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Parental Rights Trampled: Are CT Family Courts Operated Like Crime Syndicates?

10/10/2023  |  Frank Parlato
Parental Rights Trampled: Are CT Family Courts Operated Like Crime Syndicates?
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A mother told FR how Connecticut Family Court handled the custody battle between her and her abusive ex, which led to her losing custody of her son, much against his wishes.

Despite a restraining order and her ex’s violent history, the court’s decisions consistently favored him, citing “parental alienation.”

Multiple judges presided over the case, each seeming to ignore expert recommendations and the wishes of the teenage son.

The court’s willingness to switch judges appeared to be a strategic move to favor the father and his legal team. The situation worsened with every court order, leaving the mother powerless and the son in a vulnerable and traumatizing position.

After sharing her story, the mother asked, “Do you think this is a court-sponsored crime?”

Frank Report Response: 


CT Family Court tends to favor individuals who possess financial and legal power, resulting in a network that benefits from this arrangement. This pattern appears far from coincidental.

Judge Thomas J. O'NeillJudge Thomas J. O'Neill

Judge Thomas J. O’Neill

Parental Alienation for Gain: The court’s swift inclination to dub genuine bonds “parental alienation” without concrete evidence weaponizes a dubious psychological concept for unjust outcomes.

It indicates an organized effort to skew judgments favoring the financially dominant party, which benefits those within the system.

Violation of Children’s Rights for Profit: By consistently suppressing children’s voices, despite state laws allowing them to voice preferences, the system ensures that outcomes align with what benefits those within the system.

Judge Thomas MoukawsherJudge Thomas Moukawsher

Questionable Custody Decisions: Judges’ abrupt flipping of custody, usually from mother to father, based on “parental alienation,” without a genuine assessment, seems to comport with outcomes that benefit the enterprise.

Judge James KenefickJudge James Kenefick

Financial Manipulation & Coercion: The father orchestrated intricate financial maneuvers, manipulated records, misreported payments, and strategically presented last-minute evidence. This imposed undue financial strain on the less affluent mother, with the court consistently upholding his actions. This pattern suggests a coordinated, organized effort involving legal professionals in the enterprise.

Judge Jane Grossman finds parental alienation occurs whenever stay-at-home mothers allege an affluent father is abusive. An increasing number of parents are finding indications that Judge Grossman suffers from an unspecified personality disorder.Judge Jane Grossman finds parental alienation occurs whenever stay-at-home mothers allege an affluent father is abusive. An increasing number of parents are finding indications that Judge Grossman suffers from an unspecified personality disorder.

Judge Jane Grossman

Systematic Denial of Due Process: The Court’s pervasive practice of dismissing the concerns of mothers and children, silencing their voices, and giving preferential treatment to fathers with greater financial and legal influence reveals not only a deep-seated bias within the system, but also a covert financial incentive. This motivation may go beyond favoring the wealthier parent and encompass manipulating outcomes to procure grants or incentives through federally-funded initiatives on fatherhood. Such actions, undoubtedly, amount to corruption.

This grandmotherly lady who looks like she would care for your child as if it were your own, if former CT Family Court Judge Jane Emons, When she was on the bench she treated children as if they were her own and sold them to the highest bidder,This grandmotherly lady who looks like she would care for your child as if it were your own, if former CT Family Court Judge Jane Emons, When she was on the bench she treated children as if they were her own and sold them to the highest bidder,

Judge Jane Emons

Court-Endorsed Coercion: Undue threats to strip away visitation rights without justified cause might be a tactic to wear down, or intimidate the opposition, ensuring the system’s desired outcomes are met.

former CT Bar Association's Family Law Section president, Alexander Cuda, filed for a restraining order against Riordan, to prevent her from seeing their children. Despite the children's wishes to be with their mother, Ambrose and Cuda contended that their preferences were misguided due to Riordan's alleged influence.former CT Bar Association's Family Law Section president, Alexander Cuda, filed for a restraining order against Riordan, to prevent her from seeing their children. Despite the children's wishes to be with their mother, Ambrose and Cuda contended that their preferences were misguided due to Riordan's alleged influence.

