Family Court Rulings are a Joke

Posted to http://www.courthouseforum.com/forums/view.php?id=1065123 on June 29, 2009:

This "judge" ("Master" David S. Forrest) gets his rocks off on highly acrimonious conflict in his courtroom. Hearings for contempt against parenting plans or emergency hearings to address changes in financial circumstances are rarely heard within 3 months of filing. In addition, there is a failure of this judge to hear information from both parties in a dispute, resulting in rulings that are inconsistent with fact. This judge is highly gender-biased and appoints guardians who have the same gender-biased outlook on the legal system. Objections to unfavorable rulings filed by male litigants are never read.

Rulings issued by this "judge" leave gaping holes for misinterpretation, and coming down to the wire on requiring an interpretation of the law, this judge will leave for holiday and seemingly leave nobody in charge to address such shortcomings. The entire Cheshire County Superior Court is so appallingly mismanaged that cases can go for years without resolution. This process is not remedied by judges who would prima facie appear to have some sort of vested interest in dragging disputes out to the maximum extent possible.

Hearings for contested matters are often scheduled 6-9 months out, and misconduct by litigants is consistently rewarded with additional continuances. Contempt of court doesn't seem to even warrant a slap on the wrist, making rulings completely meaningless garbage. Rulings are inconsistent, as the magic number of objections, regardless of validity, to have a ruling overturned upon "reconsideration" is two. With perfect consistency, male litigants are not afforded the generosity of even having reconsideration motions heard or even read.