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===== The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) applies when a group of individuals—such as judges, attorneys, court-appointed guardians, and government officials—collaborate in a pattern of criminal activity for financial gain. In the context of family court and child custody cases, this can occur when courts systematically deprive parents of their rights to maximize financial incentives under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. =====

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* Title IV-D provides federal funds to states for child support enforcement.
* The more child support is ordered and collected, the more federal funds a state receives.
* States receive '''up to 66% in reimbursement''' from the federal government for every dollar collected.
* Bonus Incentives – Courts receive double the funding if they maximize non-custodial child support payments instead of enforcing 50/50 custody laws.

===== 1. Judges deny equal custody because 50/50 custody reduces child support obligations, thus reducing Title IV-D funding. =====
# Courts require fathers to hire an approved representative, making self-representation impossible and increasing legal fees.
# Judges, attorneys, and state agencies work together to maximize support orders, ensuring maximum federal reimbursement under Title IV-D.

==== To prove RICO violations in a family court setting, the following elements must be established: ====

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* Law: Many states have laws presuming joint custody (50/50) is in the best interest of the child.
* RICO Violation: Judges consistently rule against joint custody without valid reasoning, ensuring one parent (usually the father) becomes the non-custodial parent and is forced to pay child support.
* Financial Gain: The state then receives double the federal funding for each child support case where one parent pays the other.

===== - How It Works: - A parent who wants to represent themselves (pro se) is told it is not allowed or that they must hire an approved representative. - These representatives charge high fees, effectively extorting parents just for a chance to argue for custody. =====
* RICO Violation: This is a form of extortion and obstruction of justice because it forces parents to pay into a closed legal system that is designed to rule against them.

===== - How It Works: - Courts appoint biased psychologists, social workers, or evaluators to determine custody. - These professionals are paid by the courts and are financially motivated to rule in favor of the system that keeps one parent paying. - Reports are falsified or exaggerated to justify the denial of custody. =====
* RICO Violation: This constitutes fraud and obstruction of justice, as false reports are used to deny parental rights and maximize state profits.

===== - How It Works: - CPS (Child Protective Services) removes children from parents based on false allegations. - Children are placed with foster families or one parent, increasing the amount of Title IV-D child support payments. - Parents are forced to hire expensive attorneys to fight CPS, benefiting court insiders. =====
* RICO Violation: This is a criminal enterprise that profits off false removals and court-ordered child support, making it extortion and fraud under RICO.

==== To file a RICO lawsuit, a plaintiff must show: ====
✔ A pattern of corruption in multiple cases.
✔ Financial incentives driving illegal custody rulings.
✔ Collusion between judges, dirty attorneys, social workers, and state agencies.
✔ Use of fraudulent reports, denial of rights, or threats to force compliance.

===== - Court transcripts showing systemic denial of self-representation. =====
* Financial records proving judges, attorneys, or agencies profit from child support orders.
* Custody evaluation reports showing clear bias.
* Testimony from other affected parents showing a pattern of corruption.

==== ✔ Triple damages for lost wages, legal fees, and wrongful custody loss. ====
✔ Court orders forcing policy changes in family courts.
✔ Criminal charges against corrupt judges and officials.
✔ Return of unlawfully taken custody rights.

==== - Judges, dirty attorneys, and state agencies form an enterprise that profits from biased custody rulings. ====
* Extortion occurs when parents are forced to pay an approved representative or lose custody.
* Fraud occurs when courts ignore 50/50 custody laws to increase federal funding.
* Obstruction of justice occurs when self-representation is denied.
* Title IV-D funding creates an illegal financial incentive to rule against fathers.

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