Frank Parlato
The story of Catherine Kassenoff, her likely death by assisted suicide, and her attorney-husband Allan’s use of Family Court, is not yet over.
Catherine was a former federal prosecutor who gave up career advancements to raise three children, and then lost custody of them in Family Court in Westchester County, New York.
She beat breast cancer twice and survived, but the third time, she said, was terminal.
Catherine said she chose assisted suicide in Switzerland.
Frank Report published her story hours after her Facebook post said she had an appointment with a Swiss facility for assisted suicide on March 27, 2023.
In her post, Catherine wrote, “This is a story that ends with my own assisted death in Switzerland.”
In a second story, Catherine Kassenoff Lost Her Kids, Home, Health, Savings and Life Through Crafty Husband Family Court , FR chronicled the history of Kassenoff v Kassenoff, the four-year 3,000 documents divorce and custody case.
The People Involved in Removing the Children
Husband, father and attorney Allan Kassenoff.
Judge Lewis Lubell ruled Allan should have sole custody of the kids and sole possession of the family home in Larchmont. He ordered Catherine evicted without notice.
Even a tenant who paid no rent and trashed an apartment would get 30 days notice. Judge Lubell, who never met the children, had Catherine evicted on the spot despite the fact she owned the home.
Judge Lubell officiated at the wedding of the custody evaluator, Dr. Marc Abrams, who determined the mother alienated the children.
Catherine successfully got Dr. Abrams removed from the custody evaluator panel for misconduct.
She accused Judge Lubell of retaliating against her, and Judge Lubell ultimately recused himself, but not before ruling she could not see her children or live near them.
Judge Nancy Quinn Koba, who, without hearing from Catherine or the children, signed orders to keep Catherine away from her children.
Carol Most, attorney for the children, reportedly billed $270,000 to work for the “best interest of the children.” She recommended the court remove the mother from the children’s lives.
Dr. Marc Abrams [above], custody evaluator #1. His recommendation: Because the mother “alienated” the children from their father, they should have no contact with their mother without a paid visitation supervisor listening to every word between mother and child.
After Catherine got Dr. Abrams removed from the the case, Dr. Kathleen McKay became custody evaluator #2.
She agreed with her colleague that Catherine alienated and manipulated the children, though she never witnessed Catherine with two of the children. She spent twice as much time evaluating Allan (who paid her) than with Catherine.
Dr. Mckay decided Catherine should not see the children at all, even with a visitation supervisor, denying Catherine’s last wish to see her children before she died.
(Dr. Mckay’s photo is unavailable. If any reader has a photo, please send it to frankparlato@gmail.com)
Dr. Susan Adler, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist.
Dr. Carolyn McGuffog, neuropsychologist.
Dr. McGuffog and Dr. Adler worked to convince the children that their mother’s removal by the court was appropriate and and that they look to their father as their primary attachment figure.
The two psychologists billed reportedly about $100,000. The children’s attorney, Carol Most, referred the psychologists to the father and their reports were used in court to bolster the removal of the mother.
Allan Kassenoff’s attorney, Gus Dimopoulos (above) knows PA-friendly attorneys, judges, therapists, and custody evaluators – who all know and refer each other.
Dimopoulos is the maestro in the orchestrated removal of one mother from three children. One can only guess how much he earned from this case, but $1 million seems a probable minimum.
In a lawsuit against Dimopoulus, the plaintiff alleges he collected $3 million in a matter of another mother being removed from her children.
Lawyer Allan
Allan Kassenoff made his Facebook settings private following his wife’s announcement of assisted suicide. His Facebook included photos with him with his children and dogs.
He is a shareholder in the law firm of Greenberg Traurig. His page on Greenberg Traurig remains active as of press time:
It reads in part:
Allan Kassenoff is a trial attorney with over 20 years of experience in patent litigation… technologies and industry… electronics, financial services, aerospace, automotive, avionics, biotechnology, chemical, consumer products and pharmaceutical. He has been lead counsel in countless cases….”
His profile states he is an expert in ex-parte actions. He successfully used ex-parte actions against his wife to remove her from the children.
According to Catherine, it cost Allan over $3 million to get custody. That is $1 million per child.
Economics
If Catherine had gotten primary custody, Allan would have paid child support, possibly spousal support, and split marital assets. Now he likely gets to keep the marital assets. That alone might amount to more than the $3 million he paid to obtain custody of the children.
In most cases, buying custody of children in family court even for affluent fathers is less costly. Usually, you can buy custody of three children for less than a million. But Catherine was a good fighter. That raised the cost.
Family law attorneys thrive on high conflict cases like Kassenoff’s, where a wealthy, allegedly abusive father and protective mother fight it out.
The solution is to get experts to blame the children’s fear and loathing of the father on the mother, not his own abuse, and call it “parental alienation.” Then hand temporary custody to the wealthy father.
This will set off a chain of motions and court actions because protective mothers will fight desperately, and affluent abusive fathers will pay anything – to lawyers, GALs, children’s attorneys, custody evaluators, and therapists who support the father’s position of parental alienation.
In this case, Allan had the advantage. While his wife took care of the kids, he made money and was able to outspend her using the marital assets. He also spied on her emails and texts, possibly violating the law, but knowing her moves ahead of time. He knew enough to pick pro-parental alienation lawyers and therapists.
Despite being outspent by millions, Catherine [above] put up a brave fight and lost her home, her apartment, her savings, her children, her health, then, it seems, her life in the battle.
The family court – without juries – and judges who can make up laws as they proceed make it a sure bet for the litigant with more money.
Where there is no jury to hear a mother’s cries, the lawyers, therapists, and evaluators recomend to the judge, who alone decides what evidence he or she will hear.
Mental Illness?
The other effective tool of custody evaluators is to bring value to the fathers who pay them is to report that the mother ‘presents’ as mentally ill, as they did in Catherine’s case.
Neither of the two custody evaluators in the case are legally qualified to diagnose mental illness.
The mother was not their patient. But they use language shy of diagnosis, such as she “appears to present” and then fill in a specified or unspecified personality disorder, which the courts can use to buttress their decision to remove the mother because she is dangerous.
Once the custody evaluation report is complete – claiming parental alienation and the appearance of mental illness, the children’s lawyer and the father’s lawyer ask the judge for an emergency ex parte hearing, pleading: ‘The mother is mentally ill. She alienates the children. We need an emergency ex parte hearing to protect the children from their dangerous mother.”
