Lake Shastina, CA – A Lake Shastina mother and her three children, integral members of the Weed community, have turned to Siskiyou County Superior Court for emergency protection after a Washington State judge granted full custody to their abusive ex-husband and father. On Friday, June 13, 2025, Melissa Strawn, alongside her 15-year-old son and twin 8-year-olds—one of whom is autistic—filed emergency domestic violence temporary restraining orders (DVTROs) to block the custody reversal. The petitions are now before Presiding Judge JoAnn Bicego, who previously granted temporary protections for the family in 2022, as they fight to remain safe in their Lake Shastina home of nearly three years.
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I am so glad to see the news talking about this. It’s happening more often than people are aware.
I am here in King County and judge Rampersad was my 2nd trial judge. She is the reason my children have been kidnapped, 74 days no contact, despite my having primary custody and emotional attunement to my children. The safe parents are not being protected by family law. My children are in the hands of a rapist and abuser. I know Melissa’s story all too well. California please protect Melissa and her children. Please make sure the children stay in Cali. It’s what’s best for them. 🧡
Thank you for not being afraid to
Post the truth of the horrible ways of family court. If the general Public saw what was really happening in family court, they’d never believe its happening this way!!! When we beg for protections, most people ask, “isn’t that type of protection already happening?” No. No. It’s not
I hope y’all have good liability insurance, because very little of this is accurate.