BARRY GOLDSTEIN HAD THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS TO MAKE RE THE DEATH OF AADEN MORENO:
"You are probably aware that in a recent two year period we found news stories about 175 children murdered by abusive fathers involved in contested custody. And like this case many of the other murderers were given the access by the courts to kill their children. Dr. Dianne Bartlow wrote a chapter in for my next book with Dr. Hannah. She interviewed judges and court administrators in the communities where the tragedies occurred. The question she asked is one we should be asking now. Did the courts create any reforms in response to the tragedy to better protect children. Surprisingly the answer was no because the judges thought the murder in their community was an exception. This murder in CT is not an exception but part of a pattern.
Whatever we want to say about this judge [Judge Barry Pinkus], if he knew what was going to happen he would have given the mother the protective order. He didn't know because the courts are not using practices that make the health and safety of children the highest priority as it should be. For every child who is murdered, thousands more suffer significant harm but don't make the headlines because they are alive.
The solution is the Safe Child Act which would require that the health and safety of children must be the first priority in all custody and visitation decisions. And it provides reforms so judges can recognize the danger. This tragedy can be an opportunity to say never again. Our side needs to unite behind the Safe Child Act and not divide among many other ideas some of which are helpful but ultimately not the solution that would have saved this baby."
