The Frank Report has previously covered the tragic story of Dr. Luigi DiRubba, a chiropractor and father from Cheshire, Connecticut, who lost his six children to the “RICO conspiracy” he calls the Connecticut Family Court. DiRubba believes the court destroyed his family for profit.
Frank Parlato extensively interviewed Luigi DiRubba:
Atty Marianne Charles Screams, ‘I Want My Fucking Bill Paid!’, at CT Family Court Judge James Kenefick
DiRubba received a costly education on how the game was played in family court, where lawyers, therapists, guardians ad litem, and custody evaluators conspire to strip the assets of a family and, in so doing, separate, divide and conquer and destroy the lives of children and usually one or both of the parents.
DiRubba could never have expected what would happen next. The Connecticut Family Court has a long reputation for brazen actors, many of whom have been covered by FR. But neither Luigi DiRubba nor anyone else could have expected the Family Court to totally and thoroughly ignore the law. And that is exactly what has happened.
How Did This Start?
Luigi DiRubba’s troubles began when his wife, Anna Maria, served him with divorce papers coupled with false criminal accusations of physical abuse, emotional neglect, and child abuse. The charges were unfounded. After his wife’s claims to the police department, he had to stay in a hotel for three nights and attend court.
When he finally got to court, his wife’s attorney filed motions and froze Luigi’s assets and accounts, leaving him with no access.
DiRubba found out his wife was having an affair. His attorney hired a private investigator to find out who it was with. For another eight or nine months, the investigator came up with evidence. DiRubba didn’t see any of it. That’s because the person having the affair with DiRubba’s ex-wife was a gym buddy of Luigi’s lawyer.
DiRubba faced obstruction and injustice from his ex-wife throughout the trial, which lasted 14 days. The opposing side insulted and degraded him with irrelevant questions, including questioning his sexuality.
Despite presenting surmounting evidence of his ex-wife’s poor, parentally-alienating behavior to the judge, Luigi was ignored and hammered with financial issues instead. Judge James G. Kenefick, Jr. fell asleep three times on the bench, and the opposing side’s attorney went into chambers with the judge and cursed him out.
Once awake, the ex-wife’s attorney, Marianne Charles’ screams probably still echoed in Judge Kenefick’s skull. The red-eyed judge forced DiRubba to pay Attorney Charles’ bill, his legal fees, $100,000 to the Guardian ad Litem, and the $250,000 lien on his building. Most importantly, the ex-wife was awarded primary physical custody of the six children, while Luigi DiRubba still retained joint legal custody by a 2018 court order, one that was not to be ignored.
DiRubba attempted to appeal his case, including a 2020 modification of his parental rights. He tried to hire appellate attorneys, but two walked away on him citing “professional suicide.” The case was dismissed, and he had to represent himself pro se.
But the latest developments in his struggle rise to new levels of corruption. Luigi DiRubba has seen his six children fall victim to custodial interference, court-sanctioned kidnapping, psychological abuse, obstruction in reunification, and no one in the Connecticut Family Courts is lifting a finger. In fact, court-ordered delays made all these things possible.
In the last few months, Anna DeRubba took all six children and moved them with her to Florida and didn’t even bother to tell him or the Connecticut Family Court. And it appears, without a hearing, a note, or any additional scrutiny, the courts have ignored their own prior orders and all but sanctioned the kidnapping. Luigi only found out about the move when he called his children’s school and found out they were no longer enrolled, subsequently locating them through their registration with a Florida school district.
What is Supposed To Happen When Parents Want to Relocate After Divorce?
Parental and child relocation is pretty common. After a divorce decree, it usually requires parental consent or a court order to move children out of state.
Family law attorney Debrina Washington regularly assists single parents with legal issues. With respect to the relocation of a child, she reminds parents that the court’s primary intention should always be to support the best interests of the child. “[T]he parent who plans to relocate with the child will have to convince the court why a move would benefit the child, while the parent who is not relocating will have to prove that relocation is not ideal,” she says.
Attorney Washington continues, “The relocating parent should anticipate having a very difficult burden of proof in court.”
And this appears to be the legal standard in the State of Connecticut:
“When the custodial parent desires to relocate and such relocation would have a significant impact on an existing parenting plan, the party wishing to relocate bears the burden of showing that the relocation is for a legitimate purpose, the proposed relocation is reasonable in light of that purpose, and the relocation is in the best interests of the child(ren). CT Gen Stat § 46b-56.” Hazizaj v. Vllahu, Connecticut Superior Court.
The courts consider factors like consistency in a child’s environment and routine, the child’s health and safety, family bonds, and what the child wants. The courts also look at whether a move is made in “good faith” or “bad faith.”
A “good faith” move would put the parent and children closer to extended family members, would allow better job and/or housing opportunities, allows the parent and/or children educational advantages, and regular visitation with the non-custodial parent would still be possible.
A “bad faith” move takes the children away from their other parent as a form of revenge and/or limits parental access.
Anna Maria DiRubba: As Bad Faith As It Gets, But Is the Connecticut Family Court Complicit?
The actions and tactics of Anna Maria DiRubba are as bad faith as you can get. She left the State of Connecticut under the cover of darkness, having failed to alert the Connecticut Family Cout or her children’s father, who has custodial rights. She packed her children and her bags and took the midnight train down to Georgia – and then kept going to the Sunshine State.
Once he realized what had happened, Luigi DiRubba filed motions asking his wife to bring his children back to Connecticut. She didn’t. Emergency hearings were delayed for months by Connecticut Family Court Judge Jane K. Grossman.
At the eventual hearing, Attorney Marianne Charles used financial attack to divert from the Court’s consideration of the best interests of the children and her clients conduct, smacking of criminality.
Attorney Charles also claimed DiRubba was Anti-Semitic and part of an “Internet conspiracy” to malign the Connecticut Family Court and it’s judges.
That’s all Judge Grossman needed to look the other way on Anna Maria DiRubbia’s conduct and tell Luigi “nothing can be done” now that the children were out of state, a situation created by Anna Marie, Attorney Charles, and Judge Grossman.
Luigi DiRubbia claims that his ex-wife, her attorney, and the Connecticut Family Court acted in concert to allow custodial interference and kidnapping of his six children.
Connecticut law says custodial interference in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor:
“(a) A person is guilty of custodial interference in the second degree when: (1) Being a relative of a child who is less than sixteen years old and intending to hold such child permanently or for a protracted period and knowing that he has no legal right to do so, he takes or entices such child from his lawful custodian; (2) knowing that he has no legal right to do so, he takes or entices from lawful custody any incompetent person or any person entrusted by authority of law to the custody of another person or institution; or (3) knowing that he has no legal right to do so, he holds, keeps or otherwise refuses to return a child who is less than sixteen years old to such child’s lawful custodian after a request by such custodian for the return of such child. (b) Custodial interference in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.” Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-98.
How hasn’t Anna DiRubba broken the law? She took her under-sixteen-year-old children from Connecticut to Florida with the intent to remain there permanently. She didn’t have the right to do so. The children’s father didn’t consent, and neither Judge Kenefick nor any other Connecticut judge allowed it. Luigi has done everything by the book and asked for his children’s return, but his efforts are falling upon deaf ears.
But it could get worse for Anna DiRubba than a class A misdemeanor. In Connecticut, custodial interference in the first degree in a Class D felony:
“(a) A person is guilty of custodial interference in the first degree when he commits custodial interference in the second degree as provided in section 53a-98: (1) Under circumstances which expose the child or person taken or enticed from lawful custody or the child held after a request by the lawful custodian for his return to a risk that his safety will be endangered or his health materially impaired; or (2) by taking, enticing or detaining the child or person out of this state.” Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-97.
Anna DiRubba took the children out of state. She thumbed her nose at the legal process to do so and brazenly broke the law. She also violated court orders. The Connecticut Family Court’s 2018 Order contained this standard provision:
Each party shall keep the other party informed of the general whereabouts of the children when they are with him or her and, if either party has any knowledge of any illness or accident or other circumstance affecting the health or welfare of the children, he or she shall,promptly notify the other party by any reasonable and available means intended to provide the other party with this information as expeditiously as possible and shall notify the other party as to any changes in the children’s condition or circumstance.
Anna DiRubba is allowed to violate multiple laws and clear and unequivocal court orders with impunity. Is this because she has the right lawyers? Or is there some other reason she receives special treatment?
“If the shoe was on the other foot and I was the one who took my kids, there would be Amber Alerts up and down the Eastern seaboard,” DiRubba said.
And he has a point. One can imagine Attorney Marianne Charles barging into Judge Kenefick’s chambers, interrupting his afternoon nap just long enough to scream to high Heaven that Luigi DiRubba was a kidnapper of the worst kind. Within minutes, an Order would have been signed and a task force probably assembled. Luigi DiRubba would instantly have become Public Enemy #1.
