Children’s warnings are too often silenced in America’s family courts. Judges dismiss their fear as manipulation, while real histories of abuse are ignored in favor of vague theories like ‘parental alienation.’ The cost of these failures is measured in childhoods stolen and, too often, in lives lost.

Family court proceedings are closed-door, serious, and often stripped of emotion, designed to protect privacy but also to shield the...

A 15-year-old boy, struggling with the trauma of abuse, faces forced visitation with his father as family court overlooks his recovery. Accused of "parental alienation," his story underscores the urgent need for reform in family courts to prioritize children's safety and well-being.