By Michael Volpe
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- Seven cases examined by The Daily Caller show police raids being used in custody battles, with some parents ending up incarcerated
- Experts say accusations of “parental alienation” are routinely abused
- In one NC case, a mother was jailed for having her child baptized
A pattern of cases across the country show how custody battles can escalate into police raids, which sometimes force children into abusive situations or “reunification camps” on the order of judges.
The Daily Caller took a closer look at seven, in multiple different states, which show a disturbing trend of custody cases being mishandled.
In 2013, the Connecticut legislature created the “Task Force to Study Legal Disputes Involving the Care and Custody of Minor Children” after numerous complaints about that state’s family court.
Minnie Gonzalez is a Democratic who is deputy majority leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives who has spoken to hundreds of parents and said that abuse continues.
“It happens a lot,” said Gonzalez, of police raids being used in her state. “It’s not about children or family here, it’s about money.” (RELATED: Arizona’s Department Of Child Protective Services Has A Pattern Of Sending SWAT Teams For ‘Medical Kidnapping)
Read on for details about these cases below.