Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights before being interrogated. Miranda Rights: You have the right to remain silent. Anything You Say Can Be Used Against You: Any statements made during an interrogation can be used as evidence in court. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, you can have one appointed for you.
Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441, 444-445 (1972): The power to compel testimony is not absolute. There are a number of exemptions from the testimonial duty, the most important of which is the Fifth Amendment privilege against compulsory self-incrimination. The privilege reflects a complex of our fundamental values and aspirations, and marks an important advance in the development of our liberty. IT CAN BE ASSERTED IN ANY PROCEEDING, CIVIL OR CRIMINAL, ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL (JUDGE ONLY TRIAL or HEARING), INVESTIGATORY OR ADJUDICATORY, and it protects against any disclosures that the witness reasonably believes could be used in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence that might be so used. This Court has been zealous to safeguard the values that underlie the privilege.
You have the Right to Remain Silent and not incriminate yourself when it comes to financials in Family Court. Why? Because you can be hammered for child support, alimony and all other assets. If the Family Court Judge says you have to answer about your financials or I will rule against you, your response: "Judge, I cannot answer any of those questions about my finances, because I don't know if my answers will harm me or help me, since this civil proceeding can be turned into a criminal matter if I cannot meet support obligations or financial obligations, and may create tax liabilities for which I am not prepared to submit any information going forward".
If the Judge says, "then I will impute income to you for purposes of child support and/or alimony (and/or other financial obligations)", you immediately respond back: "Judge, you are creating a tax problem for me, and your imputation of income to me could/does creates criminal tax liability for me. You DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to make up income numbers that will create criminal tax liability for me". "Otherwise Judge, you have become complicit in aiding and abetting in the commission of criminal activity against me".
This is 🔥—thank you for laying it out so clearly. Most people walking into family court have no idea their civil case can be twisted into something that has real criminal or financial consequences, especially when it comes to support enforcement and taxes.
Miranda and Kastigar absolutely apply more broadly than people think, and the way family courts pressure self-incrimination without giving any protections is completely backwards. You're right — asserting your rights isn’t just smart, it’s necessary when the court starts playing games with imputed income or forcing disclosure under duress.
Appreciate you breaking it down. More people need to walk into courtrooms knowing this stuff cold. Knowledge really is power — especially when the deck is this stacked.
“Because if the government can take your child with no evidence, no trial, and no accountability, then you don’t live in a free country.
You live in a bureaucratic gulag masquerading as a courtroom.”
Temporary orders without full hearing take kids and isolate healthy parent- this is then pushed out for years. Child abuse and kidnapping ordered by family courts- disguised as best interest by profit driven, “bought” gals.
The root of family court corruption is economic. It’s a federal funding racket—$15.2 billion a year—that thrives on conflict, parental alienation, and child separation. The only fix is to repeal Title IV-D and IV-E and give divorcing couples the same freedom we give businesses: a clean break. No more weaponized support orders. No more court-appointed racketeers. Divorce must sever economic attachment. Period.”
You’re spot on — follow the money and you’ll find the motive. Title IV-D and IV-E turned family court into a profit machine, not a justice system. The more conflict, the more funding. The more alienation, the more “services.” It’s not about kids — it’s about cash flow.
And I love that analogy: we let corporations split with clean terms and clear boundaries, but divorcing parents? They get tied to each other indefinitely through court-managed financial chaos. It's insane.
A true fix means dismantling the incentives that keep families trapped in conflict. Repealing Title IV-D/E would be a massive step in the right direction. Thanks for calling it out.
More like over $100 BILLION/YEAR. It's about $30 BILLION/YEAR for Title IV-A, Title IV-D, and Title IV-E child support enforcement, paternity, child abuse placement/adoption and domestic violence funding. Then there are the other ancillary issues like supervised visitation funding, work programs, etc. But, the really big funding part is that the lawyers are extorting from families and government between $50 BILLION-$70 BILLION/YEAR.
Absolutely — you're right to zoom out even further. The $100+ BILLION figure really puts it into perspective. It’s not just Title IV-D and IV-E anymore — it’s a full-blown ecosystem of court-appointed "services," nonprofits, and legal middlemen all feasting off broken families.
The supervised visitation racket alone is a goldmine for the right vendors. And let’s not even get started on reunification therapy and work programs that keep parents spinning their wheels while the court cashes in on delays.
The saddest part? Most people have no idea this money trail even exists — let alone that it’s why their custody case feels like a never-ending war. Appreciate you calling it out. The truth is in the funding.
