Protect Children. Restore Due Process. Allow Fair Retrials.

We call on the Tarrant County Family Law Center to end the tolerance of perjury in custody and abuse proceedings and to establish clear, enforceable remedies when false testimony and false reports determine the outcome of a child’s life.

My daughter was removed from her safe parent and placed with her abuser after a trial that relied on perjured testimony and second-hand hearsay, despite the existence of contradictory evidence, including video, audio, photographs, text messages, and witnesses. That evidence was limited, excluded, or cut off.

During the trial, presided over by William "Bill" Harris, sworn statements later shown to be false were allowed to stand before the jury. Objections based on hearsay and credibility were overruled. There was no effective mechanism to hold false testimony accountable during trial or after judgment.

Equally alarming, Child Advocate reports- specifically those involving Kim Olmedo- were permitted to contain demonstrably false statements that could not be corrected administratively. Unless a parent is allowed to confront those inaccuracies in open court, false narratives become permanent “facts” in the record.

This is not an isolated case. Parents across Tarrant County report the same pattern:

Perjury is ignored
Hearsay outweighs evidence
Parents are silenced or cut off
Advocate reports cannot be corrected
Motions for new trials are denied—even when lies are proven
The result is devastating: children are placed back into trauma, while protective parents are stripped of due process.

The last time I saw my child, she begged me to fight harder.

I am.

What We Are Demanding
We demand immediate reforms to ensure child safety and basic fairness:

Perjury Accountability
Verified perjury in family court must trigger mandatory findings and referral for enforcement.
New Trial Eligibility
Proven perjury or materially false reports must constitute valid grounds for a motion for a new trial—especially in abuse cases.
Correction of Advocate Reports
Create an independent process to amend Child Advocate reports when factual errors are proven, without requiring a full retrial.
Right to Present Evidence
Protect a parent’s right to present relevant evidence of abuse, including digital media and witnesses, without arbitrary limits.
Child-First Standards
Require courts to prioritize verified safety evidence over narrative testimony or assumptions.
This petition is not about revenge. It is about children.

A trial cannot stand when it is built on lies—especially when the truth is documented and ready to be heard.

I am not asking for special treatment.
I am asking for a fair trial.

If you have been silenced, ignored, or harmed by perjury in family court, please sign, share, and tell your story.

This is not just my child. 

This is our children.

 
Legal Footnotes / References: 
Texas Penal Code § 37.02–37.03 — Defines perjury and aggravated perjury; perjury is a criminal offense when false statements are made under oath in an official proceeding.
Texas Rules of Evidence 602 — Requires personal knowledge; limits testimony based on speculation or second-hand information.
Texas Rules of Evidence 702 — Governs expert testimony; opinions must be based on reliable principles and methods.
Texas Rules of Evidence 802 — Hearsay is inadmissible unless an exception applies.
Texas Family Code § 153.002 — The best interest of the child is the primary consideration in custody determinations.
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 324(b) — Permits motions for new trial based on legal error, including improper admission of evidence.
Due Process Clause, U.S. Const. amend. XIV — Guarantees the right to be heard in a meaningful manner before deprivation of parental rights.