Where is Luigi DiRubba’s recourse? When will he be able to see his children? And why doesn’t anyone in the Connecticut Family Court seem to care?
Has the Connecticut Family Court Lost its Legitimacy?
Luigi DiRubba long believed the Connecticut Family Court’s corrupt practices destroyed his family and robbed him of his money, leaving him with nothing. But he could never have fathomed that the same court could sanction his ex-wife robbing him of his family.
The game is played in family court in Connecticut, where attorneys often tell judges how things will go, and the judges follow orders pretty well. After all, every one of these “court actors” needs to stick their snouts into the feeding trough. But when it comes to justice, these same court actors are bankrupt because there is no slop for the hogs to feed on.
In Ford v. Kentucky, the US Supreme Court said: “Law is not a process by which a society actually arrives at objective truth, but rather a means for structuring the truth-seeking process so that the answers it yields will be accepted as morally legitimate by the community.”
How can anyone accept Luigi DiRubba’s case as morally legitimate? Corruption, greed, and exploitation in Connecticut Family Court give way to willful ignorance and apathy when the money runs out, and there is no meat left for the carrion birds to pick from the carcass.
When the litigants are still flush with green, the laws ensure parents are separated from their children, and lives are destroyed for the benefit of attorneys, therapists, guardians ad litem, and custody evaluators. All of them conspire to strip the assets of a family and, in so doing, separate, divide and conquer and destroy the lives of children and usually one or both of the parents.
But when the money runs out, the law matters not. These same attorneys, therapists, guardians ad litem, and custody evaluators cannot be bothered with such trifling things as the law and obeisance to the Orders of the Court.
It appears Luigi DiRubba learned his next costly lesson in his Connecticut Family Court education. When there is no money involved, the law doesn’t matter, and the courts don’t care. The real question always is: How much justice can you afford?
Richard Luthmann is a writer, commentator, satirist, and investigative journalist with degrees from Columbia University and the University of Miami. Once a fixture in New York City and State politics, Luthmann is a recovering attorney who lives in Southwest Florida and a proud member of the National Writers Union.
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You should be embarrassed of yourself talking about a mother and 6 kids. No father should be badmouthing their children. Luigi dirubba Needs help.
I believe you are confused. Telling the truth disspelling the myths is badmouthing? If anything, the children deserve to know the truth. the.grooming pathological abuse that they have endured against their father is unconscionable.
Sounds like you’re being parental biased gender biased, and the father is not important in the child’s life…
This is my story ….( you will see a relation to Luigi’s story)
So I was trying to write a step by step process of what they were doing to remove me from my children’s lives. I figured you guys would get sick of the long version of it and quit reading 😀 so I basically listed the cliff notes version.
*FAMILY LAW, HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM* (CORRUPT)
Step 1. Accuse father of the most outrageous things we can think of! (See “Using the Silver Bullet” for further guidance, use Google) http://www.targetedparent.com/blog/2016/2/22/the-silver-bullet
Step 2. Ask father to jump through a bunch of hoops to prove he is “worthy to remain” his children’s father….?
Step 3. POINT OUT “the fact that he went to anger management and/or endured a mental health evaluation proves he must have a problem, why else would he go?” lol!
Step 4. At this point you should have the father really frustrated! Keep a record of him pleading with you to stop destroying him mentally, financially, and professionally! (An ancillary benefit to this step is, you might actually drive the victim to drinking ! Added Ammo!! Good try but didn’t work!!)
Step 5. Use the record (see step 4) to accuse him of “harassing” you, and request a restraining order! File as many orders as you can at this point! Nice try but police eventually read right through it.
Step 6. Hope that he breaks one the ridiculous orders! Once you complete the previous steps, he should get caught up in the system, stall him some more, stonewall and recycle fabricated events or come up with new ones…and no one will pay attention to his cry’s that the “original accusations were all made up!” All the wile this further delays any contact with his kids… (assisted by the court none the less)
Step 7. Sit back and smile when he goes to more trials and tribulations for breaking an order that should have never been and handcuffed him with contact and financially! Or at the very least enjoy taking every dime you can while putting him down, undermining him to the children he only wanted to be there for! This is the meanwhile parentifies them and leads to further disconnect of child parent bond. (hey, are we on to something here?)
Step 8. If steps 1-6 didn’t work, start over at Step 1, sometimes they can be stubborn! Lol!!
Persistence will get you to Step 7!! (Needless to say, he will be paying for your legal fees anyway!)
THAT IS “VICIOUSLY REMOVING A LOVING FATHER FROM HIS CHILDREN’S LIFE” 101
Author: Anonymously a Father who knows his children are becoming damaged goods and the real criminals and deadbeats walk.
The damage to the children started with the first false allegation and obstructing any interaction between parent and child giving the alienating parent plenty of time to groom
https://youtu.be/V1QmichRTMg
These reunification camps and reunification cutting parents off is terrible. Your Rights these alligations of parental alienation should stop
I find this to be frightening:
In Ford v. Kentucky, the US Supreme Court said: “Law is not a process by which a society actually arrives at objective truth, but rather a means for structuring the truth-seeking process so that the answers it yields will be accepted as morally legitimate by the community.”
This is what the ct courts do— the actors suppress all truthful information from the judges.
They all lie and present hearsay as evidence- it disparages one parent-/ the targeted parent is treated as a criminal or crazy from the start and the paper trail of lies— accused on not following court orders, destroying evidence, brainwashing the children— begins and never ends.
The attorneys work in lockstep with the gal – they reinforce each others lies and work feverishly to cover up and spin all wrongdoing of the abusive parent.
Pure evil.
It’s going on years for many of these children. Stay out of family court.
spot on
Nice propaganda!! Spread kindness, not hate. Fact check and use evidence next time!
What facts would you like to submit?
This is not journalism this is slander. False facts.
How about some facts of your own?
Frank it would behoove you to search for further material facts on the case before coming to a conclusion he was “alienated” as there is in fact, strong evidence rendering that “allegation” false. I would request from Mr DiRubba any grievances or complaints he has filed against attorneys and their responses. You may find these very interesting, as parental alienation has been disproven time and time again. It is not recognized by the APA or any credible mental health agency. It is called domestic abuse by proxy, if that is indeed what DiRubba is claiming, however a little research may be warranted on your end as his “facts” are not too credible given the reports out there. Judge Diana awarded sole custody to the mother. He is one of the few “informed” on domestic abuse Judges, that’s sitting on the bench. That should say a lot to Mr. DiRubba’s claims.
And just to play devils advocate here, he has 6 kids 3 are adults, have they all been alienated?
Nice propaganda buddy. Spread kindness not hate
Facts please ?
You are so biased this is all propaganda. Stop slandering someone you do not know and get your facts straight next time. You are not a woman so don’t judge a mom. Spread kindness, not hate! 🙂
Facts are missing ?
What did judge Diana rule? From the above statement?
Do tell.
I’m glad to see we just had a different interpretation of the word “unfounded,” yours was legal mine was common usage. 🙂
“And it appears, without a hearing, a note, or any additional scrutiny, the courts have ignored their own prior orders and all but sanctioned the kidnapping”
what would help me understand this story and be less skeptical would be to see (at least an excerpt of) the court orders that supposedly have been violated. Is it in writing in their divorce decision that she has to notify the court and the husband before moving out of state?
Also, what exactly did the court say in regard to this new turn of events? Did they retroactively approve the move in a court order?
Seems like someone doesn’t have the correct court orders. Fact check your BullShit story.
Richard, here’s a tip: you should have reported that he was charged and the charges were dropped by the DA. It would also be helpful to the reader to know what exactly those charges were. It is wrong to jump straight to the conclusion that the charges were unfounded. Just because they were dropped does not mean they were unfounded.
I think that’s implicit in the allegations being unfounded. There were no charges. There was nothing to drop. It was so unfounded the DA wanted nothing to do with it.
I personally have been hit by someone in a relationship. Other people called the police when they witnessed it, and the person who hit me was arrested and even held overnight in jail til bail was posted.
I did not want to press charges, and the charges were dismissed.
But that doesn’t mean they were unfounded.
I am sorry to hear you were a victim of domestic violence, and I hope you are safe.
I said: “false criminal accusations of physical abuse, emotional neglect, and child abuse…were unfounded.”
I stand by that statement because I was talking about the criminal charges. I do not know what happened, but neither does the law. We only know that the activity alleged by Anna Maria DiRubba did not rise to the level where it would be indictable. Incidentally, that is also the burden of proof – more likely than not – needed to be carried to support a finding in Connecticut Family Court.
Unfounded means the alleged act did not occur.
Here, there is no criminal indictment. There is nothing that rises to the level that would form the basis for a court finding.
We’ll have to agree to disagree. Just because charges were dropped does not mean they were unfounded as per the Oxford dictionary: “having no foundation or basis in fact.”
