Comments on: Boxer to introduce child-abuse reporting bills

By: Roberta Fitzpatrick

Roberta Fitzpatrick — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:24:06 +0000

California (Section 3027 of the Family Code) legally sanctions child abuse by exempting judges from investigating when child abuse is alleged or known in a child custody dispute. Will these bills require judges in California to initiate an investigation when child abuse is alleged or known in a family law matter? If judges are not required to investigate and examine evidence the law will just be another collection of empty words.

By: Vickie Van Scyoc

Vickie Van Scyoc — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:20:27 +0000

Thank goodness for some steps forward, this is so horrible, poor kids.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:17:39 +0000

If the US Senate is the “world’s greatest deliberative body” I’d hate to see whatever is second greatest.

By: RR, Senile Columnist

RR, Senile Columnist — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:37:03 +0000

This ill-advised piece of grandstanding will do next to nothing in protecting minors and quite possibly do a lot to enliven child-custody disputes. Legislation ripped from the headlines reflects no credit on the world’s greatest deliberative body.