Former CT Bar Association’s Family Law Section president, Alexander Cuda.

Obstruction of Justice as a Norm: The systematic dismissal of legitimate concerns, such as the decision to ignore expert testimonies, documented evidence, and a clear history of domestic violence and suppression of evidence, indicates this court system is operating as a racketeering enterprise. 

CT judge elizabeth bozzuto

Judge Shopping: A repeated, systematic practice where the chief administrative judge, in concert with insiders, assigns cases to specific judges with the intent to achieve predetermined outcomes favorable to parties with financial clout or legal manipulations, demonstrates gross abuse of power.

Judge Richard Robinson

Lack of Continuity and Familiarity: Frequent changes in judges on a case prevent judges from familiarizing themselves with the intricacies and nuances of a case, potentially resulting in plausible deniability and procedural delays, prolonging the case and resulting in additional billings for court professionals involved.

Judge Donna Nelson Heller CT CourtJudge Donna Nelson Heller CT Court

Judge Donna Nelson Heller

Accountability and Responsibility: If multiple judges oversee a case at different stages, it becomes challenging to pinpoint accountability. This diffusion of responsibility can mean that if there are oversights or misjudgments, it’s unclear who is to blame.

Jessica Biren Caverly custody evaluator

Appeal Concerns: If a case is appealed that was overseen by multiple judges who all reached similar conclusions, it can create an illusion of consensus. This makes it harder for higher courts to challenge or reconsider the findings, even if there were oversights or bias.

Jocelyn Hurwitz is one of the leading GALs in Connecticut. She bills between $400- $500 per hour.Jocelyn Hurwitz is one of the leading GALs in Connecticut. She bills between $400- $500 per hour.

Jocelyn Hurwitz GAL

Parental Alienation Bias: If a lawyer knows a judge leans towards findings of parental alienation, such as Judge Gerard Adelman, Judge Jane Grossman, or Judge Thomas J. O’Neill, they might maneuver to have that judge oversee the case. This tactic can be particularly effective if one party wants to marginalize the other party’s involvement with their children.

Judge Adelman, the dean of family court destroyers of families.Judge Adelman, the dean of family court destroyers of families.

Judge Gerard Adelman

The members of the CT Family Court enterprise work together to achieve common objectives and pursue the enterprise’s mission.

Manipulating family court decisions for financial gain

Suppressing the voices and rights of children and parents, especially those of financial or legal disadvantage.

Advancing their financial and personal interests by corrupt and illegal means

Using the label “parental alienation” as a weapon against less influential parents contrary to evidence and expert opinions.

Facilitating and endorsing the financial manipulations of more affluent parents.

Systematically dismissing evidence, neglecting abuse histories, and rejecting expert advice that did not align with their desired outcomes.

Coercing parents under threats of stripping visitation rights without a genuine cause.

 

 

The RICO Act, or Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, is a federal law enacted to combat organized crime.

The Department of Justice is authorized to confront what could be the most perilous RICO enterprise of all—the profit-driven, child trafficking CT Family Court.

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Comments (35)

  • The only question now: How many honest employees work in Connecticut DOJ offices?October 10, 2023
    For the past 20 years, I never understood how those family court judges, lawyers and vendors got away with it.

    I went to the New Haven and Bridgeport FBI offices with other parents to present the evidence of crimes committed in the family courts. Many parents called the FBI “public corruption HOTLINE” in 2015 when they gave us that number to call. From about 2010 – 2015 we were told two things: Our eye-witness accounts and experiences were family court matters to be handled in the family courts … and after the “public corruption investigation” of 2015, what the DOJ found was “too big” to do anything about it.

    Frank’s summary describes exactly how “professional” for-profit networks in Connecticut family courts fooled law enforcement offices for the past 40 years while alienating and harming probably tens of thousands of children in the state.

    How they got away with it for so long is brilliantly sinister. Their colleagues across the nation and in nations all over the world have mishandled the same kinds of cases in the same ways — harming probably hundreds of millions of children and families all over the world since “Dr.” Richard Gardner’s custody-flip tactic first hit the family courts in all those other countries.

