Stephanie: When Family Court Won't Enforce Its Own Orders

Your ex ignores a court order. You go back to court, and nothing happens. Then it happens again. Attorney Stephanie says the point at which most judges start imposing penalties is not the first violation or the second, and that gap is where people lose their faith in the whole system. Stephanie is a domestic violence attorney practicing in New York State, primarily in family court with some criminal work alongside it. She works in the nonprofit sector, so her clients are largely low-income an...