You are writing for a general audience, not a legal journal.
Point taken.
Rich, this guy, Journalism 451, lives in a land [within his mind], where the concept of justice, of ‘innocent until proven guilty,’ is entirely alien.
Six charges of abuse all dismissed. That shows a pattern.
Regardless – does this man deserve to have his children taken?
I think readers get lost in the bullshit of court.
It is not just or fair.
Rarely are laws followed.
Kids are being kidnapped from parents!!!!
Can you imagine going to family court id you knew there was the slightest chance you’d never see your children again?
These are NOT cases where dcf has taken an interest or where a parent has been found unfit.
Look at what is actually happening – against federal and state law!!!
Your article should reflect facts obtained independently as opposed to the ranting of a child abuser.
I’m waiting for a call from anyone who wants to talk to me. Part of the job is giving both sides of the story.
I wish Frank subscribed to your thoughts on the job!
Frank Parlato is an excellent journalist and very fair. The truth is always fair.
You both should be sued. You get your facts straight. Allowing a man to continue his abuse
Thank you. And I would like to say, from the bottom of my heart, nobody likes you.
That’s laughable. Looks like you are enabling an abuser here.
Please present your facts regarding your claim of the “ranting of a child abuser”
The words “ranting child abuser” do not appear in the article. What claim are you talking about?
I’m speaking to the Anonymous individual who keeps spewing the gaslighting statements
I think luigi dirubba is the gaslighter.
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Why is the article about Horseface taken down? Is Frank Report being bullied by Clare Bears legal team?
~ Pilgrim
No. We’re refashioning it and putting it up as two articles later today.
Ty, Richard.
I don’t get it. Isn’t that kidnapping? Usually people get in a world of trouble over something like this
Exactly fake news. This is all trash. To further abuse the mother and their 6 children. They should be sued.
Could you supply some evidence of it being fake ?
Go get your facts straight. Go get a real job.
Which facts do you believe are in dispute?
What happened to yesterday’s post of Clare & suing BOP?
We are refashioning it and putting it up as two posts later today.
Probably because she IS NOT Currently suing Danbury, thats whats so hard to decipher here.
Wether facts are being written or past happenings are being thrown back in to make untrue insinuations in the present..
All of them. You should be sued for slander.
I didn’t say anything. The civil cause of action would be libel, based upon the written word.
Additionally, I am newsgathering and reporting. I’m not Alex Jones and this isn’t Sandy Hook.
If you have facts that you would like to present, please do. If I get it wrong as a reporter, I will correct the situation, issue a retraction, and conduct myself within recognized journalistic standards.
Absent specific facts or objections, there is nothing to consider in my reporting and I stand by it.
What was said that wasn’t true and/or wasn’t opinion/commentary?
You are very creditable!! I can see.. Go get a real reporting job instead of enabling an abuser. The judge really sleeping?? where were the Marshall’s? Go get your facts straight. Go interview people that know, who luigi dirubba is really like. This is bad character, the judge sleeping on the job. Go bash someone else.
Thank you for your comment. It is heavy on conclusions and short on facts.
Journalists get both sides. Not one side. What were this guy’s 9 charges? A Journalist would FOIA that info. This is written very one sided. Did the court order specifically state she couldn’t leave the state? As a relocated mother with children to avoid an attempted murderer father….I’d thumb my nose at a court that doesn’t listen to DV victims, offers zero support, zero protections, I’d thumb my nose to any judge who decides my life, my children’s lives with zero proof of an abusers allegations.
It’s very rare that a mother OF SIX would go out on her own to raise them alone unless she believed dad is abusive.
Do better next article.
Kc
That’s not what Attorney Marianne Charles argued when they finally got to court. I think Marianne Charles is a good lawyer. She gets her clients what she wants, and she gets herself paid. When you’re a lawyer, what else do you need to do? I think Marianne Charles made lemonade out of lemons. I think her client’s actions were probably unlawful and definitely subject to scrutiny. That never happened. That’s good lawyering.
I think the real problem here is Judge Grossman. She didn’t see through the lawyer’s charms and sweet sing-song. The question is, why? Why can litigants piss on Judge Grossman’s leg and tell her it’s raining?
Ask yourself – would Judge Judith Scheindlin have let this go without any scrutiny?
Go get your facts straight. You should be sued for slander. Someone should inform his ex wife of your latest trash you are writing.
Thank you. And I would like to say, from the bottom of my heart, nobody likes you.
Frank wrote it, not Richard
I wrote it. Frank is my editor.
I’ve lost 3 of my 4 beautiful children to parental alienation and I’m losing my youngest now. I have almost no hope of reconciliation at this point. Every day I am more disappointed in the hypocrisy and corruption in our public institutions by politicians, judges, lawyers and bureaucrats, who are FULLY aware of this traumatic tragedy bestowed on our children, who are held hostage by one parent, often based on false allegations subjected to irreversible lifetime psychological damage, with no credible path towards justice.
Robert,
You aren’t imagining it. It’s a business designed to do exactly what it is doing to you and your beloved children.
Please don’t let this harden your heart, just your skin. Armor yourself with as much knowledge as you can. Remember that you will always be their father. That bond is sacrosanct.
Believe me you, I know the minutes of separation from our children burrow into the heart, one minute turns into a month and so on..
The loss feels like an infection that almost plagues us with fear..
And it burrows deeper into what feels like « the end.. »
But what us alienated parents learn is that there literally is no « end »
Our hearts turn into titanium and the love is never ending.
And we all feel we would die for
what we love and treasure most in life, our children, but eventually we come to see we must LIVE for them.
With all our soul.
Those children were born with 1/2 of your DNA. Show them what they are made of, partially YOU!
Think outside the box. Think long term. Do not let the demagogues and sleazy family courts win by tearing you up inside one more second. It is not personal. They are just doing their grotesque job. Much like a mortician or funeral director financially profits from our misfortune. They don’t care who we are, all they care about is making those Franklins. Sign on the dotted line. Retainers, therapists, evaluations, monitors, billable hours..kick backs. Elected judges. It’s a callous slimy business, do not let their slime cover you.
Cry til you can’t anymore. Shake it off and know that if you keep your self open to you children UNCONDITIONALLY, eventually they are going to find you.
Pray or mediate on forgiveness. The less anger and resentment we carry on our shoulders and heart, the freer we are to make healthy decisions.
I know that might seem like a tall pipe dream, but it’s not. It is absolutely attainable.
You just focus on healing your self right now.
One of the most healthy and healing things to do is help empower someone else. Volunteer. Don’t isolate. But only let people in your inner circle if you know them to be caring and non judgmental.
Sometimes time just takes time.
But don’t give up before the miracle.
Very sad.
Parents:
If you really have no contact with your child(ren)
If you have given up on family court because it slammed you, drained, destroyed your relationship with your child(ren).
Go on Facebook live. Start talking about how much you love you child(ren).
State exactly how many DAYS ( within the months or years) you have been apart and talk about how much you love them. Don’t cry. Be strong. Only focus on love.
So many parents have absolutely no contact at all with their children.
The children get brainwashed, confused, dissociated, angry, numb, scared.
Let your love out. Don’t only focus on the victimization of your current atrocities. I know that is so hard. But just one little grain of love can blossom into more🏆
Lol go on face Facebook and tell the fb world everything. Tell fb you love your children lol. Sure hang in there while everyone takes what’s yours.
Better
Not
Bitter
Our children matter most
Check this out
https://www.ourchildrenmattermost.org/
Welcome to America where there is a 50 billion dollar industry called FAMILY COURT.
People can get as much justice as they can afford.
The system is designed to create conflict simply to make money because Family Court is a business.
No jury.
Just one biased judge.
Law’s should be there to be there to protect the weak, but it protects the narcissist, the bullies, the wealthy.
Divorce is the 4 th cause of bankruptcy in America.
This is a business.
Make no mistake.
Lawyers will bleed you out with
Outrageously high legal fees.
The Law’s are so complex that unless you can quit your job and study family law, you are risking your chances of getting your rights met. So people literally lose their homes, their mental and physical health due to legal abuse.
Judges are bias against pro se litigants.
50 billion dollar industry.
Welcome to America.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_BaGE-YBLfA
There s a show called Family Law. Check out one of the trailers.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_BaGE-YBLfA
This man has good points. Heartfelt, logical and articulate.
Wishing well to all that suffer due to the overwhelming corruption in family courts.
It truly is like a virus that has spread across America.
https://cirinc.org/abduction/cpsimpact-reunification.html/title/is-it-possible-to-steal-your-own-child-yes-and-it-s-against-the-law-
A little girl died because of a family courts judge decision in NY.
