A grass roots group has mobilized in Sarnia to bring public attention to the issues of Family Law in our country. The CFFLR was formed in the summer of 2011 be a core group of around 8-9 members. Both men and women are victims or family law not to mention our kids and their Grandparents etc. The group is advocating for big improvements to family law including simplification and more expedient decisions by our courts. One of our main roles has been to bring attention to the lawyer/client issue where lawyers are milking these families for all they can, threatening clients, over billing clients, conflict of interest issues between judges and lawyers, pushing proceedings into higher courts, creating hostilities when parties were ammicable, adjourning cases for months and years till the money is gone then firing the client.
The system is set up to bilk the life savings and equity of regular families seeking divorce. The lawyers, legal assistants, judges and court employees are directly involved in a false economy involving billions of dollars. Many of these people just do their job, observe the pain and suffering then go home. Many I feel would like to make changes in the current family legal system yet they dont for a variety of reasons. Keeping their personal source of income ranking highest.
Last night I attended a monthly public meeting and was excited by the energy in the room. Around 40 were in attendance. We will need to find a bigger room for next month most likely.
We had a public rally on Jan 26th outside the Sarnia courthouse. Around 50 came out during the day to hold signs and picket. The Sarnia Observer, Lambton Sheild and Sarnia This Week interviewed, took pictures and ran articles. The local radio was reporting as well. We created quite a stir especially for one notorious family lawyer who has drawn much of the ire. He is our poster boy for what is wrong with family law. Our group also picketted in front of his office. He is squirming like a wall street exec finally caught but so arrogant that he feels he is entitled. He called the cops several times asked for police escorts. It was the act of a coward. His safety was never in question with the picketers staying safely and lawfully on the sidewalks.
Our poster boy gets the highest case load in the city. Get this, he was observed to be on the docket for 37 of 39 cases one day in December as reported by a fellow member. He remmands almost all of them, deals with a few and bills for all. Nice day of work. Oh did I mention that his wife is a judge with the Ontario court? It would stand to reason that he wants his clients to elevate to Superior court. It also stands to reason that other lawyers are very courteous in court so as not to draw his ire for this might be mentioned over dinner. Yup a serious conflict of interest.
This chap is getting so ance he is issuing no trespassing and defamation summons on several members. Ironically some have never set foot on his property and the statements made are true hence defamation is of his own doing. A victim of his own success.
We are a group who demonstrate with dignity and respect. We are casting a light on some very dark issues in our family legal system. The system is so broke it must be blown up and rebuilt into a new model with the focus on the whole family surviving the process of divorce. The emotional toll is enough pain let alone the blood thirsty legal process leaving us all broke. Estates go to the lawyer while the bankruptcies go to the client. That is equality in family law.
We are hosting another rally on Thurs Feb 16th (9am - 3 pm) at 700 N Christina St, Sarnia in front of the court house. Bring a sign or just borrow one of our extra signs.
We are also hosting a candle light vigil on Monday Feb 20th (6 pm - 8 pm)at the corner of London Rd and Murphy to remember the tragic deaths of so many families due to our antagonistic family legal system.
Please find us on Facebook and our website. We have many people travelling from London, Kitchener and Chatham. We welcome all to our movement. The ripples of these travesties touch us all.
The system is set up to bilk the life savings and equity of regular families seeking divorce. The lawyers, legal assistants, judges and court employees are directly involved in a false economy involving billions of dollars. Many of these people just do their job, observe the pain and suffering then go home. Many I feel would like to make changes in the current family legal system yet they dont for a variety of reasons. Keeping their personal source of income ranking highest.
Last night I attended a monthly public meeting and was excited by the energy in the room. Around 40 were in attendance. We will need to find a bigger room for next month most likely.
We had a public rally on Jan 26th outside the Sarnia courthouse. Around 50 came out during the day to hold signs and picket. The Sarnia Observer, Lambton Sheild and Sarnia This Week interviewed, took pictures and ran articles. The local radio was reporting as well. We created quite a stir especially for one notorious family lawyer who has drawn much of the ire. He is our poster boy for what is wrong with family law. Our group also picketted in front of his office. He is squirming like a wall street exec finally caught but so arrogant that he feels he is entitled. He called the cops several times asked for police escorts. It was the act of a coward. His safety was never in question with the picketers staying safely and lawfully on the sidewalks.
Our poster boy gets the highest case load in the city. Get this, he was observed to be on the docket for 37 of 39 cases one day in December as reported by a fellow member. He remmands almost all of them, deals with a few and bills for all. Nice day of work. Oh did I mention that his wife is a judge with the Ontario court? It would stand to reason that he wants his clients to elevate to Superior court. It also stands to reason that other lawyers are very courteous in court so as not to draw his ire for this might be mentioned over dinner. Yup a serious conflict of interest.
This chap is getting so ance he is issuing no trespassing and defamation summons on several members. Ironically some have never set foot on his property and the statements made are true hence defamation is of his own doing. A victim of his own success.
We are a group who demonstrate with dignity and respect. We are casting a light on some very dark issues in our family legal system. The system is so broke it must be blown up and rebuilt into a new model with the focus on the whole family surviving the process of divorce. The emotional toll is enough pain let alone the blood thirsty legal process leaving us all broke. Estates go to the lawyer while the bankruptcies go to the client. That is equality in family law.
We are hosting another rally on Thurs Feb 16th (9am - 3 pm) at 700 N Christina St, Sarnia in front of the court house. Bring a sign or just borrow one of our extra signs.
We are also hosting a candle light vigil on Monday Feb 20th (6 pm - 8 pm)at the corner of London Rd and Murphy to remember the tragic deaths of so many families due to our antagonistic family legal system.
Please find us on Facebook and our website. We have many people travelling from London, Kitchener and Chatham. We welcome all to our movement. The ripples of these travesties touch us all.
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