A parental alienation-friendly Judge, like Jeffrey Lubell, will sign an ex parte motion to remove the mother from the house and bar contact with the children – even if she is their primary attachment figure in the “best interest of the children.”
Catherine, like many mothers who lose their children, after being abused by their spouse, may have presented as if she was unstable.
Applied Mental Illness
Catherine went from being a mother to losing her kids overnight, was evicted from her home without due process, later removed from her apartment, based on the word of her alleged abuser and his “professionals.” She lost her dogs, couldn’t take her clothes or personal possessions with her. Her husband reportedly wouldn’t even give her her coats for the winter. She was arrested on false charges that were eventually dropped, but lost her job before she could prove her innocence. She lived in friends’ basements or out of her car. Many people would present as unstable under similar circumstances.
Family court arguably causes this emotional distress. The custody evaluators call it a personality disorder – as if it existed before the trauma of family court occurred, and use it as proof that the mother should have no contact with the children.
Conversely, the calm, collected, father is persuasive in court.
A Court of Inequities
In coming posts, we will share more than 20 videos of the couple, where Allan is not calm but appears to present as mentally ill. We will also post documents as we try to unravel what happened.
Catherine’s last post was like a deathbed statement. In law, a deathbed statement is an exception to the hearsay rule, because it is presumed true, as a person would not lie while dying.
What happened to Catherine is not unique. It is happening nonstop in America’s family courts. What is unique is her deathbed statement.
Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.
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Yes. Family court is a CARTEL. Worst than drug cartels because they can commit crime legally and get ultra-rich.
Judges , lawyers, custody evaluators rob parents/ families for money. then forcefully separate children from one parent.
“… When it comes to the MFC’s (Mafia Family Courts, such as AZ, CT, MO, MN, MT, TX, NC, FL, Canada and many more), there is no law.
The MFC’s are run by ex parte communications with the sitting judge, and all actions are done by whatever rules need to be applied by said MFC and the actors involved.
All this unequivocally is done without any regard for the well-being of the children and the target parent (usually a caring mother).
It is all done for the pure purpose of pumping as much dollars as possible into each actor’s pockets. … I’m sure the IRS would be interested in the data, as well as the DOJ.”
https://frankreport.com/2022/08/23/stop-family-court-criminals-arrest-them/
Excellent mothers losing custody- it’s a silent and global epidemic a that plays out like a movie script in case after case. #marremotherofsix #geertefrenken #suzannecutler
#hellisforchildrenpodcast
…. from sea to shining sea.
“… In the midst of increasing social media pressure on the family court system, Robbie Harvey’s TikTok videos were mysteriously taken down the day after Catherine’s GoFundMe campaign was launched. These raised suspicions of a possible counter social media attack by individuals with vested interests in the family court enterprise.
During the two weeks that Catherine’s Facebook videos circulated on social media, mainstream publications including Ms. Magazine, Daily Mail, and New York Post expanded their coverage of her story. The increased attention was primarily due to the viral TikTok videos created by Robbie Harvey. However, the assault on Harvey’s social media platform resulted in a surge of conspiracy theories, retaliation, and the practice of blacklisting and shadow banning information related to family court.
Family court cases, like the Kassenoff divorce case, often go unnoticed by mainstream media, making the sudden attention to Catherine’s story welcomed by her social media network, which connects people impacted by family court worldwide. It is essential to recognize that the impact of family court extends beyond women, affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals, including men and especially children. The family court system operates with limited government oversight, accountability, and mainstream media attention …”
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2023/06/kassenoff-effect-tik-tok-takedowns-and-attorneys-for-children/
Rest in peace while we carry your name on our hearts as we face the same and feel that draw as well. no more pain 💜
Google Drive to Catherine Kassenoffs’ Court Documents
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZitsXgychSTNxN4FXFjjoip93w4E6EaN?usp=drive_link
Allan Kassenoff Martindale-Hubbell Profile
https://www.martindale.com/attorney/allan-a-kassenoff-478326/
Coverage on Catherine Kassenoff and Allan Kassenoff
Bloomberg News
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/wake-up-call-greenberg-partner-resigns-after-abuse-allegations
NY POST
https://nypost.com/2023/06/12/attorney-blamed-by-ex-wife-in-suicide-note-resigns-from-firm/
https://nypost.com/2023/06/11/ex-emailed-catherine-kassenoff-that-he-will-never-stop-before-her-assisted-suicide/
https://nypost.com/2023/06/10/mom-posted-assisted-suicide-note-to-facebook-after-custody-battle/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Dailymail.co.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12181087/Mother-ended-life-diagnosed-terminal-cancer-losing-custody-kids.html?ito=email_share_article-top
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12183177/Abusive-husband-sent-terrifying-email-NY-mom-claiming-never-stop-win-custody.html
Above the law
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/06/the-biglaw-files-how-power-and-privilege-harm-the-legal-profession/
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/06/biglaw-partners-furious-tirades-go-viral-revealing-family-tragedy/?fbclid=IwAR0-4DxYIb74hkQTBhbs7e6yfYf_G399z-hM6Gh1_X2z0Q2ifQQJAZrQULA
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/08/catherine-kassenoffs-last-mothers-day-message-to-children-allans-lawyer-shoves-back/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/08/allan-kassenoff-tops-martindale-hubbell-with-1-profile-visibility-among-2-1-million-lawyers/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/07/final-days-catherine-kassenoff-bought-house-for-kids-then-termination-of-parental-rights-terminal-diagnosis-as-suicide-remains-unconfirmed/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/06/facebook-posts-and-sexual-misconduct-allegations-dr-abrams-role-in-catherine-kassenoffs-ruin-revealed/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/04/fr-investigates-catherine-kassenoff-forced-out-of-home-separated-from-children-based-on-findings-of-custody-evaluator-paid-by-father/#comment-227651
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/03/kassenoffs-law-firm-defends-announces-allan-took-leave-to-focus-on-family-fr-will-assist-in-showing-the-truth/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/03/raw-emotion-and-rage-18-videos-of-allan-kassenoff-with-catherines-shocking-descriptions/#comment-227083
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/02/how-greenberg-traurig-lawyer-allan-kassenoff-used-family-court-to-end-catherine-kassenoffs-life-steal-3-children-and-who-conspired-with-him/
https://frankreport.com/2023/05/31/catherine-kassenoff-lost-her-kids-home-health-savings-and-life-through-crafty-husband-family-court-play/
https://frankreport.com/2023/05/28/is-she-dead-final-post-from-mother-who-lost-her-kids-through-family-court-to-wealthy-attorney-husband/
https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/05/catherine-kassenoff-death-child-custody-divorce-court/
Videos of Allan Kassenoff’s Abuse & Family Court Corruption
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7242374472500792622?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7241983224283450666?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7241174878207069486?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7240453967728168234?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7240063019391225131?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7239750147268267306?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