    If the Connecticut DOJ can appropriately address the crimes in Connecticut family court system, the Connecticut DOJ can set the example for law enforcement in other states and other nations.

    This is exactly how those networks got away with it since the 1980s:

    “… The systematic dismissal of legitimate concerns, such as the decision to ignore expert testimonies, documented evidence, and a clear history of domestic violence and suppression of evidence, indicates this court system is operating as a racketeering enterprise. … A repeated, systematic practice where the chief administrative judge, in concert with insiders, assigns cases to specific judges with the intent to achieve predetermined outcomes favorable to parties with financial clout or legal manipulations, demonstrates gross abuse of power. … Frequent changes in judges on a case prevent judges from familiarizing themselves with the intricacies and nuances of a case, potentially resulting in plausible deniability and procedural delays, prolonging the case and resulting in additional billings for court professionals involved. … If multiple judges oversee a case at different stages, it becomes challenging to pinpoint accountability. This diffusion of responsibility can mean that if there are oversights or misjudgments, it’s unclear who is to blame. … If a case is appealed that was overseen by multiple judges who all reached similar conclusions, it can create an illusion of consensus. This makes it harder for higher courts to challenge or reconsider the findings, even if there were oversights or bias. … If a lawyer knows a judge leans towards findings of parental alienation, such as Judge Gerard Adelman, Judge Jane Grossman, or Judge Thomas J. O’Neill, they might maneuver to have that judge oversee the case. This tactic can be particularly effective if one party wants to marginalize the other party’s involvement with their children. …”
  • PilgrimOctober 10, 2023
    The two police officers who confronted the children in the Ambrose case can be charged under the Coercion statute, if I understand it: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/7102

    This is the Human Trafficking tip line to report cases.: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/human-trafficking/federal-law

    The “Kids for Cash” scandal sounded far fetched when I first heard of it. When I heard children were being trafficked in CT, it sounded equally far fetched. Doesn't sound so far fetched any longer.

    I believe these lawyers and judges think they are above the law.

    If you are part of it and reading this, think twice if you believe you will be protected. Under the Biden Administration, you nay be safe, but if the Democrats lost the Executive Branch in 2024, your zone of protection will no longer be there.

    I recommend ALL judges and lawyers read this article and think very carefully about your future. Life behind bars is a living Hell: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/17/pennsylvania-judges-kids-for-cash-damages-ciavarella-conahan
  • F. BowmanOctober 10, 2023
    ….and the Maricopa County child trafficking AZ Family Court…. and the [ pick a state ].

    I've never seen or read of any state that is not using the Mafia style of running a Family Court.

    Has anyone ever taken a hard look at the flip side as to how many shootings, that involved persons under 25 or 30, that might have been a product of the label “parental alienation” or from a DARVO environment that ended up being used as pawns by the team of unethical Actors involved in the Family Court System of Guaranteed Unjustice?

    My conclusion from the past 3 years or so of looking all the different complexities of the custody battle with children and divorced parents that get sucked into the Family Court arena is that the “Family Court” in every state has to be abolished.

    Any and all child custody cases must be completely public, no sealing of cases for any reason, must be resolved within a maximum of 12 months, and the cost incurred can not exceed $10k. Ethics must be held at the highest standard for all Actors involved. No Actor can be a member of the AFCC or any other unethical organization.

    All so-called rehab camps that are nothing but destructive brain washing cults, that try to wipe out any and all good memories a child might have of all previous years of their life, must be abolished and considered a criminal act if used and/or enforced.

    The UN report, on violence against women and girls with the use of pseudo junk science of parental alienation, confirmed how states sanctioning such dangerous theories in family courtrooms are violating the governing standard of the best interest of the child and human rights. The report urged states to legislate to ban the use of ‘parental alienation’ theory in all its guises, because it goes by many names. The UN wants them all prohibited.

