Divorce Corp

We are not academics or attorneys, nor are we affiliated with a gender-based organization, religious group, or government entity. What we learned comes from the mouths of divorce attorneys, divorce mediators, judges, and litigants. We have interviewed top practitioners, we have examined the most influential cases and we have spoken to many of those who have tried, often at unthinkable harm to themselves and their families, to speak out and somehow make a difference. For roughly 50% of American families divorce is an unpleasant fact of life. Dealing with divorce and its effects destroys lives and bankrupts individuals every day. Family law, which barely existed for most of our country's history, has morphed into a gigantic industry over the past several decades. These facts peaked our interest, but when we began making our documentary film in 2011 we had no idea we were about to uncover the last vestige of lawlessness in America. Family courts are a dark corner of the judicial system where fiefdoms and tyrants still thrive, where the supreme law of the land is routinely ignored, where children are taken hostage for profit, and where lives are destroyed as a matter of course. We knew we had to shine a light on these injustices. We hope that our movie and book do just that and point the way to a better path. (Verleiher-Text)