This kind of tragedy happens all of the time because judges are either told to overlook abuse allegations, or they are not trained to understand the sensitive implications brought on by domestic violence and child abuse. Or they simply do not care.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jacqueline-says-she-did-everything-she-was-supposed-do-so-n1266982
This is a humans rights issue.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KLCsbtS9dUA
This is a documentary about parents being erased from children’s lives and the horrendous impact that has on children all across America and in other countries too.
This is a National epidemic. It is a business that just gets the fat cats fatter and literally steals money , resources, hope and joy from families all across this entire country folks. It is happening in every single state.
I dealt with the court system for many years, and these people are nothing but pure evil. All they care about is money and they will destroy any targeted parent or child that gets in their way.
I was one of the lucky ones that learn how to fight back against pure evil and got 50-50 custody terminated child support, and got 40 court orders granite as a pro se litigant.
These monsters can be beat, but it takes a lot of time.
I really can’t stand the anti-Family Court system, and I try to tell all targeted parents to stay the hell out of it.
Exactly. Kids have sexual education classes, they could be taught about the dangers of being married to the state.
Timothy -give tips on how you eventually got custody ?
What needs to be done is for two investigative reporters — one male, one female — along with an early-aged teen to go in as grappling parents (the teen must be mature enough to understand this is a ruse), have one parent be the “wealthy” one and employ one of these dirty Connecticut lawyers, who in turn hires a dirty GAL, etc etc and write an in-depth article FIRST HAND to expose the CT Family Court System. The NY Times has money — maybe they can financially back it up.
I used to live in Connecticut — so happy I left before having kids (an my subsequent divorce).
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1399&context=faculty_scholarship
Communist gangsters try to seize UC Davis campus.
Watch: Left-Wing Activists Smash Windows, Are Arrested at UC Davis Charlie Kirk Event
Left-wing and LGBTQ activists at UC Davis were arrested after vandalizing university property on Tuesday during an event featuring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The incident came just hours after UC Davis chancellor Gary S. May declared Kirk a “proponent of hate” and encouraged students to “neutralize and negate” TPUSA’s influence on campus.
Protestors carrying banners that read, “Queers Bash Back,” and, “Bash Fash,” were seen on video smashing glass windows while police officers tried to fend them off.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2023/03/14/left-wing-activists-smash-windows-arrested-uc-davis-charlie-kirk-event/
Most investigate the complaint against judges live with the people who makes the complaint.. most respected business care about they feedback and that’s how they run a magnificent business. Look into the complaints and the problem Is solve .
I think likes to highlight Connecticut due to an endless supply of cases. There was a considerable amount of cash flow during this case. Interesting stories about the court system professionals. The situation in Connecticut is just a complete mess. Children can not live in peace. Trust me the court system doesn’t favor women/mothers. Abuse is covered up. I’m not saying that that was done in this case but in others.
Not just happening in CT.
https://www.childrensrights.org/news-voices/atlanta-foster-children-at-risk-as-georgia-fails-to-make-court-ordered-child-welfare-improvements
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/who-ty-brynlee-larson-barricaded-utah-siblings-go-viral-tiktok-amid-battle-abusive-father
Why always cover Connecticut?
This is happening everywhere.
I love How kids are using social media to expose their abusers.
https://www.change.org/p/save-ty-and-bryn
Check out this petition. Please consider signing it.
This is Bruce Freedman– https://ctcollaborativedivorce.com/member-profile/bruce-freedman-ph-d/
He is a child abductor and inflicts psychological torment upon innocent children and protective mothers (yes, he is a gardener follower and targets mothers).
He is pure evil. He has abducted and tormented children for decades– along with Adelman and Robert Horwitz and Sidney Horwitz. He’s buddies with GAL sadists Sue Coussineau. He works with father’s groups and has associates on all boards intended to protect children, so they can run their game.
Currently he kidnapped a 9th grade student. He is A CRIMINAL and needs to be treated as such.
The state holds NO INTEREST. The GAL and BRUCE FREEMAN HOLD INTEREST IN THE FATHER’s WALLET– and he has plenty.
This is racketeering. It is PUBLIC CORRUPTION by GALS and court appointed animals.
Their time has come.
Cousineau is a HOG. An ugly, evil HOG. She’s done this for decades along with Horwitz– They were the wolves guarding the henhouse on GAL reform and the TASK for that was to investigate the GAL racket.
Can anyone post in the comments if Bruce Freeman ever gone to bat for an abused child or children. Or does it appears this AFCC psychologist only finds alienation?
The fact that the DOJ allows state-funded perversion must have something to do with “the long march through the institutions”. Organized groups of untouchable criminals destroying families on purpose doesn’t happen by mistake.
Bruce Freedman was “Treasurer of CT AFCC, Inc.”
Gerard Adelman was “Director of CT AFCC, Inc.”
In a family court case involving disclosures of child sexual abuse, Adelman played the role of “guardian ad litem”. He arranged for Freedman to do an evaluation for the court. The child had disclosed the father’s sexual abuse. Adelman, Freedman and those in their small network of horrible people ignored and discredited the child.
The mother believed her child and was seeing a therapist to cope with the trauma of that nightmare. Adelman and Freedman never contacted the mother’s therapist at Jewish Family Services. The mother’s therapist told the mother that some men in certain religious groups overlook and/or condone sexual abuse of children.
Among the many errors and omissions in Freedman’s “evaluation”, he didn’t note in his “evaluation” that the child’s father had been married before. Freedman never saw or spoke with the child and somehow diagnosed the child with a new condition.
Lynda Munro was the judge. She and all professionals involved in the case knew what Freedman did. None of them contacted any professional associations, licensing boards or law enforcement to report Freedman’s fraud upon the court. Why didn’t they report what Freedman did?
Why weren’t they held accountable for not reporting what Freedman did and why is Freedman still working as a private contractor in family court cases? Who allowed Adelman to work as a family court judge? Sidney Horowitz and Robert Horwitz also involved themselves in that case. Horowitz was the secretary of CT AFCC, Inc. Horwitz, Adelman and Freedman go back a long way. They’ve destroyed children all over the state.
Why does the Connecticut AG state allow that small group of criminals to continue to destroy children?
Does anyone know what ever happened with the AG’s Greenwich public schools investigation?
They are part of the groupies… they sway the case for the profiteering , not one concern for the well-being of the child(ren).
Note: Robert Horwitz was the secretary of CT AFCC, Inc.
Sidney Horowitz was probably the official AFCC, Inc. Cheerleader, or something.
The attorney general doesn’t give a shit. These are his friends. Other people children are not his concern. He is only concerned about the money coming to the state. It’s been 10 years. Nothing is done. He’s been protecting the state not the people in it.
“the ex-wife was awarded primary physical custody of the six children, while Luigi DiRubba still retained joint legal custody.”
Okay, but he had no physical custody at all I take it? So it is actually NOT against court orders for the mother to relocate in this instance? Or does legal custody mean he can control the kids’ physical location?
Question: Why are you so quick to agree that the abuse allegations are false? I take it they were investigated and found to be “substantiated.” ? Is it possible this blog is now enabling an abuser to continue to abuse his ex and kids?
As to the first question, you need parental consent or a court order to take kids out of state.
As to the second question, the criminal charges initially brought against Luigi were dropped. That means the DA thought the charges were baseless. If you have questions on that, ask the DA.
On the insinuation that this website is enabling child abuse, it smacks of defamation. My article was researched and written with care. I abhor child abuse and its enablers. I would like an apology.
You did not mention in the article that the charges were dropped. I’m sorry I just don’t agree with these child custody stories. It is always so one-sided. Perhaps the exwife would have a very different tale to tell about whether the abuse happened or not.
Also, “Despite presenting surmounting evidence of his ex-wife’s poor, parentally-alienating behavior to the judge,..”
Shouldn’t we be canonizing this judge for not giving credence to Richard Gardner’s supposedly evil pedo-enabling theory of parental alienation?
It’s just when you write an article saying abuse allegations were unfounded, I’d like to see more evidence of that in the article. Im not just going to take the accused abuser’s word for it.
You don’t have to take anyone’s word for it but the District Attorney. There was a criminal complaint, and the DA didn’t think there was probable cause. That means the DA thought it was more likely than not that the charges were unfounded.
You could do your own research anon. Then submit your article.
Or I could ask questions about the article I just read. Oh, I’m sorry, are
questions forbidden? If so, that sounds more like propaganda than journalism.
I did a little research, and the circumstances of at least one arrest do not seem to match up with what he is telling at FR (there could be a legit explanation, but I’m just saying they don’t match)
Also, he does not have _any_ visitation with the kids and has not seen them in several years. In light of that, I don’t think where they live is within his control, unfortunately for him, or that the wife is breaking any laws by moving without telling him. If I’m wrong, I would love to hear why. But He literally has not seen some of his kids in more than five years. It’s sad, yes, but I don’t believe the move is illegal or anything improper was done.
