Family Law Needs A Revolution

Toxic former spouses wield far too much power because courts are obligated to err on the side of both parents having equal rights

This is somewhat different than much of my writing here, but it’s an issue that’s important to me and that I’ve seen wreak havoc on the lives of good, smart, strong, hardworking women (I’m not ashamed to say that I also needed a mental health break from writing about the disaster in Gaza).

Family law is one of those areas that many lawyers avoid and jud…