News
https://westchester.news12.com/estranged-husband-of-deceased-westchester-family-court-activist-on-leave-amid-probe-of-suicide-note-allegations
https://westchester.news12.com/westchester-family-court-activist-apparently-dies-by-assisted-suicide-during-battle-for-kids-cancer-diagnosis
NY Judges that made Catherine Kassenoff Childless, Homeless
Judge Lewis Lubell ruled Allan should have sole custody of the kids and sole possession of the family home in Larchmont. He ordered Catherine evicted without notice. lLubell@nycourts.gov (2) Judge Nancy Quinn Koba, who, without hearing from Catherine or the children, signed orders to keep Catherine away from her children nkoba@nycourts.gov (3) Dr. Marc Abrams [above], custody evaluator #1. His recommendation: Because the mother “alienated” the children from their father, they should have no contact with their mother without a paid visitation supervisor listening to every word between mother and child. drabrams@drmarcabrams.com (4) Carol Most, attorney for the children, reportedly billed $270,000 to work for the “best interest of the children.” She recommended the court remove the mother from the children’s lives. gd@dimolaw.com; carolmost@cwmost.com; (5) Let’s not forget Dr. Kathleen E Mckay, MD. Dr. Kathleen McKay, the second custody evaluator, who replaced Dr. Abrams. Dr. Mckay decided Catherine should not see the children at all, even with a visitation supervisor, denying Catherine’s last wish to see her children before she died. https://www.vitals.com/doctors/1sk5x2/kathleen-mckay https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/kathleen-mckay-5d858624-6a34-4436-a8d0-a38571a9fe89-overview https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/2843759/Dr-KATHLEEN+E.-MCKAY-Hartsdale-NY.html
NY State Bar Complaints Email for Westchester County ad2-grv9@nycourts.go
https://thygesenvwang.blogspot.com/2023/06/catherine-kassenoff-and-allan-kassenoff.html
Google/DocuSign
Catherine Kassenoff and Allan Kassenoff
June 08, 2023
Google Drive to Catherine Kassenoffs’ Court Documents
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZitsXgychSTNxN4FXFjjoip93w4E6EaN?usp=drive_link
Allan Kassenoff Martindale-Hubbell Profile
https://www.martindale.com/attorney/allan-a-kassenoff-478326/
Coverage on Catherine Kassenoff and Allan Kassenoff
Bloomberg News
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/wake-up-call-greenberg-partner-resigns-after-abuse-allegations
NY POST
https://nypost.com/2023/06/12/attorney-blamed-by-ex-wife-in-suicide-note-resigns-from-firm/
https://nypost.com/2023/06/11/ex-emailed-catherine-kassenoff-that-he-will-never-stop-before-her-assisted-suicide/
https://nypost.com/2023/06/10/mom-posted-assisted-suicide-note-to-facebook-after-custody-battle/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Dailymail.co.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12181087/Mother-ended-life-diagnosed-terminal-cancer-losing-custody-kids.html?ito=email_share_article-top
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12183177/Abusive-husband-sent-terrifying-email-NY-mom-claiming-never-stop-win-custody.html
Above the law
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/06/the-biglaw-files-how-power-and-privilege-harm-the-legal-profession/
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/06/biglaw-partners-furious-tirades-go-viral-revealing-family-tragedy/?fbclid=IwAR0-4DxYIb74hkQTBhbs7e6yfYf_G399z-hM6Gh1_X2z0Q2ifQQJAZrQULA
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/08/catherine-kassenoffs-last-mothers-day-message-to-children-allans-lawyer-shoves-back/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/08/allan-kassenoff-tops-martindale-hubbell-with-1-profile-visibility-among-2-1-million-lawyers/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/07/final-days-catherine-kassenoff-bought-house-for-kids-then-termination-of-parental-rights-terminal-diagnosis-as-suicide-remains-unconfirmed/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/06/facebook-posts-and-sexual-misconduct-allegations-dr-abrams-role-in-catherine-kassenoffs-ruin-revealed/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/04/fr-investigates-catherine-kassenoff-forced-out-of-home-separated-from-children-based-on-findings-of-custody-evaluator-paid-by-father/#comment-227651
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/03/kassenoffs-law-firm-defends-announces-allan-took-leave-to-focus-on-family-fr-will-assist-in-showing-the-truth/
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/03/raw-emotion-and-rage-18-videos-of-allan-kassenoff-with-catherines-shocking-descriptions/#comment-227083
https://frankreport.com/2023/06/02/how-greenberg-traurig-lawyer-allan-kassenoff-used-family-court-to-end-catherine-kassenoffs-life-steal-3-children-and-who-conspired-with-him/
https://frankreport.com/2023/05/31/catherine-kassenoff-lost-her-kids-home-health-savings-and-life-through-crafty-husband-family-court-play/
https://frankreport.com/2023/05/28/is-she-dead-final-post-from-mother-who-lost-her-kids-through-family-court-to-wealthy-attorney-husband/
https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/05/catherine-kassenoff-death-child-custody-divorce-court/
Videos of Allan Kassenoff’s Abuse & Family Court Corruption
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7242374472500792622?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7241983224283450666?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7241174878207069486?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7240453967728168234?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7240063019391225131?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7239750147268267306?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7232341215227561518
News
https://westchester.news12.com/estranged-husband-of-deceased-westchester-family-court-activist-on-leave-amid-probe-of-suicide-note-allegations
https://westchester.news12.com/westchester-family-court-activist-apparently-dies-by-assisted-suicide-during-battle-for-kids-cancer-diagnosis
NY Judges that made Catherine Kassenoff Childless, Homeless
Judge Lewis Lubell ruled Allan should have sole custody of the kids and sole possession of the family home in Larchmont. He ordered Catherine evicted without notice. lLubell@nycourts.gov (2) Judge Nancy Quinn Koba, who, without hearing from Catherine or the children, signed orders to keep Catherine away from her children nkoba@nycourts.gov (3) Dr. Marc Abrams [above], custody evaluator #1. His recommendation: Because the mother “alienated” the children from their father, they should have no contact with their mother without a paid visitation supervisor listening to every word between mother and child. drabrams@drmarcabrams.com (4) Carol Most, attorney for the children, reportedly billed $270,000 to work for the “best interest of the children.” She recommended the court remove the mother from the children’s lives. gd@dimolaw.com; carolmost@cwmost.com; (5) Let’s not forget Dr. Kathleen E Mckay, MD. Dr. Kathleen McKay, the second custody evaluator, who replaced Dr. Abrams. Dr. Mckay decided Catherine should not see the children at all, even with a visitation supervisor, denying Catherine’s last wish to see her children before she died. https://www.vitals.com/doctors/1sk5x2/kathleen-mckay https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/kathleen-mckay-5d858624-6a34-4436-a8d0-a38571a9fe89-overview https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/2843759/Dr-KATHLEEN+E.-MCKAY-Hartsdale-NY.html
NY State Bar Complaints Email for Westchester County ad2-grv9@nycourts.go
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I am going through the exam same thing right now. Been fighting fir years, I am actually writing a book about it. How the system failed me. In 2014, I could have been her when I lost custody of my children to my abuser, but! God kept me. It is the most painful experience ever and my goal is to publish and advocate. The worst pain any mother could hear. I am a witness and still going on as we speak.
