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Interview w/ Judge Lynn Toler of Divorce Court & Author of My Mother's Rules & Put It In Writing!

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Courage Network interviews Judge Lynn Toler, America's star judge of the syndicated show Divorce Court. Judge Lynn discusses her experience with trying domestic violence court cases, her previous work as a community advocate for at risk girls, false claims and what local systems can do to better support victims. She also discusses wise words of wisdom from her book "My Mother's Rules" and her newest book "Put It In Writing!". A great opportunity to hear from a real judge who knows about the issue first hand and cares about the future of families. couragenetwork.com judgelynn.com

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  • Sue Behr
    by Sue Behr 2 years ago
    Great illustration of the psychological damage that can be done.
  • L.A.
    by L.A. 2 years ago
    Wonderful!! You are so correct on the court system. Sadly, find that it is set up more to protect the abuser then the victim. Same as child support court as well. Yet they say they are their to protect the victim & mother/child but are not. Found that court for C.S. & D.V. granted him an attorney without even checking his finances to see if he could afford one when pleading he could not but told me I had the right to hire an attorney or defend myself. Ah, me alone against an attorney for his side who knows the loop holes or laws .....how is that fair?? Why all because the courts are protecting themselves if the abuser or in child support violation is in lieu of incarceration if not properly legally represented could sue the courts if going to jail. What about the victim? What about the mother seeking child support? How is this protecting me & my child as the courts say that is their goal? It's not. C.S. or D.V. attorneys can cost thousands of $$. Money I don't have.

    Yes, if in most not all shelters they have D.V. attorneys. However, the year I was able to have mine represent me from shelter Bush cut the funding for shelters & programs & I was told by my attorney, "Sorry I can no longer represent you, your only option is to represent yourself, hire an attorney or petition the courts to provide you with one. I did the latter, guess what got sorry we can't help you. WHAT?? Again how does this protect me, child in either of these cases D.V. or C.S. It doesn't!!

    Nice to see that someone one "A JUDGE" noticed the issues & is working to correct it from where she is at. However, still not a state wide or national wide set consideration yet still today.

    Found that some states have what they call a MTD (Miniature Tracking Device) or Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM) ankle bracelet for those in violation of child support which grounds them to only work & home until C.S. is paid regularly or caught up. They should have these for all states as a requirement not only for C.S. but for abusers whom are known to continue to stalk, harass, or hurt their victim or anyone else related. During restraining orders.

    Issues of restraining orders. How many of you know that the full limited time a restraining order can be renewed? Only for 3 yrs then expires unless you are hurt by the abuser again. Mine has past that 3 yrs and still to this day I have to look over my shoulder why because in other ways now the abuser continues to affect my life and that of my child's. Under protection programs that not all for each state are as protective as they should be. For me to get a restraining order now again he has to physically hurt me. Or proof I have to have. The abuser has had now plenty of time to find the loop holes in the system to work in his favor.

    Thank you Lynn for doing this interview with Judge Lynn Toler as well as thank you Judge Lynn for admitting their is a flaw in the system that needs to be greatly improved & changed. The sole purpose of Courage Network to provide those hard to find programs, resources and other important info in one place. Let's spread the word!

    For more info on the system & shelter issues read my blog: Internet safety: http://www.couragenetwork.com/members/profile/93/blog-view/blog_48.html
    and D.V. Shelter Dilemma http://www.couragenetwork.com/magazine/read/the-dv-shelter-delimma-_47.html both featured on Courage Magazine.
  • Courage Network
    by Courage Network 2 years ago
    I am so glad Sue and L.A. that you both have enjoyed the video. There needs to be more model programs in place for domestic violence and victims of assault across the U.S. There also needs to be consistency in our approach to this issue just like you mentioned the GPS. More and more states have been signing into law GPS in just the last 5 months. There are many proven programs out there that are comprehensive in assisting victims from the organizations and local governments. Hopefully with enough letters and telephone calls to our representatives we can see these changes happen across the U.S. and in other countries.
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