This judge has clear evidence that a felony has taken place. And yet it seems he’s taken a pass on going after the mother. Why is that? The woman and her father should be in prison. Her attorneys are supposed to be officers of the court. Aren’t they required to notify the court if they know a felony has been committed under their watch? They are not representing her for this felony, so they have no obligation to look the other way due to attorney client privilege on the matter. Do they?
Good questions. I’m no expert on criminal law, but I am an attorney.
With respect to the mother’s attorneys, I’d say that whatever she told them about recording device is privileged in any event, even though they no longer represent her. They did the right thing by withdrawing from the case when they found out—they can’t rat her out, but they also can’t assist her in committing a crime.
The judge only has jurisdiction over the custody case, and doesn’t have the authority to bring criminal charges against the mother. He could sanction the mother, find her in contempt of court, or notify the local prosecutor of the case, so that the prosecutor could investigate and possibly file charges.
Don’t you know??? Only men get in trouble for that kind of thing. A woman in my town scammed the court and got child support from her ex-bf,,, for a child that *didn’t even exist*.
She was busted bringing a neighbors borrowed infant to a court hearing. The woman got a slap on the wrist, and the man STILL isn’t entitled to get back the fraudulent child support he had paid.