How do I Know if My Child Needs Counseling Thoughts From Judges Thoughts From Lawyers Click here to see the Order Form Over the past 17 years, we have worked with more than 8,000 families. We have learned from parents who were able to put their anger and pain about their marriage aside to focus on the needs of each child in their family. We also, sadly, worked with many parents who gave up decision making about their children to total strangers, lawyers and judges. We work with many judges and attorneys who feel great pain in making decisions about children. They do not know the children, are seeing the family at only one point in time and frankly admit that there are many shades of gray in family law.
Most judges are therefore at a disadvantage in making decisions about children.
One judge stated, I am playing God You can do extreme damage. Usually before a decision I do not sleep. My stomach hurts. I would rather send someone to life in the penitentiary. We hope that this information has been helpful.