    Until drastic actions are taken, Connecticut and all other states will to be in the “underground news” feeds of good parent after good parent being ruined by the unethical actions of the bad Actors involved in the Mafia run Family Court System. It is just horrific and, in CT, MO, CA, AZ, MN, MT, UT, FL, TX, NC, SC, VA, MD and more, it is equivalent to the holocaust of WWII.
  • Where’s the oversight? Where’s the justice?October 10, 2023
    Will Connecticut courts commit the first crimes and the last crimes in the Jennifer Dulos case?

    First, Connecticut family courts refused to accept responsibility for harm done in Dulos case.

    Then, it looks like Connecticut criminal courts totally overlooked the fact that the “socialite” was in the passenger seat of the pickup truck on the streets of Hartford after Jennifer disappeared.

    Why is “the socialite” not in jail waiting for the trial?

    What happens to non-socialite murder suspects as they await trials?

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12589683/Connecticut-Michelle-Troconis-court-jury-trial-Fotis-kill-wife-Jennifer-Dulos.html
  • AnonymousOctober 10, 2023
    A totally made up story or we would have been given her name.
    • AnonymousOctober 10, 2023
      This isn't the world of make believe. Good mothers lose custody of their children frequently in the Connecticut Family Court System. Until you can walk in the shoes of a Mother that has been erased “in the name of justice which she was seeking and paid dearly for” please stifle your post which attempts to gaslight and/or pretend that this does not occur. Thank you.
    • AnonymousOctober 10, 2023
      This isn't the world of make believe. Good mothers lose custody of their children frequently in the Connecticut Family Court System. Until you can walk in the shoes of a Mother that has been erased “in the name of justice which she was seeking and paid dearly for” please stifle your post which attempts to gaslight and/or pretend that this does not occur. Thank you.
    • AnonymousOctober 10, 2023
      Have any idea what these judges, GALs are doing to these mothers coming forward? Go public you are accused of harming the children. They are sealing cases These things are happening.
      • AnonymousOctober 12, 2023
        You should say parents, because it happens to both mothers and fathers the stories about fathers very rarely get coverage, even through the outside sources of the regular media, because the story goes “ believe all women “has become the norm in society
        • AnonymousOctober 14, 2023
          Currently believing the mother is not the norm in family court system in Connecticut. It's Mom is hysterical and suffering from unspecified mental health diagnosis. Follow the Frank report for further details. Luigi Dubbric had had his story published about 8 times. He claims he was fraimed in multiple arrest by his x wife.
    • Business as usual in CT family court.October 10, 2023
      Nope. If you know anything about ct courts it’s that parents who go public are punished.

      This mother has suffered enough and lives in fear of retaliation.

      Currently the courts use any public statement regarding the abuse of children or any public statement challenging a custody evaluator as a parent in need of a restraining order.

      CT family court requires no evidence but uses no-contact orders on a whim to isolate and silence children from those who advocate to protect the children.

      Children deserve a voice. It’s insane that at 16 kids under the court system are ordered to live with one parent or the other.

      They have rights. But they were sold to the father through the age of 18 and court vendors were guaranteed payments through the age of 18.

      Why do you think these divorces which should be over in less than a year are dragging on for decades?

      You go for a divorce and the court owns you.

      Look at the Ambrose case. That sadist cannot stop filing motions against his ex. He starting filing in august 2022. He thrives on the power of the court. He uses it as a weapon- a tool to dominate and abuse and while some judges ignored him, judges like O’Neill were too happy to join in his abuse and Cuda joined in for money.

      It’s a criminal enterprise. Keith Harmon Snow prices this in 2015

      I’m the worst interest of the children: trafficking children through family courts.

      The word is out. The players are named and they keep to business as usual. CT is one of the worst states.
  • Jen TurleyOctober 10, 2023
    We can all be grateful to Frank Parlato for covering these obstructions of justice and other abuses of citizens (especially of innocent children) in family courts in America.

    I am continually amazed at the lack of mainstream news coverage of these issues, including no coverage even of so many cases for which the ample evidence publicly available demonstrates severe abuses and a flagrant lack of due process for the citizens involved.

