Why!! are family courts held in secret , what dose this hide?
922245
family court is for the family members only not for the public. Would you want everyone to know your business. I know i would not. Its none of the public business.
804776
Hi\nAs far as I know, it is against the law without peole knowing. It also wont be used as viable evidence in any court/tribunal.\n\nYou should, by law be entitled to a witness. IS someone stating otherwise?
934789
You're not going to get an accurate answer unless you tell people what state you're in.  The laws covering these things vary by state.\n\nIf you're in California, give it up.  Criminal history is very tightly controlled and the average Joe can't get it.\n\nIf you know what court jurisdictions your family member may have been in trouble in, court records are almost always public information.  That won't tell you everything, but it may well give you the information you're looking for.
980246
Trust me it happens everywhere. I live in Australia same thing here. My daughter went to court for a few reasons, child support being one of them. She had two children to this moron who wouldn't work, she pretty much supported him, he was abusive so when she finally plucked up enough courage to leave he got himself a job, cash in hand ofcourse went to court and claimed he was only living on the dole.Even though she had proof of him working the judge didn't want to know about it. He was ordered to pay her  $20 a month for two kids and he has never even paid that. Trust me the judicial system sucks everywhere not just Rock county. Perhaps if all the mums who have been wronged by the system got together they may be able to change things. We can all live in hope  I guess. It's just not fair, after all it's the poor innocent kids that suffer. Best of luck  K  x
34872
well, i see that u have been told no already, but there is some hope. yes in most ststes u cant, or can u? its mostly nothing that is ever sought after. I have seen where grand[arents were able to, why not an aunt or an uncle? there are so many ways around it, with out involving the court system. the first thing, is to try and sneak around the parents. Have ur parents ask to take the kids once in a while, and then u can just "stop over" and be "unaware" that they are going to be there. Simply talk to your brother, and see why u cant see the children, there has to be a reason. find another family member, take the children to dinner or a movie, and u can go and see them... i think the best thing to do, is get a reason why u cant see them. these kinds of childish acts by an adult, could potentically damage the childrens lifes, and also, the respect other family members will have for your brother. \nAnother thing, is, if u thing the children are being done wrong. if u think and hopefully have proof of harm being done to the children at home, u could persue the court. if u dont want to listen here, see if u can find a lawyer, that u can just ask that question too
731089
As is so often the case the devil is in the detail and what we need to know is 'why do you want to get out of it?' I suspect you have given a witness statement to the authorities, normally the police, and because they suspect or already know that you are reluctant to attend the hearing willingly they have been granted a witness summons to ensure your attendance. This often happens in situations where the witness is a source of evidence against a person they know well or are frightened of eg a battered wife v her abusive husband, etc. If a person ignores a witness summons the judge can issue a warrant for the non attending witnesses arrest, so it goes from bad to worse.If I'm any where near the real reason I suggest you speak to the investigating officers. Tell them frankly of your concerns. Perhaps a family or witness liaison officer will be available with various options, including a friend or officer  to attend with you for moral support. being kept in a separate room until called in to give evidence thereby avoiding waiting contact with the defendant, visits before hand to the court to be shown the layout and procedures etc etc. An unwilling witness can still be asked questions by the prosecution side and be treated as an 'hostile witness' which in effect includes getting you to acknowledge the truth of your earlier statement or risk perjury or contempt if for whatever reason you turn against what you initially said. Please seek help from the prosecution team.
789258
at this point few jurisdictions are completely on line.\ni would call the da's office for info.\nthey are familiar with the system and aren't as backed up with cals as the courts.
794617
It isn't, despite the attempts of the idiot-child and his controllers.\n\nThe most recent election clearly yanked the chains of those in power. We're still stuck with some horrible judges, though, who apparently are perfectly willing to have you locked up because you think "wrong." But, they are somewhat marginalized.\n\nGood luck to you
267687
i am here in alaska and i am following a court case in ks.\ni went to state gov. site for ks. typed in the court seg. & type.. and bingo.. \nthen you can write for the transcript..\ncontact the court system his hearing is in and see what they can give you.... some cases can be closed to the public..
896691
.I DON'T THINK THE COURT SYSTEM WILL RELEASE THAT INFORMATION IF IT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WERE UNDER AGE.
1131083
warrants are not public.....
814949
What you see on the surface isn't always what's really happening behind closed doors.  Everyone has problems, they just might not show it.\n\nStop looking at what others have and start seeing what you've got.  Put your energy and your effort into your child.
724098
Don't tell the police.  It's the court and the legal aid board who will be interested.  The police don't deal with this side of things.  Not at this stage, anyway!
497799
I have known other people in similar situations as you are in. One close friend was accused of molesting his daughter by his ex wife. She reported him a few hours after a custody hearing in which she lost.  The child said her father never touched her, the ex and prosicutors convinced a jury the child denied the abuse because she was afraid of the father. He is still in prison for a crime the victim said never happened.  The child is no little kid eather, she was a teen. \n\nPeople need to realize just how false accusations not only hurt the accused but the children too. I wish Americans would wake up and see this sort of thing happens all the time.\n\nThis makes me wonder just how many innocent people are in jail. These people are not going to get freed by DNA testing because there is none. Part of the reason why I became a civil rights activist.\n\nI think CPS has become a tool of the devil and is used to take control of our children. If you can control what the children think you can take over a country. Just look at how uneducated our society is today on Constitutional rights? Your situation is a prime example of many constitutional violations yet we as a society continue to allow it.  Why?\n\nI am sorry I can't give you an answer to quickly solve your problem. The only advice I can give is lots of prayer(and it works no matter what your religous beliefs are) and get a good attorney with experience in these types of cases.
406736
Because juvenile court is a closed proceeding to protect the juvenile under the supposedly secret juvenile records being closed and none viewable to the public. A opening courtroom with other then lawyer judge and witnesses and parents or anybody pertaining to the case is violation of the juvenile privacy law. So if you bring 12 bipartisan in it would be violation of privacy.\n\nUnless you are being trialed as an adult. Then it's ok.
1083547
You answered your own question. I agree!\n\nIt is only those who DON'T want you to have access to the courts that scream, but they want it!
820324
Affidevit in a court.