I pray she did not die in vain and that the proper people be accountable for their own individual roles in abuse of power. Criminal charges should be filed against all of them but most importantly the children should be at the minimum taking out of his abusive custody.
Placed in a loving home with relatives from their mom’s side of the family.
For the love of God, help those children and take them out of their father’s evilness of abuse.
Are all these people jews?
They are. Allan is Orthodox and I believe most of the players on his side are Jewish. Catherine was of Egyptian descent and Christian. Some of their fights revolved around the kids celebrating Christmas and keeping Kosher when they were in her care.
Did anyone involved in the case feel obliged to defend him — no matter what — and to think of her as a non-person?
“It is forbidden to hand over a Jew to the heathen, neither his person nor his goods, even if he is wicked and a sinner, even if he causes distress and pain to fellow-Jews. Whoever hands over a Jew to the heathen has no part in the next world. It is permitted to kill a moser (informant) wherever he is. It is even permitted to kill him before he has handed over (a fellow Jew).”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesirah
“He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner.” Augustine of Hippo
Your point being? Shame on you.
My name is amie. I lived w abuse and was not allowed to see my son bc the father was like Allen.. courts gave his dad full custody after falsely accusing me .. it’s sad. The courts need to recognize this.. I lost everything!! And still don’t get to see my son.. please fix the problem.. this is wrong. Please fix the family court system.. NOBODY SHOULD GO THROUGH THIS..
Amierolls1@gmail.com
Every single one of these corrupt people should pay for their part in this karma will come calling Hope it was worth every corrupt $ for your part in destroying a mothers life hang your heads in shame
These cases are all over America and all over the world.
Everyone of these Judges, lawyers, evaluators etc., need to be prosecuted for this. Pure greed. I hope they get EVERYTHING they deserve in this life & beyond! Right along with Kassenoff!
I think they should be labeled, in some cases, as child sex traffickers because some children, like the Ambrose case, end up sexually abused.
Almost identical thing happened to me when I was going through a divorce with a Greenberg Traurig shareholder. I almost died of a brain aneurysm between the full trial he took me to and then his appeal and all of the nonsense in between. The system is so corrupt. I wish I could call it a “Men’s Club” but there are plenty of women involved too. It’s so traumatic and I just hope and pray that her kids will someday realize….
It’s a big firm. Maybe there’s a Greenberg Traurig ex-Wives Club you could join? The “Men’s Club” comment reminds me of Kay Griggs’ testimony. Have you heard about this?
Did the most organized and visible family court reform groups help Kay Griggs in any way?
Did anyone reach out to her? Is she still alive after the filming of her testimony?
If powerful political connections involved in organized corruption make us too afraid to help women in that situation, what good can we do?
“What is past is prologue”
Present, located on the northeast corner of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_(Aitken)
Thank you, right on point!
I hope the kids when they get older that they know that their Mom was a good Mom and that she loved them very much, and what he did to her.May she rest in peace now.
Let’s not forget Dr. Kathleen E Mckay, MD. Dr. Kathleen McKay, the second custody evaluator, who replaced Dr. Abrams. Dr. Mckay decided Catherine should not see the children at all, even with a visitation supervisor, denying Catherine’s last wish to see her children before she died. https://www.vitals.com/doctors/1sk5x2/kathleen-mckay https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/kathleen-mckay-5d858624-6a34-4436-a8d0-a38571a9fe89-overview
https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/2843759/Dr-KATHLEEN+E.-MCKAY-Hartsdale-NY.html
“ denying Catherine’s last wish to see her children before she died.”
You’re wrong about that. katherine herself says on her FB that she was approved to see the kids on May 14th, unsupervised
he clearly put on her Facebook while she was granted a Mother’s Day visit, you dimwits doubt everything when there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Below is what GUS DIMOPOULOS wrote to the court to scare it into preventing a Mother’s Day visit. Although that visit was ultimately allowed to go forward without any “supervisor”, it didn’t happen because DIMOPOULOS threatened that the Children would “run away” and that my mother would be too frail to chase them down. That is: he has ensured that they are told to “run away”. On Mother’s Day. Of course, I could not risk such a spectacle that would subject me and my mother to false reports – again – and put the children in a terrible dilemma. This is the very definition of using children as pawns.
DIMOPOULOS wrote to the Court to “give” me Mother’s Day:
“If Ms. Kassenoff can secure a supervisor for the morning, the one activity the children can miss is ice skating, opening them up for a visit from 9AM to 12PM. Alternatively, if Ms. Kassenoff would like to celebrate Mother’s Day on Saturday with the children, provided she can secure a therapeutic supervisor, she is free to do so.”
DIMOPOULOS also has my children calling me “Catherine” instead of “mom” now.
I have been accused of “gaslighting” the Children to believe abuse that DIMOPOULOS says never happened. Yet, I have posted numerous videos on this site that many people have been repulsed by. Who is doing the gaslighting here? Are the videos lying?
