Center For Judicial Excellence

For 18 yrs, CJE has pushed for judicial accountability & child safety in family courts. #KidsLivesMatter #StopCourtCrimes #BlackLivesMatter #BelieveChildren

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Family court involvement is now a risk factor for death in Colorado. Judicial Reform efforts there are gathering steam. . . our research is cited here too. Great reporting by @chrisosher again. #StopJudicialChildTrafficking

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Survivor speaks out! “I was taken to "therapy" in handcuffs—and placed in an open grave" https://t.co/8xX9irmN0A

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

This is an absolutely must-watch. All of it. Five minutes. Imperative.

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Biden spotlights 30th anniversary of Violence Against Women Act as his presidency enters final stages https://t.co/PG1dZ89bF1

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#FamilyCourtReform #BanReunificationCamps

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Happy Father's Day to all of the protective dads, those who have endured unimaginable loss, and the wonderful stepdads who have stepped up with love and dedication. To the fathers who have faced the heartbreaking tragedy of losing a child to the other parent, your strength and

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honoring the love and resilience you bring into the lives of those you care for.

#Fathersday #ChildSafetyFirst #USDivorceChildHomicide #FamilyCourt #ProtectChildren #CJE #CJEMarin #judicialaccountability #courtcorruption #protectourchidren #familycourt #research #divorce

[Henry Teuteberg’s Mother @JennyGasp]

A Mother’s Plea: Red Flag Law and the Memory of My Son, Henry https://t.co/V9ZTWN7dvy via @Change @JudicialCenter

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#TooManyKilled #Over980SoulsLost #RestInPeace #ChangeIsNeeded #ChildrenDeserveToLive #ChildrenDeserveToGrowUp #NoMoreBodyBags

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is pleading for their child’s safety, especially with a suicidal co-parent, a known lethality risk factor. This was a clear family court failure and marks #140 in our database of clearly preventable child homicides. Melody is #989 in our tragic victim count, and we mourn with

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all who knew and loved this sweet girl. Our hearts go out to Mona, Melody’s mother, for her grievous and devastating loss.

#FloridaChildHomicide #ChildSafetyFirst #USChildHomicideDatabase #CustodyDispute #PreventingChildHomicides #PreventableChildHomicide #ProtectChildren #CJE

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guardian ad litem to help with visits in May of 2023. Despite all of her efforts to protect her child, the court ignored her and issued a parenting plan this past March granting Melody’s father unsupervised visits.
It is infuriating every time we see a court ignore a parent who

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dog, punching it in the face.” Melody’s mother had asked the court for a psychological evaluation after reporting that Melody’s father had been “hearing voices telling him to end his life, some while the child was alone with him.” She had also asked for full custody and a

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parents were separated. According to a 2023 court filing, there were several mentions of Melody’s father’s mental health issues. The filing stated that “the father chased the mother into a bedroom with the child in her arms and punched a fan,” and “the father abused the family

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Melody's father on top of her. Melody did not seem to be breathing, and her grandmother called 911. This occurred at the house where Melody's father lived with his mother. He is now charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
Court records revealed that Melody’s

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Another tragic and preventable child homicide occurred just last week in Florida. Two-year-old Melody Alana Rose Duran was on a court-ordered unsupervised visit with her father when she was stabbed to death in the neck. She was found by her paternal grandmother, who discovered

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#ChildrenDeserveToGrowUp #NoMoreBodyBags

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In May 2024, 7-year-old Alex and 6-year-old Lydia Mater were shot and killed by their father in a murder-suicide during a weekend visit.

The children's father has had severe mental health issues and, in the past, has called the police, saying he was having suicidal and

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grow up with their mother and loved ones. #ArizonaChildHomicide #ArizonaDoubleMurder #ChildSafetyFirst #USChildHomicideDatabase #CustodyDispute #PreventingChildHomicides #ProtectChildren #CJE #TooManyKilled #Over980SoulsLost #RestInPeace #ChangeIsNeeded #ChildrenDeserveToLive