Sacramento Court Corruption: Judge Peter McBrien, Judge Pro Tem Divorce Lawyer Charlotte Keeley Case Featured in Divorce Corp. Documentary

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The documentary Divorce Corp will be released Jan. 10, 2014

Entertainment Tonight has just released the world premiere trailer of the documentary film Divorce Corp. A scathing indictment of the divorce industry in the United States, the documentary reportedly will include the notorious Carlsson case from Sacramento Family Court. The compelling trailer foreshadows many of the same issues reported here at Sacramento Family Court News, which last May was the first media organization worldwide to report on the pending production. 

From the plot summary at IMDb: 

"A documentary that exposes the appalling fiscal waste, shameless collusive practices and rampant corruption within the U.S. family law industry. More money and more people flow through the family courts than any other court system in America combined - now grossing over $50 billion a year. But because of good intentions run amok, misplaced financial incentives, cronyism, and a lack of checks and balances, family courts have become self-corrupting, extra-constitutional fiefdoms that serve the local legal community instead of the general public. Rather than help victims of crimes, these courts often create them. And rather than help parents and children move on, as they are mandated to do, these courts - and their associates - drag out their cases for years, sometimes decades, ultimately resulting in a rash of social ills including bankruptcy, violence, the bastardization of feminism and the criminalization of civil laws. Solutions to the crisis are sought out in Scandinavian countries where marriage dissolution is handled without attorneys, courts, or the turbulence and family disintegration so common in the United States."

In the updated credits, James Scurlock has both a producer and writer credit. Scurlock is the writer/director of the critically acclaimed documentary Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders. Divorce Corp is set for release in theaters on January 10, 2014. For further information and updates, visit the Divorce Corp Twitter page at @divorcecorp. Sacramento Family Court News will have continuing coverage of Divorce Corp. Click here for a list of SFCN articles about the film. 

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