Where is the order of protection I have been asking for over and over and over again?
https://www.facebook.com/catherine.y.kassenoff/posts/10210254528157147?ref=embed_post
“Although that visit was ultimately allowed to go forward without any “supervisor”,”
Mic drop.
“… Below is what GUS DIMOPOULOS wrote to the court to scare it into preventing a Mother’s Day visit. Although that visit was ultimately allowed to go forward without any “supervisor”, it didn’t happen because DIMOPOULOS threatened that the Children would “run away” and that my mother would be too frail to chase them down. That is: he has ensured that they are told to “run away”. On Mother’s Day. Of course, I could not risk such a spectacle that would subject me and my mother to false reports – again – and put the children in a terrible dilemma. This is the very definition of using children as pawns.
DIMOPOULOS wrote to the Court to “give” me Mother’s Day:
“If Ms. Kassenoff can secure a supervisor for the morning, the one activity the children can miss is ice skating, opening them up for a visit from 9AM to 12PM. Alternatively, if Ms. Kassenoff would like to celebrate Mother’s Day on Saturday with the children, provided she can secure a therapeutic supervisor, she is free to do so.”
DIMOPOULOS also has my children calling me “Catherine” instead of “mom” now.
I have been accused of “gaslighting” the Children to believe abuse that DIMOPOULOS says never happened. Yet, I have posted numerous videos on this site that many people have been repulsed by. Who is doing the gaslighting here? Are the videos lying?
Where is the order of protection I have been asking for over and over and over again?“
“Below is what GUS DIMOPOULOS wrote to the court to scare it into preventing a Mother’s Day visit.”
He failed at “scaring” the court into preventing a Mother’s Day visit.
Dr. Kathleen McKay, the second custody evaluator, who replaced Dr. Abrams. Dr. Mckay decided Catherine should not see the children at all, even with a visitation supervisor, denying Catherine’s last wish to see her children before she died. https://www.vitals.com/doctors/1sk5x2/kathleen-mckay
Lies. You just make things up as you go. No grasp on reality.
https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/05/catherine-kassenoff-death-child-custody-divorce-court/
A classic example of a flawed and easily manipulated family court system. Allen may have duped the judges but there is the ultimate Judge, AKA God. Allen will not be able to BS his way past him. Rest in peace Catherine. The children are always the pawns and collateral damage of these divorces
So many people shame abused women by saying “why don’t you just leave your abuser?”
This is why.
There is a special place in hell for this narcissist! Rip sweet momma 💔
Thank you for writing this article. Please investigate this issue more. This is a systemic problem in family court. The root of this problem is from a long held historical attitude (and old laws) that women and children are men’s property and he can do as he pleases with them.
Hi, Mr. Parlato. After reading Catherine Kassenoff’s story, I am left wondering if this is my future. I am in a Family Court nightmare in South Carolina in which attorneys, the Court, and those connected use many of the same tactics employed against Catherine.
Litigation is a blunt tool used to destroy a life so a spouse and third party may walk away with family-owned businesses. Heart-breakingly and infuriatingly, my children have been used as leverage, seemingly reduced to collateral damage. Though I have asked for nothing in this high asset divorce, attorneys (and judges) have attempted to cast me as greedy and manipulative. When that narrative did not stick, they shifted gears and focused on a mental health angle. Though there was/is no evidence or history to support any of these claims, in Family Court, the truth does not seem to matter.
I am bewildered by the absurdity of constantly being accused (and convicted) of false crimes. I am disillusioned to discover there exists a network of legal professionals willing to sign on to destroy innocent citizens (including children). Just like in Catherine’s case, the adverse parties lied to police claiming there was a restraining order against me. As a result, I was ejected from one of my own businesses twice (with police escort).
Though these claims were later proven false, the Court would do nothing to correct the damage done. In addition, I have been repeatedly charged with contempt. On one occasion, I was ordered to return a broken computer, which I did. I was then immediately cited for not including a mouse and keyboard. Again, I am bewildered by the absurdity of these acts and terrified because there is no one to tell, no one who can or will intervene.
I identify with Catherine’s words when she describes the exhaustion of constantly feeling hunted. The Court panders to disordered personalities who enjoy inflicting emotional trauma. Unfortunately for those targeted, the network of villains connected to the Court are never at a loss in providing new ways to cause damage. Being forced to drain one’s own finances to pay individuals to inflict irrevocable harm adds insult to injury.
“… My point being, if two men and a group of attorneys can do this to me in Family Court without a shred of evidence, they can do it to anyone.
No one I know can understand how anything that has happened in Family Court or our businesses is possible.
Our franchise agreements state I am the operating partner of the Melting Pots. I was the operating both locations at the date of filing for separation. This was the status quo. My spouse had not operated any business in 20 years and had never operated in Ohio.
Still, in a 15 minute hearing November 15, 2021, he was awarded complete control of all businesses as “the traditional operator” and was also given the authority to ban me from any involvement.
Next, he simply did not show up for work. By design, he left me in the impossible position of either doing nothing and letting the businesses, managers , employees, and guests suffer or continuing to work and being charged with “interfering.” In the end it did not matter what decision I made on any issue. If there was no evidence to twist, they simply created some.
The only individuals who have written affidavits or provided “evidence” in Family Court are Mr. Dunn and Mr. Chaposky. When “my” attorneys would not address their perjury, I highlighted the false statements in affidavits and transcripts and collected hard evidence to disprove each count.
The number is well over 1,000. “My” attorneys would not submit this evidence. They would not serve Discovery.
They would not even send a letter on my behalf to refute the many lies put forth by opposing counsel.
In January 2022, my oldest son recorded an in-person conversation which included me, my son, Mr. Dunn and Mr. Chaposky.
In this conversation, Mr. Chaposky shouts and yells at me for nearly an hour and a half while my son and I attempt to do prep at the restaurant. Mr. Chaposky tells me I am “a disgusting human being.” He states, “I can buy anybody. That’s easy.”