Also, I will add that this guy appears to be yet another victim of the Family Court circus clown. Public service message: Don’t take legal advice from that jackass. I think he takes pleasure in destroying other parents’ chances of getting custody while masquerading as an ally.
Great points and well said. As Richard knows, DA’s can be as politized as anyone else.
Does this abuser have any contempts against him? Seems like he is very unable. Using his doctor status.. I can only image what his ex wife and 6 kid’s life with him was like .. and he still is continually abusing them.
How is DiRubba abusing his kids when his ex-wife absconded with the children and took them across at least 8 state lines and 1,300 miles? I am dead serious. Please tell me so I can provide some context in this series. I don’t see it.
“How is DiRubba abusing his kids when his ex-wife absconded with the children and took them across at least 8 state lines and 1,300 miles? ”
These one-sided articles and accusing the wife of possible felonies sure sound like harassment to me. She moved away, so now he is using the internet to get after her. He didn’t have any visitation with the kids, not even supervised. I’m sure there was a good reason for that. And I’m not a family law attorney, but I’m pretty sure he has no say in where they live being as he doesn’t have any visitation, hasn’t seen the kids in 4-6 years (as he stated in his interview with FR), and it appears there is no order in place for any kind of reunification therapy etc.
the flying monkeys have come out…how much are you getting paid from Maryanne Charles or even the ex wife lol!!!
You will never get an apology. Go check your facts. You should be sued for slander. Attacking a single mother of 6.
the flying monkeys have come out…how much are you getting paid from Maryanne Charles or even the ex wife lol!!!
How many judges were ruled in those case? Did you factor check?
Read. The allegations were NEVER substantiated. There is zero evidence of abuse. And Luigi had to spend thousands in court to get the allegations cleared. Even when he was fully cleared, they denied him access to his children.
I realize it’s hard to imagine, but the state holds NO interest in any of these parents who have been denied all contact with their children.
Can you imagine, one day you are a full parent, raising your kids, and then court appointed strangers decide you are worthless– they will take all of your money, against your will and you have zero power. It’s clear from the start they are treating you like a criminal–as they steal your children.
This is NOT law. This is public corruption. GAL’s are attorneys. Judges are attorneys. These are the ones deciding to steal your children and they’re sadistically denying you access. This goes against all CT state law and federal law.
The public needs to be alarmed– it can happen to anyone.
You should do your research. Seems one sided to me.
“ A person is guilty of custodial interference in the second degree when: (1) Being a relative of a child who is less than sixteen years old and intending to hold such child permanently or for a protracted period and knowing that he has no legal right to do so, he takes or entices such child from his lawful custodian;”
What am I missing here? The father is not a lawful custodian, so this doesn’t apply. ??
The second she took the kids over state lines with an intent to abscond without court permission and flee the reach of the jurisdiction, was she a lawful custodian?
If you say yes, you should refund any fees you’ve ever collected because the answer to child custody in Connecticut is “take the kids and leave.” No lawyers are needed.
He has zero visitation, not even orders for reunification therapy. The wife moving to another state is not “interfering” with anything, except perhaps for DiRubba’s last grasp at maintaining control over his ex wife.
The sad and tragic reality is no good will come of dragging the woman and children back to Connecticut. She has primary physical custody. There is no visitation. Only the Dubric ‘s know what really happened. You have 7 saying the same thing out of 8.
I agree the best interests of the children is of paramount concern. But does that justify parents committing felonies? It’s nothing for the courts to worry about if the kids are happy? I think you have it a bit backwards.
Did the courts retroactively approve the move, or what?
Stay tuned. I’m doing research on a Grossman article right now.
THIS IS THE INITIAL STORY I FOUND….
October 30, 2021
CONNECTICUT – States have different laws regarding divorce, child custody, visitation, and financial support, but how cases play out in court often depends on the depth of a litigant’s pockets, rather than the best interest of a child.
Dr. Luigi DiRubba is a chiropractor in Cheshire Connecticut and has been fighting to see three of his six children for over three years. DiRubba says his wife filed for divorce in 2016 and has made numerous domestic violence and child endangerment allegations, in an attempt to alienate him from his children and advance herself in the divorce by utilizing the justice system. As a result of the false allegations, DiRubba has been arrested six times and had several ex parte protective orders issued against him. Eventually, each charge was dismissed and expunged, after his ex-wife and her attorney were unable to provide a shred of evidence that he was abusive or committed any criminal acts against her or the children. DiRubba tried to file criminal complaints against his wife for making false reports to law enforcement, but the statute of limitations would run out before each case was resolved. The statute is only one year from the time of an arrest, and he says the courts would intentionally postpone proceedings
until the statute expired, leaving him with no legal recourse against his ex-wife. DiRubba says his ex-wife was so emboldened by the ability to get away with lying that immediately after one charge was dropped, she would literally walk to the civil court division and petition for another false protective order. She also used different law enforcement jurisdictions to file her criminal complaints – essentially “cop shopping.”
The financial burden falls solely on DiRubba and has cost him over $1.3 million dollars, so far. From the onset of the divorce filing, DiRubba was ordered to pay $210,000 in annual child and spousal support. After three years, a judge reduced that amount to $110,000 per year but he was also ordered to pay his ex-wife’s legal expenses and a court ordered Guardian Ad Litem, which combined cost him another $300,000. And that doesn’t include his own legal expenses.
DiRubba says, “They (judges and attorneys) don’t care about the issues of the children. The children were rarely brought up in court, but the topic of money was always discussed during hearings.” DiRubba believes the courts are “fixed” and that judges and attorneys scratch each other’s backs to benefit their careers. “In Connecticut, we are finding more and more incestuous behavior between judges and attorneys because judges are appointed by their peers. And who are their peers? The attorneys.” That is true in many jurisdictions around the country. Even elected judges are often subjected to political pressure from special interest groups, state bar associations, or other elected officials.
Throughout the divorce process, Judges have denied and dismissed the admission of mental health evaluations, Department of Children and Families (DCF) recommendation and reversal of findings, and even the testimony of the $135,000 court ordered Guardian Ad Litem opinion. Without that evidence, DiRubba says his ex-wife has free reign to continue alienating him from the children’s lives.
In 2017, Licensed Psychologist Dr. James Connolly submitted a 42-page evaluation of the DiRubba family and concludes that significant harm is being inflicted on the children. Connolly writes:
“If Anna Maria (DiRubba’s estranged wife) continues to obstruct Luigi’s visitation with the three youngest children to such an extent that the visits are substantially disrupted, it will be necessary to revisit the issue of their physical custody. Anna Maria needs to demonstrate from this time forward that she can become an emotionally temperate caregiver for her children who will no longer obstruct Luigi’s access to the children and will cease to infect them with emotional contagion which the effect of increasing their fear of their father and inducing a desire in them to avoid contact and relationship building with him.”
At the same time that Anna Maria filed for divorce in 2016, she contacted the Department of Children and Families and made several allegations of abuse and neglect against her husband. DCF initially believed the allegations and submitted their findings to the courts. DiRubba was forced to participate in a domestic violence diversion program, have only supervised visitation with the children, and be added to the department’s Child Abuse Central Registry. It wasn’t until last year that DCF reversed its decision, due to false allegations, falsified evidence, and coercion of the children by Anna Maria. State Hearing Officer, Attorney Robin D. O’Shea writes:
“The credible evidence in the record reveals that the Appellant and his former wife were in the initial stages of a contentious separation and divorce when the Department first became involved with the family in February 2016. Prior to that, there had been no reported concerns to the Department, even though all six children were school age at the time, played a variety of sports and participated in many activities, and were clearly visible in the community. The reliable evidence also demonstrates that the Appellant’s ex-wife has fabricated or embellished the Appellant’s behaviors to suit her own agenda.”
The report goes on to reveal that DCF never interviewed the children or the father and depended solely on testimony by the ex-wife that DiRubba allegedly had been abusive throughout their 17-year marriage. DCF reversed its findings in December of 2020.
According to DiRubba, the Guardian Ad Litem Janis Laliberte told both attorneys and the prosecutor in his criminal charges that Anna Maria stated she would do anything, including lying to get an edge on the divorce, even if it resulted in DiRubba going to jail. “My ex-wife told the reunification therapist, Dr. Bob Horowitz, that if he doesn’t stop wanting to see the kids, she was going to file sexual abuse charges,” says DiRubba. The Judge has denied every motion filed by DiRubba to have this evidence heard in open court, which would have shifted the pendulum for custody and financial orders in DiRubba’s favor. DiRubba doesn’t understand why Dr. Connelly’s psychiatric evaluation and all other supporting evidence has been barred from consideration by the judge. DiRubba says, “I never wanted to take the children away from their mother, I just want to have equal time-sharing and to be a part of their lives.”
