I have to say one thing here regarding Dr. Mapes, Cys, the whole Court System.
Do not get me wrong here, this is for the Good Judges, The Caring Judges, which ever may be out there. This is why this system and these test are so bad, because they are just frigging test, they are not real life, you can not go by a test to see how a child is really doing, they need to do away with this, this is just a way for people like Mapes to make money.
On the other hand, Now here I am talking about Good honest Judges, and they are hard to come by, not ones that do not care, or are just siding with ones who they know ,or who pays them the most, or who is using their Attorney friend, I am talking about a Really Good Honest Judge, which I am starting to wonder if there are any out there.
Anyway, The Judge will not always know, and for every PFA that is out there, there are many false ones, what does this leave the Judge to do? If that Judge sends a child or Mother, or Husband, out there and does not grant the PFA, and someone gets hurt, what does that Judge do? They hold themselves responsible, and so will everyone else, so it’s almost like they have to grant it, because you can not tell from a 20 minute hearing if someone is abused or not unless there is clear and convincing evidence.
That’s why in most cases the Judge will grant it, because if they do not, the abuser could kill and the Judge is held accountable.
The problem with PFAs, is that the people filing them could be doing it for the wrong reason. If you are not abused, you should never, ever, file this, many women and men file for the wrong reason and the Judge has no way to know this, they have to believe what they hear. I have to side with the Judges here, people, do not file a PFA unless needed. Do not play games with the Court for this kind of order. This is where Dr. Mapes, and CYS and Systems like this come into place, because the Court is not going to take the blame here, nor should they. Do Not File A Phony PFA, it screws everyone. Don’t file one today then go and talk to your boyfriend or girlfriend tomorrow, this is serious stuff, and should only be for abused people. Don’t Do It, Unless Your Abused or God Forbid Your Children.
CHESTER COUNTY RANTS 