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years and then only briefly. We parted 30 years ago. The judge assumed me guilty of parental alienation syndrome because this man did not have a relationship with his grandchildren. Hello.

The horror stories the children brought back, tore my nerves up, shocked me, frightened me. Attempts to communicate with the now custodial grandfather were futile.

I looked on the Internet and reviewed the Guardian Ad Litem Program for our State.

When one attorney suggested this was the avenue to take I agreed. The grandfather's attorney began filing motions to deny me any contact with the children. The court ignored my motion for 3 months. I finally agreed to pay for the Guardian Ad Litem (henceforth GAL) if that was the hold up and the reason for their objections. My review on the Internet suggested it was a free service to investigate abuse, but apparently it is not.

Someone needed to hear these children's accusations besides me. Some folks told me children will play the parties against each other. I knew I raised these guys better than that, I was sure they would not do that, but I wanted someone to help them.
After another 3 months the GAL came into our lives and our lives will never be the same again. Our lives have been an absolute nightmare since the GAL came in. I will not go into detail here I will say this....

My experience with this GAL-attorney has left me paralyzed with a fear of our Judicial system beyond my wildest imaginations. The discovery that this person also holds a position on the board of directors for a local Mental Health Center sends shivers up my spine and compels me to warn anyone who might seek help there. That this person is also considered to be qualified to be a Child Advocate has probably already caused me to have a few mild heart attacks."

this is what I have concluded, from the response to my complaints to the boards who review complaints of this type

it's OK for Judges to say "You women just can't..."

It's OK to discuss the "BiPolar" issues..just not in the courtroom, that is done in the Judge's chambers. That way, they don't violate your civil rights.

Prejudice against the emotionally challenged is acceptable -a Judge can kill an emotionally challenged with one statement -and that's OK-she may as well have put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger "You will never have your children again."

It's OK to smell children buttocks, rip the shower curtain back while they are bathing, fondle their testicles in the presence of two women (one age 18) as

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