DiRubba continues to be proactive in his struggle to regain some regular contact with his children. Earlier this year, DiRubba began individual counseling sessions with Dr. Carla S. Stover, a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor at Yale University Child Study Center. Stover established the guidelines and programs used by DCF and submitted a letter regarding DiRubba’s participation in the Fathers for Change program, which she developed to help fathers become better parents. In DiRubba’s case, Stover is working to prepare him for the reunification process and wanted to facilitate counseling with the children, but Anna Maria refused to allow the children to participate in the program. Stover recommends that reunification begin immediately but nothing can move forward without Anna Maria’s approval. The courts have already denied three motions by DiRubba for reunifications, and he doesn’t have much hope in the judge’s stance changing anytime soon. DiRubba is concerned that without his involvement in the children’s upbringing, they will experience further behavioral and developmental harm. “The court is allowing enmeshment and delusional pathologies in the children with her continued brainwashing alienating behavior,” says DiRubba.
Parental Alienation is a tactic used by one parent to disaffect children from having a desire to be involved in the targeted parent’s life. It usually occurs during a divorce or separation to give
the alienator an advantage in custody and time-sharing proceedings. The DiRubba case is a classic example of the abhorrent practice and how false allegations, and brainwashing are used to make children fearful of the targeted parent. The belief that Parental Alienation Syndrome is a form of child abuse or that it exists at all is still up for debate among some judges and that’s what many say needs to change.
Psychotherapist Karen Woodall recently published an article on a condition she calls Encapsulated Delusional Disorder, which is a psychiatric disorder that alienators often suffer from. Woodall Explains:
An encapsulated delusion is a belief in one area of life which is fixed and unshakeable even in the face of evidence to the contrary. Encapsulated delusional disorder, is seen in cases of alienation of children, when a child is showing the signs of psychological splitting and is aligned with a parent who has an unshakeable belief that the other is harmful to the child’s wellbeing. Encapsulated delusions are extremely powerful and in their strongest display, will cause the holder to bend all evidence to shape their beliefs. Children in the care of a parent who is suffering from encapsulated delusions, become fearful, anxious and bound into the belief of the parent that the parent who is being rejected, is harmful. When a child suffers a fixed and unshakeable belief that a parent is harmful, where there is clear evidence that the parent is not, the child is considered to be suffering from significant emotional and psychological harm. In such circumstances, removal from the care of the parent who is suffering the delusion is often necessary.
Woodall was asked by a reader why the courts often hesitate in removing children from alienating parents. Woodall replied:
Because removing a child has been considered to be draconian in situations where emotional and psychological abuse has not been recognized for the harm that it does over the child’s lifetime. Over the past ten years it has been increasingly recognized, however. When the wider world understands the harm that alienation does to the child, it will join the other categories of abuse such as sexual and physical and will be recognized for the serious harm it causes. For a child who is alienated, which itself is about the child being forced to develop a false self in order to survive, the emotional and psychological impact is overwhelming. A child cannot identify that abuse, they can only suffer its consequences, there are no marks upon the child which identify the abuse, only the signs of alienation, which are demonstrated by a well-recognized defense of psychological splitting. When psychological splitting is seen, further investigation becomes necessary to identify the cause of that. Until now none of this has been widely recognized, but it is being recognized and over the coming months and years, will be increasingly known and acted upon.
DiRubba believes judges often have a more nefarious motive in dismissing the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome, and it has everything to do with money and politics. He now refers to the family court system as the “cash for kids program.”
“Having your children taken away because of false allegations, falsified evidence, and brainwashing has become a living nightmare,” says DiRubba. The fight continues for DiRubba to see his children again, just like thousands of other distraught and brokenhearted parents around the country.
Uh, oh.
“My ex-wife told the reunification therapist, Dr. Bob Horowitz, that if he doesn’t stop wanting to see the kids, she was going to file sexual abuse charges,” says DiRubba.
Was the “reunification therapist” Mr. Bob Horwitz or Mr. Sidney Horowitz?
Horwitz and Horowitz are two peas in a massive racketeering pod.
Was this fact checked? Very interesting, that the therapist did not report this.
Seems to me that this article includes family court case -sealed documents.. and published on this blog? I thought family court documents are sealed for the children protection? Must not be for DiRubba. He is special.
Since there are no juries the public has the right to know
I didn’t realize that family court documents are not sealed? Seems like they are, but maybe to you and dirubba you follow other laws. Seal documents are To protect minors. Family court documents should not be posted for the public to read. They are sealed, for a reason. Maybe someone should expose you and editor. Enabling an abuser.
Family court needs the jury
I have been following your comments and Franks replies…you still have not shown proof, interestingly proof is being shown by the writer and also in the subsequent article done.Now you are complaining/screaming that this should not be disclosed because of some sealed document issue? So in your eyes you want the truth and proof to be suppressed to promulgate your agenda only?
Original article found…
October 30, 2021
CONNECTICUT – States have different laws regarding divorce, child custody, visitation, and financial support, but how cases play out in court often depends on the depth of a litigant’s pockets, rather than the best interest of a child.
Dr. Luigi DiRubba is a chiropractor in Cheshire Connecticut and has been fighting to see three of his six children for over three years. DiRubba says his wife filed for divorce in 2016 and has made numerous domestic violence and child endangerment allegations, in an attempt to alienate him from his children and advance herself in the divorce by utilizing the justice system. As a result of the false allegations, DiRubba has been arrested six times and had several ex parte protective orders issued against him. Eventually, each charge was dismissed and expunged, after his ex-wife and her attorney were unable to provide a shred of evidence that he was abusive or committed any criminal acts against her or the children. DiRubba tried to file criminal complaints against his wife for making false reports to law enforcement, but the statute of limitations would run out before each case was resolved. The statute is only one year from the time of an arrest, and he says the courts would intentionally postpone proceedings
until the statute expired, leaving him with no legal recourse against his ex-wife. DiRubba says his ex-wife was so emboldened by the ability to get away with lying that immediately after one charge was dropped, she would literally walk to the civil court division and petition for another false protective order. She also used different law enforcement jurisdictions to file her criminal complaints – essentially “cop shopping.”
The financial burden falls solely on DiRubba and has cost him over $1.3 million dollars, so far. From the onset of the divorce filing, DiRubba was ordered to pay $210,000 in annual child and spousal support. After three years, a judge reduced that amount to $110,000 per year but he was also ordered to pay his ex-wife’s legal expenses and a court ordered Guardian Ad Litem, which combined cost him another $300,000. And that doesn’t include his own legal expenses.
DiRubba says, “They (judges and attorneys) don’t care about the issues of the children. The children were rarely brought up in court, but the topic of money was always discussed during hearings.” DiRubba believes the courts are “fixed” and that judges and attorneys scratch each other’s backs to benefit their careers. “In Connecticut, we are finding more and more incestuous behavior between judges and attorneys because judges are appointed by their peers. And who are their peers? The attorneys.” That is true in many jurisdictions around the country. Even elected judges are often subjected to political pressure from special interest groups, state bar associations, or other elected officials.
Throughout the divorce process, Judges have denied and dismissed the admission of mental health evaluations, Department of Children and Families (DCF) recommendation and reversal of findings, and even the testimony of the $135,000 court ordered Guardian Ad Litem opinion. Without that evidence, DiRubba says his ex-wife has free reign to continue alienating him from the children’s lives.
In 2017, Licensed Psychologist Dr. James Connolly submitted a 42-page evaluation of the DiRubba family and concludes that significant harm is being inflicted on the children. Connolly writes:
If Anna Maria (DiRubba’s estranged wife) continues to obstruct Luigi’s visitation with the three youngest children to such an extent that the visits are substantially disrupted, it will be necessary to revisit the issue of their physical custody. Anna Maria needs to demonstrate from this time forward that she can become an emotionally temperate caregiver for her children who will no longer obstruct Luigi’s access to the children and will cease to infect them with emotional contagion which the effect of increasing their fear of their father and inducing a desire in them to avoid contact and relationship building with him.
At the same time that Anna Maria filed for divorce in 2016, she contacted the Department of Children and Families and made several allegations of abuse and neglect against her husband. DCF initially believed the allegations and submitted their findings to the courts. DiRubba was forced to participate in a domestic violence diversion program, have only supervised visitation
with the children, and be added to the department’s Child Abuse Central Registry. It wasn’t until last year that DCF reversed its decision, due to false allegations, falsified evidence, and coercion of the children by Anna Maria. State Hearing Officer, Attorney Robin D. O’Shea writes:
The credible evidence in the record reveals that the Appellant and his former wife were in the initial stages of a contentious separation and divorce when the Department first became involved with the family in February 2016. Prior to that, there had been no reported concerns to the Department, even though all six children were school age at the time, played a variety of sports and participated in many activities, and were clearly visible in the community. The reliable evidence also demonstrates that the Appellant’s ex-wife has fabricated or embellished the Appellant’s behaviors to suit her own agenda.