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established that criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights before being interrogated. Miranda Rights: You have the right to remain silent. Anything You Say Can Be Used Against You: Any statements made during an interrogation can be used as evidence in court. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, you can have one appointed for you.
Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441, 444-445 (1972): The power to compel testimony is not absolute. There are a number of exemptions from the testimonial duty, the most important of which is the Fifth Amendment privilege against compulsory self-incrimination. The privilege reflects a complex of our fundamental values and aspirations, and marks an important advance in the development of our liberty. IT CAN BE ASSERTED IN ANY PROCEEDING, CIVIL OR CRIMINAL, ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL (JUDGE ONLY TRIAL or HEARING), INVESTIGATORY OR ADJUDICATORY, and it protects against any disclosures that the witness reasonably believes could be used in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence that might be so used. This Court has been zealous to safeguard the values that underlie the privilege.
You have the Right to Remain Silent and not incriminate yourself when it comes to financials in Family Court. Why? Because you can be hammered for child support, alimony and all other assets. If the Family Court Judge says you have to answer about your financials or I will rule against you, your response: "Judge, I cannot answer any of those questions about my finances, because I don't know if my answers will harm me or help me, since this civil proceeding can be turned into a criminal matter if I cannot meet support obligations or financial obligations, and may create tax liabilities for which I am not prepared to submit any information going forward".
If the Judge says, "then I will impute income to you for purposes of child support and/or alimony (and/or other financial obligations)", you immediately respond back: "Judge, you are creating a tax problem for me, and your imputation of income to me could/does creates criminal tax liability for me. You DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to make up income numbers that will create criminal tax liability for me". "Otherwise Judge, you have become complicit in aiding and abetting in the commission of criminal activity against me".
This is 🔥—thank you for laying it out so clearly. Most people walking into family court have no idea their civil case can be twisted into something that has real criminal or financial consequences, especially when it comes to support enforcement and taxes.
Miranda and Kastigar absolutely apply more broadly than people think, and the way family courts pressure self-incrimination without giving any protections is completely backwards. You're right — asserting your rights isn’t just smart, it’s necessary when the court starts playing games with imputed income or forcing disclosure under duress.
Appreciate you breaking it down. More people need to walk into courtrooms knowing this stuff cold. Knowledge really is power — especially when the deck is this stacked.
On point -
Truth:
“Because if the government can take your child with no evidence, no trial, and no accountability, then you don’t live in a free country.
You live in a bureaucratic gulag masquerading as a courtroom.”
Temporary orders without full hearing take kids and isolate healthy parent- this is then pushed out for years. Child abuse and kidnapping ordered by family courts- disguised as best interest by profit driven, “bought” gals.
The root of family court corruption is economic. It’s a federal funding racket—$15.2 billion a year—that thrives on conflict, parental alienation, and child separation. The only fix is to repeal Title IV-D and IV-E and give divorcing couples the same freedom we give businesses: a clean break. No more weaponized support orders. No more court-appointed racketeers. Divorce must sever economic attachment. Period.”
You’re spot on — follow the money and you’ll find the motive. Title IV-D and IV-E turned family court into a profit machine, not a justice system. The more conflict, the more funding. The more alienation, the more “services.” It’s not about kids — it’s about cash flow.
And I love that analogy: we let corporations split with clean terms and clear boundaries, but divorcing parents? They get tied to each other indefinitely through court-managed financial chaos. It's insane.
A true fix means dismantling the incentives that keep families trapped in conflict. Repealing Title IV-D/E would be a massive step in the right direction. Thanks for calling it out.
More like over $100 BILLION/YEAR. It's about $30 BILLION/YEAR for Title IV-A, Title IV-D, and Title IV-E child support enforcement, paternity, child abuse placement/adoption and domestic violence funding. Then there are the other ancillary issues like supervised visitation funding, work programs, etc. But, the really big funding part is that the lawyers are extorting from families and government between $50 BILLION-$70 BILLION/YEAR.
Absolutely — you're right to zoom out even further. The $100+ BILLION figure really puts it into perspective. It’s not just Title IV-D and IV-E anymore — it’s a full-blown ecosystem of court-appointed "services," nonprofits, and legal middlemen all feasting off broken families.
The supervised visitation racket alone is a goldmine for the right vendors. And let’s not even get started on reunification therapy and work programs that keep parents spinning their wheels while the court cashes in on delays.
The saddest part? Most people have no idea this money trail even exists — let alone that it’s why their custody case feels like a never-ending war. Appreciate you calling it out. The truth is in the funding.