He says when he is done with me, I will own nothing. When I told him I was sorry my existence was such an obstacle for him, but I could not “not” exist, he paused for a moment, seeming contemplative. After that, he smiled at me in a way that chills me to the bone to this day. …”
https://myrtlebeachsc.com/ginger-dunn-alienated-from-business-she-owned-for-25-years-in-a-15-minute-family-court-hearing/
Your story is one of millions of both mothers and fathers who’s life’s, children’s lives are turned into statistics and cash cows if the parties involved have money. The courts, cps, gal, attorneys court shrinks are all f**king vampires once they find out they have money they all collaborate and end up siding with the player who will end up filling up their bank accounts with the most money just like Catherine’s case. There are good ethical attorneys out there but in family court it seems there are alot of scum vampires out there who sold their souls. It’s sickening and the scum involved in her case I hope they die horrible deaths like poor Cathrine did or they meet their maker by some scum thugs in a random violent crime where they suffer horribly. Sorry folks but I’m an old testament fan. I saw some of the videos of her ex yelling at the children like they were farm animals who weren’t following commands, like I assumed he is a total weak 142 lb dripping wet wimp, cowardice stereotypical attorney who is such a egomaniac with a inferiority complex. He’s the type of wimp who would never be able to have a real woman with self-esteem and has to flash his money to unfortunately women that don’t have any self-esteem that have been abused and that’s all they know so it’s comfortable for them. As a male and someone who has 4 kids I am middle class and after 12 yrs my ex and I got divorced and we put our kids 1st. I am lucky that we didn’t fight over stupid things and walking into it I knew I was going to have to support my ex as she put her life on hold to be a stay at home mom to raise our 4 kids and she had a 10 hr a week part time job that got her outta the house and she did whatever she wanted with her money & I supported that as that is how I was raised and our kids are better off for that. There was no bickering over alimony-maintenance & child support as they’re our kids and I’m responsible for the kids and her while she started a real career and her income keeps going up. We split the 401k 50-50 which was fair plus the house value and today she has her own house, own investments and she is growing in her career. I have no resentments over any of it as she made the sacrifice to raise our 4 kids, breat fed all 4, our last 2 she was breast feeding both of them for about 1.5 yrs. Not too many moms out there will do that. Today & since the entire process we are best friends, our kids are happy and we even do short vacations as a family so our kids have healty childhood. Yes we are a rare example and I wish more people that go through divorce could drop their egos, petty bs, greed and just accept the situation and move forward. God bless!
Genuinely hope this woman finds retribution from beyond the grave and her former partner and his cohort of putrid flying monkeys rot for eternity. Filthy practices, and curse upon the judges who enabled this.
Its horrible. Special place in hell for those who handed them over to that paycho father. Beautiful children. I have seen this happen a few times.pure evil
I’m heartbroken and feel so lost for these kids, what parent does this to their own children. He is a disgusting human being and deserves to be held responsible for his wife’s death. I hope his kids realize when they get older just how Vile he is
“The law should not be an accomplice to this violence, it should not generate impunity or leave the victims unprotected — Encarna Bodelón
Human evolution comes hand in hand with equality and reciprocal respect for men and women, but to equalize, first you have to equip those who are the weakest to the most vulnerable.
Changes in humanity are slow, but if as in the present, violence is exponential against women and children, if the existence of child sexual abuse, pedophilia and trafficking in women and children is a scourge of humanity, if millions of women and girls are daily murdered, raped, mistreated throughout the world, if their children are murdered or sexually abused when they cannot care for them, we MUST change this course of history if we want to survive as a healthy civilization.
The tragedy is visible and shown starkly. Its matrix: a society with a patriarchal mind.
It must be realized that with respect for the human rights of battered women comes the right of their children, “defenseless witnesses of violence. It is time for all of us to start this new look, towards the victims, women and children, towards the vulnerable and dispossessed in this society.”
— Graciela Dora Jofré, Justice of the Peace, Lawyer of Villa Gesell, Argentina
“El derecho no debe ser cómplice de esta violencia, no debe generar impunidad ni desproteger a las víctimas
— Encarna Bodelón
La evolución humana viene de la mano de la igualdad y respeto recíproco de hombres y mujeres, pero para igualar primero hay que equiparar al más débil al más vulnerable.
Los cambios en la humanidad son lentos, pero si como en el presente, la violencia es exponencial contra mujeres y niños, si la existencia de abuso sexual infantil, pedofilia y trata de mujeres y niños es un flagelo de la humanidad, si millones de mujeres y niñas son diariamente asesinadas, violadas, maltratadas en todo el mundo, si se asesina o abusa sexualmente de sus hijos cuando no pueden con ellas, DEBEMOS torcer este rumbo de la historia si queremos sobrevivir como civilización sana.
La tragedia es visible y se muestra descarnadamente . Su matriz : una sociedad con mente patriarcal.
Debe tomarse conciencia que con el respeto a los derechos humanos de las mujeres maltratadas, viene el derecho de sus hijos, testigos inermes de la violencia.
Es hora que todos iniciemos esta nueva mirada , hacia las víctimas, mujeres y niños, hacia a los vulnerables y desposeídos de esta sociedad.“
Graciela Dora Jofré, Juez de Paz Letrada de Villa Gesell, Argentina
http://lavozdelavictimaylajusticia.blogspot.com/2023/01/pdf-libro-ninas-y-ninos-en-la_1.html
Every person named above should run out of office for the corrupt manner in which they involved themselves.
Please someone find justice for her no woman kids and even the poor dogs shouldn’t have to go through that I have but fortunately came out the otherside
There are so many woman going through this in NY, across the country and world. What my ex-husband did to me (attempted unsuccessfully to end my life) so a judge issued an order of protection. He is so far above the law that he violated the order and was arrested. He has managed to successfully keep our children away from me. We have joint custody. I have been fighting since 2/2021 for equal access to our children. He has thrown out there that I have a mental illness in court. I have PTSD due to 20 years of abuse at the hands of him! He has been convicted of a domestic violence crime against me and yet the court and attorney for the children acts like he is a great father. He isn’t as he calls our child names like lazy, uselss, waste of space, etc. I pay him child support and NY state is one of three states in the country that receives federal funding so they can force parents to pay child support until the child(ren) are 21!
“… NY state is one of three states in the country that receives federal funding so they can force parents to pay child support until the child(ren) are 21! …”
Has anyone started compiling data, laws and mandates state by state to compare outcomes?
If not yet … any grants available anywhere to collect, map and graph that data?
Is it possible that federal funding for family court mandates causes more harm than good?
Allen surely should not have custody of the children. He has obviously caused them irreversible mental anguish and should be allowed anywhere near him. He radiates evil in its purest form.May Karma crawl all over him as well as all of those who were involved in destroying this woman and her children and may the whole world be able to watch as it happens. Evil lurks everywhere.
