Family Court

Paul Boyne Found Guilty on All 18 Counts for Blog Posts Targeting Connecticut Judges

March 11, 2026

Paul Boyne, 64, was found guilty Tuesday on all 18 felony stalking counts for blog posts targeting three Connecticut family court judges, including weapon references and home addresses. Sentencing is May 26.…

Family Court

The Rent Explanation That Explains Nothing

by Frank Parlato

March 4, 2026

In March 2025, Christopher Ambrose, a disgraced television writer fired for plagiarism and a suspended attorney from Madison, Connecticut, filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Bandy X. Lee, a forensic psychiatrist. Dr. Lee had publicly assessed him as displaying psychopathic traits dangerous…

Criminal Justice·Family Court

Paul Boyne Spent 18 Months in Jail for Blog Posts. His Trial Starts This Week.

by Frank Parlato

February 22, 2026

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — During the pendency of his case, Paul Boyne has spent 18 months in jail. The state offered a plea deal: time served. He turned it down. His trial starts this week. Boyne, 62, of Springfield, Virginia, faces 18…

Family Court·Legal Issues

Dr. Lee Moves to Dismiss Ambrose Defamation Suit, Citing Fraud on the Court — Seeks Criminal Referral for Perjury

by Frank Parlato

February 8, 2026

His Daughter’s Sworn Declaration Dismantles His Poverty Claim Point by Point Dr. Bandy X. Lee, the forensic psychiatrist that Christopher Ambrose sued for diagnosing him with psychopathic traits, has filed a supplemental motion to dismiss his lawsuit with prejudice — not on…

Family Court·General

Daughter Claims Ambrose Lied on Financial Affidavit He Swore Before Court; Motion Seeks Sanction for Father’s Alleged Perjury

by Timothy Vale

December 17, 2025

By Timothy Vale A sanctions motion in a federal defamation case took a turn this week when the plaintiff’s 18-year-old adopted daughter filed a sworn affidavit against him. The daughter accused her own father of making false representations to courts and government…

Family Court

A $405 Filing May Finally Expose Christopher Ambrose — His Daughter Just Blew the Case Open

by Frank Parlato

December 2, 2025

A $405 affidavit—and a federal judge’s refusal to seal it—triggered an explosive sworn rebuttal from 18-year-old Mia Ambrose, who says her father lied repeatedly under oath. Her affidavit now threatens his federal lawsuits.…

Family Court

Family Court as Criminal Enterprise: How Gardner’s Parental Alienation Became the Perfect Cover

by Frank Parlato

November 26, 2025

Dr. Richard A. Gardner helped clear the way for profit incentives in custody litigation. He was a psychiatrist who invented “parental alienation syndrome.” He said children who reported abuse were usually liars coached by their mothers. He said, “The mothers of these…

Family Court·General

Experts Call Family Courts a Public‑Health Crisis at National Press Club Summit

by Timothy Vale

November 25, 2025

WASHINGTON — They came in from different states. Lawmakers, doctors, lawyers, reporters, and the young people who had once been dragged through the courts that they now condemn. They met at the National Press Club. The conference lasted four hours. The speakers…

Family Court

Suspended attorney seeks lifetime gag order on Frank Report, forced apology and deletion of reporting

by Timothy Vale

November 16, 2025

NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Christopher A. Ambrose, a suspended attorney and former television writer, has filed a 109-page lawsuit in federal court seeking a lifetime ban preventing journalist Frank Parlato Jr. from publishing anything about him, the deletion of years of reporting,…

Family Court

Christopher Ambrose and the Case of the Missing Service

by Frank Parlato

November 8, 2025

Christopher Ambrose, a Connecticut man once of Hollywood, used to write TV scripts about people ruining each other’s lives. He says I defamed him, but he became infamous in 2018 for plagiarizing a Bones script for the CBS show Instinct. When he…

Family Court·Parental Alienation

The $405 Lie: How a Fallen TV Writer Exposed His Own Psychopathy

by Frank Parlato

October 24, 2025

When Hollywood writer Christopher Ambrose returned home to Connecticut after being caught plagiarizing on INSTINCT in 2018, he was unemployable but sitting on $2 million in marital assets. He then weaponized a controversial legal theory—“parental alienation”—to flip the script. He documented ordinary…

Family Court

2016 Email Shows Elizabeth Harding Weinstein Acknowledged Bipolar Disorder Before Conspiracy Spiral and Death

by Frank Parlato

October 24, 2025

A 2016 email written by Elizabeth “Lizzie” Harding Weinstein—who died in July after years of accusing her husband of pedophilia—shows that she once recognized her bipolar disorder and the damage it caused her family. In July 2025, she was found dead in…

Family Court

No Consequences for Perjury in Connecticut Family Court, Father Says

by Guest View

August 17, 2025

It’s where lying pays – family court. Peter Szymonik, a constitutional and civil rights activist from Glastonbury, Connecticut, says his own experience more than a decade ago illustrates the problem. In this op-ed, Szymonik recalls how his ex-wife secured an emergency order…

Family Court

Claiming Poverty From a $2.2M Beach House: The Ambrose Affidavit Story

by Frank Parlato

August 17, 2025

In March 2025, former television writer Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a psychiatrist and author. Ambrose claims Lee defamed him by publicly accusing him of child abuse. Lee previously said her application of the Hare Psychopathy…

Family Court·General

Psychopath? Or Just Broke? Family Court Manipulator Christopher Ambrose Lawsuit Exposes More Than He Meant

by Frank Parlato

August 14, 2025

On March 16, 2025, former Hollywood screenwriter Christopher Ambrose filed a federal defamation suit against psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee. He said her online writings about him prevented him from getting work. Now he says he is dead broke. Ambrose submitted an in…

Family Court

Family Court-Ordered ‘Supervised Visitation ‘ Is a Revenue Stream

by Frank Parlato

August 5, 2025

What Is Supervised Visitation? Supervised visitation is a court-ordered arrangement requiring that an approved third party monitor a parent’s time with their child. It means a stranger gets paid to watch you see your kid. One hour in a room you didn’t choose,…

Criminal Justice·Family Court·Featured

Elizabeth Harding Weinstein, at Center of Contentious Divorce and Mental Health Dispute, Dies at 53

by Frank Parlato

July 16, 2025

Someone sent this: “Lizzie Harding Weinstein was just found dead in a hotel room. Now there’s an investigation. It’s suspicious. The courts took her kids, her freedom, her driving license. All her money. She was wealthy and they put her under guardianship….”…

Family Court·General

CONtempt of Court: Family Law Attorney Sues Mom Over Money He Still Holds

by Frank Parlato

May 26, 2025

Edward Nusbaum, a family law attorney based in Connecticut, has filed a motion to hold his former client, Karen Riordan, in contempt of court. The dispute centers on Riordan’s alleged failure to pay arbitration fees in a case involving Nusbaum’s billing practices.…