“It’s Not Just a Lawsuit—It’s a Revolution!” is the rallying cry of thousands of women joining together to file lawsuits claiming they are being discriminated against in family courts. The legal battle comes within the larger context of making revolutionary change.
But first—Great news: We are filing in New York! If your case is or was in a NY family court, make sure you sign up and tell your NY mama friends.
The filing of each discrimination lawsuit can be seen as a metaphorical Storming of the Bastille.
Family courts everywhere exist as despotic mini-monarchies. Judges rule autocratically, rarely impartially when it comes to a man wanting to take his children, his property, away from the mother. Women have been giving everything they have in the battle for their children but are still losing custody in the dictatorial regime.
This filing of discrimination lawsuits is the first step in this multifaceted Revolution, just as the Bastille uprising, and it is an important one. Women coming together to make the legal and constitutional claim that they are being discriminated against gives credence and power to our cause.
Even if some cases are dismissed, the act of rebelling gives women power. You can dismiss a lawsuit, but you can’t dismiss a Revolution! Further, any dismissals will further fuel women’s outrage and rebellion.
Women have had enough. Women are revolting against the tyranny of family courts. The filing of discrimination lawsuits is just the first instrument of our revolt.
It’s not just a lawsuit—it’s a Revolution.