Thank you, Frank Report for allowing us to vent and to voice our concerns with the “family court” system. So many in America — and in nations all over the world — have expressed concerns about family courts for the past few decades.
Why have family courts failed so miserably for so long? It looks like the mission of “family courts” is:
to take millions of dollars from children and families
to provoke dangerous conflict in families
to totally stress out every member of already vulnerable families — under penalty of law
Who decided America’s family courts should be for-profit and purposely adversarial, under penalty of law?
That kind of torture isn’t in anyone’s best interest except for those making millions from that nightmare.
Thank you for shedding light on this rampant issue in Family Court. Sad it took a sacrificial lamb such as Katherine to bring awareness. For many of us, it’s whoever has the best paid assassin’s. Let’s not let them win.
Sacrificial lamb? What happened to her is a travesty of justice but do some research. Millions of both men and women in the US have this happen everyday and lots of them either end up in jail, homeless or kill themselves everyday due to these evil courts and its both sexes that are victims. It’s pure evil.
Watch this
https://youtu.be/KLCsbtS9dUA
Thank you for sharing this important piece.
Catherine Kassenoff was an intelligent NYU Law, Dartmouth graduate, Federal Prosecutor, who ended up living in her car, childless, penniless, ALLAN KASSENOFF, and the Family Court players, eventually completely TERMINATED EVEN SUPERVISED VISITATION, AND REFUSED A DEATH BED VISIT WITH HER KIDS.
“ AND REFUSED A DEATH BED VISIT WITH HER KIDS.”
STOP SPAMMING THIS FORUM WITH LIES.
Allan STOP trolling
@courtnews: Please share your evidence showing she was refused a deathbed visit with her children. Thanks.
Is that you Allan?
my story is the same as Kathrene’s story. I married a narcissistic psychopath Dr. Samer Salmo. He abused me for 10 consecutive years, he put me in jail, accused me of being crazy and dangerous to children, he cried in court claimed that I tapped him and got myself pregnant from him. He refused to admit paternity of our twin girls, accused me of sleeping with my own dad. He took my kids away from me and demanded 5 years restraining order. I lost my kids in 3/2023. Not allowed to speak to them completely.
I’m so sorry that you are going through this… it’s awful how someone’s side is taken just because of their status
I believe you. I’m so sorry.
-Another Cassandra
Hi, why does your case sound just like mine, have we connected? Oh Also Judge Flores of the San Francisco Superior ruled that I lied about my fertility thus tricked Thygesen into getting me pregnant, and that constituted Domestic Violence subjecting me to 5 year Restraining Order. Father is the son of the CEO of DocuSign whose spend millions on his son’s child custody battle.
OMG, just saw your post, sounds like me, Judge Flores of the San Francisco Superior Court also ruled that I tricked Thygesen CEO of DocuSign’s son into getting me pregnant, Allan is paying the legal bills to terminate all contact & to imprison me.
He thought all of his problems would disappear once she passed. Ha. No matter what, Catherine was clearly a strong woman; while tragic, heaps of good on her for doing this. We’re only just seeing the tip of his just desserts. The fact that so many women were a part of this disgusts me- this man and these people are despicable.
This is my story too
It happens too often, to too many good mother’s.
So sorry you’re going through it, too. Rest often and stay strong. ♥️
So typical for someone who is a narcissist like Allen to act like they are the victim. After all they only care about winning. I’m going through the same thing though not at the same level as neither me or my soon to be ex have millions to spend but we’ve already been in a nearly years long divorce and custody battle. The comments made invalidating Catherine are completely unacceptable, she was being abused. Anyone who has been a victim of abuse can clearly see that. The important thing here that truly matters are the children and they don’t deserve to be living with someone who doesn’t put their well being above all else. It is clear from the videos that this man is not fit to be a parent and any “real” custody evaluator would have seen that had they spent the necessary time with him and the kids and with Catherine. They also should be able to gage what the relationship is like by speaking with the kids individually and I doubt that even happened from what has been described. These kids need to be where they will not be subjected to abuse, which means NOT with Allen. AND A judge that wouldn’t even allow a dying woman to see her kids!!??? For shame!!!
Allan boy!!! Karma is a BITCH!!!
I am very sorry for the way you all treat the victim Allan. He js being abused. He just wants to take care of the kids. Catherine committed suicide just to destroy him.
She should have done the right things and just committed suicide and shut up. Not ruin his life.
I’m so sorry for you Allan.
The iconic “Christian love” is shown here in full display. What a pathetic life you must have.
You’re sick
Did you watch the videos? You are no better than those that abused her and the system you get what they wanted. May God have mercy on your soul for defending an abuser!
To “Ponder This”: my educated guess is that your real name is Allan because Allan is one sick human being and no one else with a heart would think he was the victim. You will be rotting in hell one day.
I watched the videos. Obviously Allan is mentally sick, he refused to take children to activities. He wants to sit at home, drink beer, neglect children. His entire purpose was to prevent his wife from getting alimony and child support. Allan is a narcissistic psychopath. Children should not live with him.
You can’t actually be trying to rationalise what this man did. Have you watched the videos? Those children weren’t alienated. They had front row seats, watching how their monster of a father treated their mother. Absolutely appalling of you to even try to justify his behaviour. Those poor children are now stuck with him. Pathetic excuse for a human being.
YOU ARE INSANE
Are you okay? You seem a bit delusional and brain washed. Perhaps you’ve played the victim in a situation before and are trying to make yourself feel better by defending a narcissistic abuser. I hope you get the help you need and you clearly know nothing about children if you think Allen wants to protect them. You know he only wanted the kids to hurt Catherine. Don’t be so stupid. I hope you can get the help you need.
Is this Allan or one of his butt buddies?
kill yourself
Ponder this, Allen. Your kids will, no matter how hard you try to stop it, will one day see these videos and they will hate you forever. Probably doesn’t matter to you though, since your only goal was to take everything g from her.
Someone check on this “persons” kid or spouse. They are obvious an abuser. Only abusers would side with another abuser.
You must be Allan
TROLL this person doesn’t care about this story, just a TROLL
Is there a way to help her kids so they can move with her parents and to try to put him in prison? He’s a monster and should not have the kids
I agree. Children should live with Katherine parents.
What a bunch of lazy people. Did no home work!