    As America becomes increasingly polarized, perhaps these news editors do not realize the extent to which this failure on their part may be contributing to the polarization. We are losing faith in our leaders and our newspapers. The picture created for us is one where the newspapers appear to be reporting in ways selectively beneficial to the wealthy and legally connected, AKA the “elite.” Left-leaning newspapers are as bad as any. Their silence in the face of these courtroom abuses implies “nothing to see here!” which is so clearly FALSE.

    The neighbors and friends of the mother and son written about here and the neighbors and friends of Karen Riordan and her children know the truth because they have witnessed it.

    Where I used to live in Brooklyn NY, my neighbors and I watched as a middle-aged woman and her partner a few doors away were removed from their long-time rent-stabilized home where they had paid rent regularly and on time. They were removed and delivered to the city Dept of Homeless Services. The landlord wanted them out – and the next thing was, somehow the woman was put into a short-term guardianship – conveniently assigning her right to sign contracts to someone else. That matter was covered in OnlyTheBlogKnowsBrooklyn, while mainstream newspapers did not touch it, despite tips and other urging by neighbors and friends of the couple. Shame on the newspapers.

    I would love to hear from one of these editors how they justify their non-coverage of such egregious abuses arising from what appear to be pockets of corruption within an unfortunate number of family and probate courts in America.
  • Reason for media black outOctober 10, 2023
    Is the state of Connecticut family court guilty of public order crimes? Crimes which interfer with operations of society and the ability for people to function effectively. Behavior that has been labeled criminal ( fraud) because it is contrary to shared norms, social values and customs? Maybe an investigation by the department of justice would show this as well other possible charges.
    • Mainstream chaos has been around a while.October 11, 2023
      In Israel:

      15 breaches along a high-tech border with Gaza … hours of slaughter.

      Was the IDF told to stand down?

      In Connecticut:

      Thousands harmed and destroyed in family courts … it’s been 40 years.

      Were the DOJ and The Hartford Courant told to stand down?

      The few in control who created that infrastructure are the kind of people planning to control the entire world, now.

      Their religion calls what they do “ordo ab chao”. Divide and rule — with help from mainstream “news”.
    • Why is there no investigation into family courtOctober 11, 2023
      Is it a dereliction of duty not to investigate cases in which the use of parental alienation has been used to gain access to a child. Despite reasons evidence presented to the court that the welfare of a child is in possible danger? Despite the united reports this is still happening. A criminal investigation is warranted. Unsealing of these cases is warranted for the greater good. Which office will be willing to take on the task to protect the most vulnerable of society?
  • Sick of the criminalsOctober 10, 2023
    DOJ is well aware. Bill Nardini head of criminal part of DOJ was rewarded with judgeship on second circuit and John Hughes former head of civil right division knew as well- retired with nice fat pension
  • T. CarlsonOctober 11, 2023
    I've spent 35 years living in Washington. I don't even recognize these people and what they're doing. I really don’t. It’s so dark. … So, these are really, really dark people. The darkest.
    • AnonymousOctober 13, 2023
      Those really, really dark people are our common danger. Who are those really really dark people?

      Find out how many legislators and corporate interests bought “The Best Defense” and weapons stocks before Hamas attacked. Find out how Wall Street Journalists knew what American and Israeli “Intelligence” didn’t know.

      Look to see who’s trying to force you to “take a side”. That same warmongering happens in “family courts”.

      Unnecessary conflict serves those who provoke it wherever money matters most.

      https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/american-newspaper-publishers-association-19610427
  • Soon, a “That’s interesting.” comment will be a red flag.October 13, 2023
    In Connecticut,

    there is no left or right, now.

    Only censorship.

    Bandy Lee v. Yale University:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZJYNe3qO5XQ5w3GM6S6CzlgTCUECHln/view
  • AnonymousOctober 13, 2023
    Crime syndicates with very specific political goals:

    If 4-year-olds want to sleep in cribs, parents should encourage it.

    If 5-year-olds want to change their biological sex, parents should encourage it.

