Every day, a parent harms a child after being awarded custody or unsupervised visitation by a family court judge. Countless abusers use custody exchanges as an opportunity to intimidate and terrify the partner who left them.

And all too often, these stories of abuse end with an abuser murdering a child.

Kyra Franchetti was one of those children. Her mother believed her father was going to hurt her, but a judge didn’t. Kyra’s mother was right.

Jacqueline Franchetti is striving to ensure that this doesn’t happen again. Please help us ensure New York protects children from court-ordered abuse and murder.  Kyra’s Law will make the health and safety of children the first priority. It will keep courts from assuming a safe parent is alienating a child simply because they don’t want to be with them. It will prevent children from being removed from the custody of the parent the child prefers if that parent is the safe parent. It will ensure more training for judges about recognizing domestic and child abuse. It will provide early evidentiary hearings limited to abuse issues if there are allegations of domestic violence. And the costs of supervision and evaluations will be paid by the abuser.

This bill will be a huge victory for children and domestic violence victims in New York when they pass. And that’s where you come in.

Please start by signing this petition to tell our legislators you want the family court to protect children.

Thank you for caring about children and domestic violence victims.

If you live in New York State click here to send an email to your NYS Senator and Assemblyperson. 

We'll do all the work.

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