My experience with family court is so similar to this story. My abusive ex used litigation as a tool to harrass me- after an eight year divorce and countless ridiculous petitions, he dragged me and our children through a five year custody dispute. Thankfully, he was not able to get access to my house (bought long prior to our marriage) only because I never changed my name on my mortgage or house deed to my married name. The custody dispute was horrific. We had one custody evaluator who literally lied on his report to the court master- saying the children said many horrible things about me (all untrue), and that I had Munchausen by proxy because our youngest has severe allergies and asthma and is frequently sick. My ex husband’s girlfriend systematically went to people throughout my small town, school personnel, doctors, etc. to try to defame my character. It was shocking how they were able to convince people of such horrible things about me- despite my having had previously good relationships with those people! Thankfully,my lawyers were able to call for an additional custody evaluation, and although the report was not favorable of me, my ex looked worse. The real reason he did not win is because, in the end, he admitted he really didn’t want more custody because he had broken up with his girlfriend who had initiated the custody dispute, and who was paying for it. Three years later, my ex has met another woman with three little children, and he almost never sees the children we share. Our children have long standing mental health issues from the trauma he put them through during this horrible custody dispute, and throughout their lives.
I’m so sorry that he put you and the kids through that.I really hope karma gets him in the end.The children should be asked in front of the judge whom they want to live with.I as a teen did not want to live with my dad.And I would let everyone know that.Courts need to start listening to the children.
I want to know if this guy will still have his kids after his wife’s statement. The kids should be with her family (if possible). I can’t imagine how he is treating the kids.
Very sad. Too much of this is happening in the family court system right now! Parental alienation is such BS. When all else fails, this is what they resort to. Thank God she recorded everything and shared. Unfortunately she won’t be able to see justice served. Everyone listed in this article needs their licenses revoked and need to serve long sentences!!!!! A lot of changes need to be made in the family court system and judges, psychologists, social workers and GALs need to start being held accountable for their mistakes. How can decision be made without these so-called professionals ever doing any real investigating? Had they done so, this would have been a no-brainer. I don’t have a law degree or psychology degree…and I can see the issue!
Totally agree! I am a business owner that contracted with CPS. There’s so much corruption that is almost seems these cases are made up.
I’ve been fighting for my youngest child against his “father” He is not his biological father as I was pregnant when we met. Everyone knows this.
2010 (4 years into “marriage”), my ex “adopted” my son. I found out in 2013 that my ex was still married to his first wife, 7 years into our relationship.
It would be 6 years later that my ex tried to kill himself twice and then turned on me. I’ve been trying to survive on my own having lost my home, my step sons and essentially my daughter because said ex molested her, my career because of 20+ court appearances in 24 months, a sick babychild with cardiac and neurological episodes that turned out to be panic attacks because he had to see his “father”.
I am the loudest voice in VA that family courts are corrupt. Lawyers that charge thousands of dollars per day, Guardian ad lirem’s that are supposed to be acting in the best interest of the child and judges that are persuaded by the best lawyers that money can buy.
NEVER INVOLVE FAMILY COURTS!
Narcissism is real and typically in men. Support mothers and their babies. Men can leave and moms will be mother and father. Women removed from their children will never survive without the love of their mom.
I agree and disagree. In situations like the one above or yours of course yes. I would have ended up in the same situation if I would have filed for divorce in Montana but I moved to back to Arizona with the kids and fought here. But my dad was an incredible father and my mom was an abusive, violent addict. The courts in Maricopa County repeatedly gave my mom custody and ordered my dad to pay and during that time I was subjected to unimaginable abuse. Moral of the story, sometimes the mother is the bad one and that’s why an impartial investigation is so important.
What can we do to help make these people pay for what they have done???
It says enough that the company he’s a shareholder of takes absolutely no responsibillity, and turned off the abillity to comment on all their social media posts. Trying to make out Alan to be an angel since he took a voluntary leave of absence.
Kathleen McKay is no stranger to “pay for play.” She’s also affiliated with the Westchester Jewish Community Services. How much does Allan contribute that organization annually? https://casetext.com/case/cherner-v-westchester-jewish-cmty-servs
This is INSANE!! I feel for her daughters! I hope you continue to fight for Catherine and get EVERYONE that was involved FIRED and/or JAILED!
What family law code did Catherine use to kick out the first judge? I need it to kick out my judge who denied me to see my children
All these people that financially gained should be forced to refund the money and setup a trust fund for the girls for unjustly helping to taking their mother away from them. Leaving them unprotected from a crazy father that doesn’t care about them and was only interested in winning.The cruelty that was inflicted on Catherine while she was dealing with cancer is unimaginable. She loved her children and just wanted to protect them from all the evil that was forced on them by this lunatic. He should lose custody immediately.
And they should loose their licenses to practice whatever it is they “practice “
Someone needs to sue these people on behalf of the children, but I expect no one can afford to do that….
The children will. They’ll be raised by an abusive narcissist, they’ll turn on him, they’ll treat him the same way he treated their mother
Agreed @ Linda
Last winter, “… just this week the governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission released a report recommending that courts discontinue the use of psychiatric evaluations for parents citing biases inequalities and harmfulness to kids …”
Remember Fotis Dulos?
The court-appointed “family court evaluator” in that case was Dr. Stephen Humphrey. Is Mr. Humphrey still allowed to practice in New York and Connecticut?
Mr. Humphrey met with Fotis about twenty times.
When Mr. Humphrey wrote a report to inform the “family court” that Fotis was a “gregarious and confident person”, did Mr. Humphrey predict that Fotis would smile confidently as he killed his wife?
Who allowed Marc Abrams and Stephen Humphrey to practice in family courts?!
Please help me, tell me how to remove incompetent judge Mellissa Zecker from my case.
This is a judicial and ethical disgrace!! I have the same key players in my family court case in Long Island that Thomas Valva had and it seems like history is repeating itself !
As a mother, in a similar court for the past 17 years, It hurts. It is too late after the facts . Preventive actions.a divorce should not be a day over 1 year in account of law. Once there is a limit in how much money the legal system/ attorneys / fees/ experts/ can pocket, I can assure you that a mother will be able to level the battle field.
Money is power and greed destroyed families. Mothers teach respect, love one another.. should they teach their children to navigate corruption?
Talk about a study in conflict of interest. This is absolutely unconscionable.
I hope anyone who helped this man abuse his wife get burned at the stake. What an awful human being.
All of these individuals who took part in the attack against Catherine Kassennoff should be held accountable and be under review.