us on the "GovernorsUpdate" mailing list last night received news of the appointment of Bill Mims to the Virginia Supreme Court, news of another "tremendously" bad choice.

In a brief statement (pasted below), Governor Bob McDonnell congratulates the former state legislator and interim attorney general "on yet another accomplishment in a life dedicated to serving the citizens of Virginia." This blogger, however, would like to clarify, especially for readers who may be contemplating a case in the Supreme Court of Virginia, that "the accomplished" Mr. Mims has never served the citizens of Virginia as a judge. He comes to the highest court in Virginia with no judicial experience, an event made possible by the fact that the Commonwealth of Virginia has never established formal written judicial selection criteria in a mostly blind judge-hiring process rigged up by the state legislature and sheltered from the citizenry. For example, the McCormick house notice of the Mims interview arrived in my e-mailbox on the morning (at 9:43 a.m. precisely) of the day of the Mims scheduled interview--judicial interviews are conducted in Richmond.

I live in McLean.

The senate clerk forwarded no "Notice of Judicial Interviews."

I've said it before, I'll say it again: Only fools should hope for high caliber judging in such a system.

~VW {Thank you for visiting ReferendumTime!}

The governor's communique...

Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of Governor Bob McDonnell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2010

Contact: Stacey Johnson
Phone: (804) 225-4260
E-mail: Stacey.Johnson@Governor.Virginia.Gov

Governor Bob McDonnell Congratulates Former Attorney General Bill Mims on Appointment to Virginia Supreme Court

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today issued the following statement regarding the appointment of former Attorney General Bill Mims to the Virginia Supreme Court:

“Bill is an extraordinary public servant and a longtime personal friend. He has long been one of my closest co-workers in nearly 20 years in public office. I first met Bill when we served together in the Virginia House of Delegates. I later asked him to serve as my Chief Deputy Attorney General when I took office in 2006. Upon my resignation to run for Governor Bill was appointed to serve as Attorney General of Virginia and did so with excellence. We need individuals of Bill’s character and intelligence in public service, and while he may have thought his time serving Virginia was over, today’s appointment is welcome news to all of us who know just how uniquely qualified and decent a person he is. The overwhelming support for Bill’s appointment to the highest court in Virginia is a reflection of the high regard in which he is held by leaders from both parties. Bill will make a tremendous Supreme Court Justice, and I congratulate him on yet another accomplishment in a life dedicated to serving the citizens of Virginia.”

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[This post was originally published on 11 March 2010]