Betrayal in the Courtroom: An Open Letter to AFCs Who Fail Children in Parental Alienation Cases

Dear Advocates for Children (AFCs),

I address you today not with the respect typically reserved for professionals dedicated to safeguarding the well-being of children, but with a simmering anger and profound disappointment. For too long, you have stood idly by as innocent children are torn apart from loving parents, your complacency and indifference serving as a silent endorsement of the emotional abuse inflicted upon them.

In my own harrowing journey through the family court system, I encountered not one, but two AFCs who failed miserably in their duty to protect the best interests of my children. The first, a tired relic of a bygone era, stumbled through proceedings with all the grace and competence of a bumbling amateur. He couldn’t even bother to remember my children’s names or the issues at hand, so eager was he to shuffle off into retirement. And when confronted with undeniable evidence of parental alienation, he simply shrugged and walked away, leaving my children’s fate hanging in the balance.

The second AFC, with his cool swagger and brand-new Audi, was equally inept, if not more so. Blinded by my ex-wife’s charm and the absence of physical abuse, he turned a blind eye to the blatant and obvious signs of alienation staring him in the face. He sauntered into court with his sunglasses on, completely oblivious to the mountain of evidence I had painstakingly gathered to prove my case. And when pressed to acknowledge the truth, he dismissed my concerns with a careless wave of his hand, more concerned with maintaining his suave facade than fighting for justice.

But the final straw came when I discovered that he had committed the cardinal sin of interviewing my children together, a grave violation of professional ethics that should have cost him his job. It wasn’t until a forensic evaluator intervened, validating my concerns and exposing the depth of his incompetence, that he was finally relieved of his duties.

And yet, even with two separate AFCs assigned to advocate for my children’s supposedly separate positions, the system failed them miserably. Instead of providing a voice for their true wishes and needs, they became pawns in a cruel game of manipulation and deceit, forced to suffer emotional abuse at the hands of a system that should have protected them.

So I ask you, AFCs, where is your commitment to justice? Where is your dedication to the well-being of children? How can you sleep at night knowing that your negligence and indifference have allowed innocent children to suffer at the hands of vindictive parents?

It is time for a reckoning. It is time for you to wake up and recognize the enormity of your failure. It is time for you to acknowledge the pain and suffering you have caused and take meaningful action to right the wrongs you have perpetrated.

Until then, I will not rest. I will not relent. I will continue to fight for justice for my children and for all the innocent victims of parental alienation who have been failed by the very system meant to protect them.

Sincerely, Randy Morano