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No Reform, No Relief: Family Courts Still Off Trump’s Radar in 2025

July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 - by Michael Phillips - 1 Comment

Many parents, particularly fathers, are disillusioned with Donald Trump’s inaction on family court reform during his second term. Despite signing numerous executive orders, issues like parental rights and custody laws remain unaddressed. Calls for fairness and due process in family courts echo unheard, leaving struggling families feeling abandoned by the administration.

Child Custody / Child Custody / Civil Rights / Constitutional Law / Constitutional Rights / Family Court / Family Court Reform / Father's Rights / Opinion / parental rights / Rights and Freedoms

A Second Declaration: How the Family Court Crisis Mirrors the Reasons We Fought for Independence

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 - by Michael Phillips - Leave a Comment

The article by Michael Phillips argues that modern family courts in the U.S. mirror the injustices of colonial rule, stripping parents of rights and imposing financial burdens without representation. It highlights issues of autonomy, accountability, and exploitation, urging a movement for reform to restore parental rights and challenge the corrupt judicial system.

Constitutional Law / Court Reform / Family Court / Opinion

Op-Ed: The Hypocrisy of Family Law — Why Family Court Should Be Abolished

June 20, 2025June 22, 2025 - by Michael Phillips - Leave a Comment

They call it family law, but the only thing it truly governs is separation, silence, and suffering. This is not justice — it’s bureaucracy weaponized against love. In a system where judges hide behind opinion and immunity, where money decides custody, and where the Constitution is conveniently ignored, we must ask: who benefits from this chaos? Certainly not the children. Not the parents. Only the lawyers, the evaluators, the GALs, and the judges padding their pensions. The time has come to stop reforming family court — and start abolishing it.

Three Little Graves: What Happens When the System Breaks a Father and Buries His Children

June 7, 2025 - by Michael Phillips - Leave a Comment

Three little girls, Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia, were tragically murdered during a court-approved visit with their father, Travis Decker, a homeless veteran with untreated PTSD. This incident highlights failures within the family court system, mental health evaluations, and social services. It calls for urgent reform to prevent such tragedies in the future.

The Family Court System Is Killing Us—And Nobody Cares

May 24, 2025 - by Michael Phillips - Leave a Comment

Family court in America is portrayed as a predatory system that inflicts trauma, fear, and injustice on loving parents. Many are silenced by the threat of losing custody, transforming the pursuit of truth into a dangerous endeavor. This crumbling system, masked as justice, demands public accountability to protect families and children.