The report goes on to reveal that DCF never interviewed the children or the father and depended solely on testimony by the ex-wife that DiRubba had been abusive throughout their 17-year marriage. DCF reversed its findings in December of 2020.
According to DiRubba, the Guardian Ad Litem told both attorneys and the prosecutor in his criminal charges that Anna Maria stated she would do anything, including lying to get an edge on the divorce, even if it resulted in DiRubba going to jail. “My ex-wife told the reunification therapist, Dr. Bob Horowitz, that if he doesn’t stop wanting to see the kids, she was going to file sexual abuse charges,” says DiRubba. The Judge has denied every motion filed by DiRubba to have this evidence heard in open court, which would have shifted the pendulum for custody and financial orders in DiRubba’s favor. DiRubba doesn’t understand why Dr. Connelly’s psychiatric evaluation and all other supporting evidence has been barred from consideration by the judge. DiRubba says, “I never wanted to take the children away from their mother, I just want to have equal time-sharing and to be a part of their lives.”
DiRubba continues to be proactive in his struggle to regain some regular contact with his children. Earlier this year, DiRubba began individual counseling sessions with Dr. Carla S. Stover, a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor at Yale University Child Study Center. Stover established the guidelines and programs used by DCF and submitted a letter regarding DiRubba’s participation in the Fathers for Change program, which she developed to help fathers become better parents. In DiRubba’s case, Stover is working to prepare him for the reunification process and wanted to facilitate counseling with the children, but Anna Maria refused to allow the children to participate in the program. Stover recommends that reunification begin immediately but nothing can move forward without Anna Maria’s approval. The courts have already denied three motions by DiRubba for reunifications, and he doesn’t have much hope in the judge’s stance changing anytime soon. DiRubba is concerned that without his involvement in the children’s upbringing, they will experience further behavioral and developmental harm. “The court is allowing enmeshment and delusional pathologies in the children with her continued brainwashing alienating behavior,” says DiRubba.
Parental Alienation is a tactic used by one parent to disaffect children from having a desire to be involved in the targeted parent’s life. It usually occurs during a divorce or separation to give
the alienator an advantage in custody and time-sharing proceedings. The DiRubba case is a classic example of the abhorrent practice and how false allegations, and brainwashing are used to make children fearful of the targeted parent. The belief that Parental Alienation Syndrome is a form of child abuse or that it exists at all is still up for debate among some judges and that’s what many say needs to change.
Psychotherapist Karen Woodall recently published an article on a condition she calls Encapsulated Delusional Disorder, which is a psychiatric disorder that alienators often suffer from. Woodall Explains:
An encapsulated delusion is a belief in one area of life which is fixed and unshakeable even in the face of evidence to the contrary. Encapsulated delusional disorder, is seen in cases of alienation of children, when a child is showing the signs of psychological splitting and is aligned with a parent who has an unshakeable belief that the other is harmful to the child’s wellbeing. Encapsulated delusions are extremely powerful and in their strongest display, will cause the holder to bend all evidence to shape their beliefs. Children in the care of a parent who is suffering from encapsulated delusions, become fearful, anxious and bound into the belief of the parent that the parent who is being rejected, is harmful. When a child suffers a fixed and unshakeable belief that a parent is harmful, where there is clear evidence that the parent is not, the child is considered to be suffering from significant emotional and psychological harm. In such circumstances, removal from the care of the parent who is suffering the delusion is often necessary.
Woodall was asked by a reader why the courts often hesitate in removing children from alienating parents. Woodall replied:
Because removing a child has been considered to be draconian in situations where emotional and psychological abuse has not been recognized for the harm that it does over the child’s lifetime. Over the past ten years it has been increasingly recognized, however. When the wider world understands the harm that alienation does to the child, it will join the other categories of abuse such as sexual and physical and will be recognized for the serious harm it causes. For a child who is alienated, which itself is about the child being forced to develop a false self in order to survive, the emotional and psychological impact is overwhelming. A child cannot identify that abuse, they can only suffer its consequences, there are no marks upon the child which identify the abuse, only the signs of alienation, which are demonstrated by a well-recognized defense of psychological splitting. When psychological splitting is seen, further investigation becomes necessary to identify the cause of that. Until now none of this has been widely recognized, but it is being recognized and over the coming months and years, will be increasingly known and acted upon.
DiRubba believes judges often have a more nefarious motive in dismissing the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome, and it has everything to do with money and politics. He now refers to the family court system as the “cash for kids program.”
“Having your children taken away because of false allegations, falsified evidence, and brainwashing has become a living nightmare,” says DiRubba. The fight continues for DiRubba to see his children again, just like thousands of other distraught and brokenhearted parents around the country.
Exactly, author needs to do a fact checker. Sounds like some court orders are missing?? Maybe ex lost custody and maybe interaction? This is a abuse against the children.
The facts I see is that parental rights were never terminated. The notice provisions still apply under Connecticut law. If you want to submit something on behalf of Judge Grossman or Attorney Charles give an alternate explanation of what appears to be outrageous, please feel free. My info is on the page. There will likely be follow-up articles.
Seems to me many court orders not provided. Your story doesn’t add up.. only to further luigi abuse
the flying monkeys have come out…how much are you getting paid from Maryanne Charles or even the ex wife lol!!!
the flying monkeys have come out…how much are you getting paid from Maryanne Charles or even the ex wife lol!!!
same or another flying monkey.
Often what is going on behind close doors is not reported. It’s your word against theirs. During the process of filing the situation ramps up. The abuse gets worse. DCF know to be screwed up. You avoid them. It embarrassing and you don’t want anyone to know. You don’t want to call the police unless you have to. You don’t want to put your children through any more than you have to. You pray that they calm down and become rational. It doesn’t. You call and email the domestic abuse hotline. No one answers and they don’t respond to your email.The courts are useless. Your lawyer sucks . These are the conditions your under
Seems like you are spot on. Seems like this reporter should be charged with slander. Looks like maybe the ex. Telling more lies. Nothing adds up in the story.
the flying monkeys have come out…how much are you getting paid from Maryanne Charles or even the ex wife lol!!!
Looks like the flying monkey here is luigi dirubba .
Pretty pathetic to see that you don’t even know what you’re talking about. Go do a little research on where the “flying monkey” is
This is laughable, looks like Dr.DiRubba not saying the truth. Find this hard to believe .
Your belief sir is not the point. The poor is is is true ?
Laughable. Bullshit story you printed given from an abuser imagination and believe it’s the truth.. laughable.
But…I thought Connecticut Courts ALWAYS give the children to the abusive dad as part of an evil Jewish conspiracy to destroy the goyim? I guess they’ve reformed.
You’re an ass. Nice to make a mockery of parents and children who have been abused by the system.
Frankreport has made it clear that this is a criminal racket driven solely by money. It usually happens to stay at home
mothers who have long ago given up financial control because they trusted their husbands as they raised their children.
They are the easiest target as Chris Ambrose has demonstrated and the Cobie Jane story supports:
https://frankreport.com/2022/03/27/another-ct-stay-at-home-mother-cobie-jane-lost-her-kids-to-wealthy-dentist-father/
Jocelyn Hurwitz has been a star of In the Worst Interest of the Child: Trafficking Children through Family Courts. She was paid solely by Chris Ambrose against the mothers wishes, and Sandra MacVicar in Bugsy v Bugsy.
These cases were investigated by Keith Harmon Snow. It’s factual. Same pattern. Same actors– paid by financier fathers who deny wives access to all accounts and the court condones it.
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I’m not making a mockery of it. I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy I’m seeing here.
Chris Ambrose has no substantiated abuse claims against him despite investigation. But he gets destroyed and harassed mercilessly here despite the fact. Now I’m expected to turn around and support this father who has been accused of abuse and even had charges filed?
I will be glad to support him if the evidence is there, that’s all I’m saying.
https://books.google.com/books/about/Adult_Children_of_Parental_Alienation_Sy.html?id=-AhklZTeuXEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1&ovdme=1#v=onepage&q&f=false
The family courts are beyond Broken. It’s a major epidemic in America, Canada, UK and Australia are the big Pay to Play Oligarchs. They ignore facts, evidence and go on hearsay violating due process, civil rights as well as Bill of Rights. They are only in it for one thing, Money.
Agreed. Happens ALL OVER THE USA.
As I read these stories of bossy lawyers and sleeping judges, I visually imagine CT judges blowing the lawyers in demand.
This is a form of psychological abuse and a felony called Custodial Interference which uses coercive control, parental alienating behaviors (PAB) and domestic violence by proxy to exact revenge. Add to this, that the mother has gone beyond custodial interference to kidnapping. Where is the justice system that protects the children and parents from this form of abuse?