    If a 13-year-old and two 16-year-olds want to live with their mother, the state must jail the mother.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12625199/jenna-bush-hager-four-year-old-son-hal-crib.html
  • What if The Hartford Courant keeps ignoring family court corruption?October 16, 2023
    War mongers have Hill & Knowlton. Connecticut family courts have The Hartford Courant.

    “But no journalist bothered to look into these witnesses' claims. As Susan B. Trento wrote in her book, “The Power House,” an in-depth look at Hill & Knowlton, “The diplomats, the congressmen, and the senators wanted something to support their positions. …

    https://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0906/p25s02-cogn.html
    • Is the statue of Pan with dancing feet still in Greenwich, Connecticut?October 17, 2023
      “I can declare with my hand on the bible: I was never a Nazi …”

      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67017311
      • Which religion corrupted family courts?October 21, 2023
        “I am thy mate, I am thy man,

        Goat of thy flock, I am gold , I am god,

        Flesh to thy bone, flower to thy rod.

        With hoofs of steel I race on the rocks

        Through solstice stubborn to equinox.

        And I rave; and I rape and I rip and I rend

        Everlasting, world without end.”

        Aleister Crowley, British spy in America

        https://www.grunge.com/1370115/aleister-crowley-famed-occultist-secret-life-world-war-1-spy/

        L Ron Hubbard (who started “Scientology) was a fan of Crowley.

        Keith Rainere (who started “NXIVM”) was a fan of L Ron Hubbard.

        A statue of Pan in the stairway of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion was there for what reason?

        A few in Greenwich who probably know, also probably know who corrupted the family courts.
      • AnonymousOctober 22, 2023
        Google Maps blurred the statue.
  • AnonymousOctober 16, 2023
    Aren't you going to disclose your personal connection to this story like a proper journalist (or just a truthful person)?
    • AnonymousOctober 17, 2023
      … • David Rubulotta is the managing director of high yield sales of Citibank.

      • He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Advertising and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Villanova University and Columbia University, respectively.

      • He is estimated to have a net worth of $16 million.

      • He is married to CNN news anchor and reporter Erin Burnett.

      • Erin Burnett's estimated net worth is $12 million. …
    • Jon Levine February 2, 2018 @ 6:17 AMOctober 17, 2023
      Former CIA director John Brennan has become the latest member of the NBC News and MSNBC family, officially signing with the network as a contributor.
    • (if your name is Chris)October 17, 2023
      Is that your best argument?
      • As goes the nation, so goes the state.October 20, 2023
        It’s either Chris or the Connecticut judicial branch PR firm. James O’Keefe is a bad guy. Julian Asange is a bad guy. Glen Greenwood was a bad guy. Gary Webb was a bad guy.

        https://theintercept.com/2014/09/25/managing-nightmare-cia-media-destruction-gary-webb/

        This year, according to one news outlet:

        … More than 440 reporters lose press passes after White House changes requirements … Reporters must show they have “Full-time employment with an organization whose principal business is news dissemination,” have a “Physical address” in the “Washington, D.C. area,” and demonstrate they have “accessed the White House campus at least once during the prior six months for work, or have proof of employment within the last three months to cover the White House.”

        Additionally, hard pass seekers need to show they have an “Assignment to cover (or provide technical support in covering) the White House on a regular basis,” and have “Accreditation by a press gallery in either the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, or Supreme Court.”

        Lastly, applicants must be willing to “submit to any necessary investigation by the U.S. Secret Service to determine eligibility for access to the White House complex. …
    • Conflicts are interests, too.October 20, 2023
      “Ghislaine Maxwell's childhood friend is Antony Blinken.

      He is the current US Secretary of State.

      Antony Blinken's father was Robert Maxwell's lawyer, Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine's father, was outed as a Mossad super spy in 1991.”
  • John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonOctober 22, 2023
    Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
  • AnonymousOctober 25, 2023
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sAG-1OPHp30
  • Needle & Cuda “guiding lives” again?October 29, 2023
    … Police Chief Paul Hussey referred to a woman’s death as “a deeply troubling case” on Sunday after she was found dead in a basement. …

    https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/windham/chief-calls-womans-death-in-willimantic-one-of-the-worst-cases-in-27-years/

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