It is one of the foundations of our legal system; someone accused of a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.   This means that in a criminal trial the jury has to assume that you are innocent unless the prosecution proves your guilt.   What many do not know is that this presumption does not apply in civil and family court.  If you are accused of a crime that impacts you ability to care for children the other side can argue before you are c

The two pictures from my family trip to Germany last month do not look like typical tourist pictures; no castles, beer steins, or lederhosen.  Saw plenty of those things, but these pics mean something else.  One is a memorial in Berlin to the murdered Jewish population of Europe, the other, right behind the memorial, is close to where Hitler made his last stand, dying in a bunker in the last days of the war as Berlin burned above him.   Germany is filled with images like this