I have an idea. Take care of your own. Quit relying on false hope from an imaginary system for your personal gains.
Your right! It’s illegal in all 50 states! In Connecticut: Sec. 53a-97. Custodial interference in the first degree: Class D felony. Cited. 182 C. 353; 226 C. 652. Joint custodian is NOT inherently IMMUNE from criminal prosecution under section solely on basis of his or her status as a joint custodian. 251 C. 656. Language of statute standing alone provided defendant with fair notice of the illegality of his conduct at the time of his actions. 272 C. 762.
Cited. 34 CS 219.
Sec. 53a-98. Custodial interference in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor.
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Any services you could recommend, Joan?
Sure, blame the cop assigned to desk duty.
That’ll work.
“The family intends to make its best efforts to hold accountable those who failed to perform their respective duties,” Rosnick said. “In addition, they hope that this case will serve as a vehicle to provide better protections to those who are at risk from domestic violence and abuse.”
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/family-julie-minogue-milford-woman-killed-ax-17832168.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CT_NT_MorningBriefing&sid=5d3238372c885e53d61f9d65
Ive watched numerous cases in the courts of Corupticut and the decisions I have heard/witnessed , well lets just say you walk out shaking your head trying to understand what you just witnessed
“He dozed off three times. And we had to wake him up.”
“Oh, yeah. That’s a hardship on a judge to try to stay awake for these cases when they’re bleeding one of the parties. I don’t think it’s necessary for him to stay up for the whole case. I think it’s unfair to require the judge to stay awake for the whole trial when he already knows what his decision is going to be, don’t you?”
“Are you serious?”
“Can anything be serious about Connecticut Family Court other than the fact that they steal parents from their children? They destroy families for profit. That’s all that’s happened here is that you were robbed.”
https://frankreport.com/2022/04/12/atty-marianne-charles-screams-i-want-my-f-king-bill-paid-at-ct-family-court-judge-james-kenefick/
They forced compliance, liquidated all his assets, stole all assets, stole his children and deny him contact—
With no finding of unfitness by the state.
This is racketeering.
Nazis!
It’s a living. Some people sell cigarettes that kill with cancer. Some sell pharmaceuticals that have long term consequences and lawyers like Mary Ann Charles sell children. She ain’t no worse than nobody else.
Adults are making choices to use cigarettes or pharmaceuticals.
Children have no choice and are the collateral damage.
It’s the one Narc parent who is selfish, trying to hide the truth that lights the match for the children to get burned. The targeted parent is handcuffed by the red-tape and false narrative created that by the time the smoke is cleared rendering innocence the psychological destructive damage on the children is beyond understanding.
Well said. Thank you
It’s nice to hear that the CT family court is not prejudiced based on gender. It is clear that they’ll steal from anyone regardless of gender.
Money is thicker then gender and thicker than blood.
Sounds like many hands were given access to Luigi’s cookie jar. Sad that his ex stole their children’s potential futures and robbed them of their childhood
THe court gains access to accounts right from the start. Luigi didn’t stand a chance. Attorneys work for the GAL. Cases are decided from the start. They simply look at the money and decide on a price.
sounds like you have been through the “Silver Bullet Practice” of divorce.
Women get better treatment because of sexist judges who hate men. The system is stacked against men. Look at Raniere as an example: he was charged with sex trafficking because a 29 year old woman willingly took a bus to get oral sex from another woman. NO WAY that would have been the case with a man. Women are viewed by the justice system as inferior. Moira Penza is a good example of a sexist prosecutor. Also, Judge Garaufis is an extreme sexist because he views the DOS women as lower forms of life. Garaufis is demonic.
– Pilgrim
Pilgrim,
Often you say you write out of boredom. I can tell you have a good brain. Seems like maybe you use the blog to scratch a cerebral itch. I get it.
But I kinda wish you d go a little deeper because I think you have something to offer.
I’m here to let you know that women absolutely do not get any sort of favoritism in family court. I’m not shooting men down. Not at all. The end of your commentary here makes sense, but family court hasn’t been biased towards the mother in a long time.
Pil, in the long run, children just need both parents. Man, woman -whatever gender, they just need as much love as possible.
Thank you. I appreciate that you seem to find interest in my contributions. And appreciate the expression of good-will.
In my opinion, there is an anti-,male bias in the justice system:
– Men pay 85% of all child support in U.S.
– Prison sentences for men are over 60% higher women, for same crimes
– Males make up 90% of incarcerated
You will not find any explicitly stated laws or policies targeting males.
First wave of mass incarceration was to lock up black males and use them as slave labor post emancipation. Under Nixon-H.W. Bush it was to lock up all minority males.
Men are always targeted during these periods of mass incarceration. The First Step Act was smoke and mirrors. There will always be mass incarceration of men in this country. Men are far more expensive to imprison as well, so the monetary incentive to imprison women just is not there. Part of the goal is to inflate costs through the roof, then have competitive “requests for proposal”, usually going to the “low bidder”, which is another joke.
Being a male in this country is like being hunted by the government 24/7.
~ Pilgrim
Spot on
Also, I think you were only referring to family court, so my bad for going off on non-family court. But I stand by it: I do believe the 85% of child support coming from males is a key indicator. Also, women are favored in maternity leave, so they bond closer to the children, making them the favorite to gain custody. It is not fair to assume that makes would develop the same bond. Also, men make more money than women on average, which by default makes them better candidates for financial caregiving. What sense does it make for the male to send child support, then the state sends the child support to the woman? Why doesn’t the woman make the same amount of money if she is the best candidate to raise the kids? It’s all backwards.
Don’t forget, criminal court, a percentage is utilized by individuals who are trying to gain advantage in Family Court financially, and in custody that’s called the “silver bullet practice of divorce” which unethical slimy attorneys coach their clients ( mainly woman) to make false claims and allegations, which allows them to utilize the criminal system Giving them the upper edge in Family Court.
https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilgbh20-soc-ush-eraratify/the-battle-to-ratify-the-equal-rights-amendment/
This is about money. Women often have the job of primary care giver and work out side the home. It’s decided when the marriage is intact. The children should not be neglected because of divorce. Often father’s drop children off to be cared for by a relative or new partner. The children don’t need a replacement parent or a baby sitter. They should be allowed the same opportunity as possible before the demise of the marriage. It’s called the best interest of the child not the best interest of a self observed parent. It sounds like I don’t want to pay child support so I will claim parental alienation. Nice try Peter R.
There is most definitely an anti-male bias in the justice system. Also an anti-female bias; an anti-child bias; an anti-family bias; and an anti-God system. Just wait to see what happens when Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Communism take over family courts.
First 3 sound pretty good
Crybaby, male bias in the system 😂 place your complaint in the comment box on the FR and he’s now living his best life.
???? please elaborate on your innuendo comment…
Mayflower Capt,
If you were a man you would understand.
~ Pilgrim
This is funny.. luigi dirubba should act like a man.
https://uglyjudge.com/good-people/judge-deann-salcido/
Pilgrim,
See yer still on that witch hunt today. Nuthin more than a Tedious Vapid Misogynistic rerun. Borrrrring.
Pil-the-thrill! Is that why men are poppin their balls off, going through radical surgeries to become women? Men are so afraid of women gaining their power, they’d rather become them, create factory farming lab babies to irradiate ALL dependency on women? Your fear of women is a pathos. It has spread into the new next pandemic.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pilgrims
Tra-la-la-la-la!
“– Men pay 85% of all child support in U.S.”
Men can often be the sole earners, get paid 25% more on average for the same job, and dominate 80% of the top 20 highest-paying occupations
“Prison sentences for men are over 60% higher women [sic], for same crimes”
Men are far more likely to commit more violent crimes like rape and serious bodily injury, and the nature of the crimes tend to be more serious. Women tend to commit far less serious crimes generally
“Males make up 90% of incarcerated”
Not surprising given the above
“Many professionals have offered explanations for this sex difference. Some differing explanations include men’s evolutionary tendency toward risk and violent behavior, sex differences in activity, social support, or gender inequality.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime)
Clinton was the one who who really accelerated prison population growth
Children need a healthy parent seems. Seems like dirubba is likes to smear ex wife name all over the Internet. Not in good faith if the children. Abuse is present here.
DiRubba’s wife like to make false reports to law enforcement and DCF and isn’t that abuse ?
And if it is which abuse is worse ?
Your a fucking retard. Do you lather turkey shit in your eyes before starting each day?
Perhaps by percentages. But when they go after women– they are OBLITERATED off the face of the Earth.
https://frankreport.com/2021/12/26/connecticut-family-court-hands-children-to-stepmother-instead-of-real-mother-when-millionaire-father-dies/
https://lundybancroft.com/16138-2/
Let’s organize and set up a parallel family court system in every state in which recording is allowed.