Case Studies
On this page, you'll find powerful stories of courage and resilience. These case studies highlight the unique journeys of domestic abuse survivors who have found their voices and fought for justice with our support. Their experiences demonstrate the impact of our collective action—from navigating complex legal battles and uncooperative systems to achieving safety and a new sense of freedom. Each story is a testament to the fact that you are not alone and that there is a path forward.
Sep 14, 2025: Stand With Meg: Judgy Judge: Exposing Family Court Corruption.
Defending Parents’ Rights. Protecting Children. Giving a Voice to the Voiceless.
Family courts are broken — and attorney Christine Miller is pulling back the curtain. With 15 years as a public defender and criminal attorney, Christine never faced a single bar complaint. But when she began speaking out about corruption in family courts, the system retaliated.
Judgy Judge: Exposing Family Court Corruption
May 31, 2023: Rebekah Rini - 5 Things that Piss Off Family Court Judges - Don't Ruin Your Case!
So let's talk about things that judges hate. Family court is not the real world. The behaviors that may serve you in your everyday life may sabotage you in this crazy place where the stakes are high and the consequences are dire. Family court judges are human and they have their faults and flaws like anyone else. If you make any of these five common mistakes, you run the risk of prejudicing the judge against you, which could not only hurt you in the present moment, but in the foreseeable and distant future as well.
5 Things that Piss Off Family Court Judges - Don't Ruin Your Case!
Feb 19, 2023: Tiff n the Punisher - Yes, Virginia Family Court - The Constitution applies to you.
Everybody's rights are protected underneath the Constitution right the First , Fourth, Fifth Ninth, Tenth and 14th Amendments. They guarantee that no judge, lawyer or guardian ad litem can take those rights away from you.
YES VIRGINIA FAMILY COURT THE CONSTITUTION APPLIES
May 21, 2020: MaryAnn Petri - Author of Dismantling Family Court Corruption - Why Taking the Kids Wasn't Enough
Dismantling Family Court Corruption: Why Taking The Kids Was Not Enough tells the story of Maryann’s journey, providing essential “Takeaways” throughout which conveys to the reader the wisdom she gained which can empower them to be stronger, more resilient and more successful in the midst of their own Family Court battles.
MaryAnn Petri - Author of Dismantling Family Court Corruption - Why Taking the Kids Wasn't Enough
Feb 17, 2015: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris | TED
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.
