On Tuesday (March 12th) afternoon, roughly 70 parents and professionals testified on HB24-1350 – Concerning Court Proceedings for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities.
We invite the press to interview two parents who testified opposing the bill for perspectives that are not normally reported on. Cynthia Hayek and Rabbi Jacob Bellinsky.
Cynthia and her fiancée were just awarded over $21M from her ex-husband for false allegations as covered in this Gazette article and FOX 31 story. Despite her jury award, Cynthia still has not seen her three children in more than 3 years and family court still has not allowed her custody of her children.
Rabbi Bellinsky’s story includes numerous appeals, Colorado Supreme court petitions, motions for relief, seven criminal complaints, and hundreds of other filings, only to be completely ignored by Colorado courts. He now has two federal lawsuits pending (1:23-cv-03163 and 1:23-cv-03461) and notably is suing Chief Justice Boatright and several judges in both suits.
HB24-1350 is an incredibly bad bill. Its unstated purpose is to:
- deny that parental alienation is a real and it severely harms children and parents,
- legitimize false allegations of child abuse and domestic violence, and
- to deny due process for the falsely accused.
HB24-1350 – Bad for Colorado Families!
False allegations of child abuse and domestic violence are a frequently used strategy to gain protection orders and the first step towards alienating a child from the other parent. It is parental alienation, coercive control, child abuse and a form of family violence. HB24-1350 condones this strategy also known as the “Silver Bullet”.
Whether testimony was for or against the bill, those who testified agree that family courts are severely broken and in urgent need of reform and repair. Most frustrations stem from the systemic failures of PREs, CFIs, and Judges that needlessly destroys families. Because it’s a system that combines subjective opinions and broad judicial discretion, bad actor parents are allowed to weaponize and abuse their own children as they as seek to harm or sever the other parent’s relationship with their child.
Because false allegations are allowed without accountability, they are standard operating procedure in contested custody cases. Because CFI and PRE reports are their subjective opinions and they are immune from being held accountable, CFI/PREs reports are corrupted with bias.
Bias can work two ways. It can dismiss substantial evidence of child abuse and domestic violence and return a child to an abusive parent. It can also give support to an obviously false allegation and deny a child a safe parent. Either way, the child is put in harm’s way.
HB24-1350 intends for all allegations to be treated as true even after the accused has proven their innocence. It’s based in fiction not fact.
We encourage the press to give equal coverage on the prevalence of false allegations in CPS and family court by interviewing Cynthia Hayek and Rabbi Jacob Bellinsky.
