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“Criminal court is where bad people are on their best behavior. It's much more dangerous for lawyers and judges in family court, where good people are at their worst.”
While this noted quote by Richard Dooling frequently generates some laughs, it underscores the predisposition of many family court litigants. As family lawyers, we certainly deal with clients who are often experiencing tremendous emotional, psychological and financial pressures. At times, that pressure can be overwhelming.
In February 2013, a paternal grandfather shot and killed his grandson's mother and her friend at the entrance to the Delaware Family Courthouse when they arrived for a custody hearing. He was subsequently shot and killed by security. In June 2012, a litigant in Chesterfield, VA, shot at a lawyer across the street from the courthouse after a custody proceeding. In June 2006, a Nevada family court judge was shot by a divorce litigant.
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