Weaponizing Trauma in Seibel v Seibel
from The Trebuchet Files Hosted by Autumn Manelick
What happens when trauma is not accommodated by the justice system—but allegedly turned into a weapon against the survivor? This episode examines a 17-page memorandum filed in Seibel v. Seibel challenging a final family-court judgment. It explores the filing’s allegations of suppressed domestic-violence evidence, exposed mental-health records, disclosure of a protected Safe at Home address, financial isolation, unequal access to counsel, and conduct that intensified a disabled litigant’s PTSD and impaired her ability to participate in court. Against sharply conflicting findings about disability, income, support, attorney fees, and reunification costs, the episode asks whether family court can deliver justice when one party is financially armed and the other has been depleted by the fight itself.
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