What do people expect the courts to do when one or both parties choose to be hateful rather than work a settlement out for the sake of the children. Courts encourage parties to come up with a parenting agreement that will work for both parties. But if the parents refuse to work with each other, then there is little the courts can do but decide one way or another, often based on relatively little evidence other than the testimony of the parties.
As far as false allegations, judges walk a fine line. If the allegations of domestic violence or child abuse are false but are believed by a judge, he or she is blamed. If the allegations are true but not believed by a judge, and later a child is killed by the abusive parent, guess who also gets the blame. No one wants a dead child on their conscience, so they follow up on allegations if they are even semi-believable. Clearing up takes time and money, but lawyers, courts, psychiatrists, etc. all have to eat just like anyone else.
Family law trials almost always result in one or both parents being angry at the division. That's why most judges hate handling these cases, and prefer that the parties work something out themselves.
Well, it's an interesting idea - let's blame the people who use the court on the court's failures.
Actually - false accusations ARE NOT PROSECUTED. That is the main reason they are so prevalent. A false accusation is totally unilateral, and done without fear of being sanctioned.
The reason the huge problem is not addressed is because of the ongoing feminization of family courts - to prosecute those would be "anti-women", and the "domestic abuse" crew pays advocates to sit in court and identify judges that might be "unfriendly to women" so they can bring strong political forces to bear on those people.
Where do you think the billion dollars a year spent on VAWA goes?
Unfortunately as a result we have created a court system which has political objectives - rather than legal objectives. And it runs across the board - the fact now is most Americans are just plain disgusted with the US courts.
That cases judicial advocates to wring their hands and bemoan the public increasing contempt of the legal system.
Geeze, like those people running the legal system had nothing to do with it.
My advice: Stay the hell out of court!