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For Every Mother. For Every Child. For Every Person Who Refuses to Stay Silent.

Every child deserves a court that protects them.

According to the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence, more than 58,000 children a year are ordered into unsupervised contact with physically or sexually abusive parents following divorce — more than twice the yearly rate of new childhood cancer cases. The Barron Foundation is fighting to change that — in every state, every courtroom, for every family — every mother, father, and caregiver — that has been failed.

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Our Mission

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in America’s family courts — not left or right, but right or wrong. The Barron Foundation exists to end it. State by state. Courtroom by courtroom. Until every child has a court that protects them.

More than 58,000 children a year are ordered into unsupervised contact with abusive parents following divorce — more than twice the yearly rate of new childhood cancer cases. — Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence

Source: Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence — leadershipcouncil.org

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Home of
Family Court
Awareness Month.

Every November. All 50 states. Proclamations, awareness, and a coordinated national push for child-centered family court reform. Founded in 2020 by Tina Swithin and Sandra Ross — transferred to The Barron Foundation in November 2025.

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Nov.

Every Year

All 50 states.
Every protective parent.
Every child.

Our Mission

Child safety is not negotiable.
We are here to make that clear.

The Barron Foundation is dedicated to addressing and challenging failures within family court that put children at risk and undermine their safety. We do not comment on active cases or interfere with court orders. Our focus is on identifying systemic issues — and demanding change.

Public Education

Clear, accessible information about court practices that put children at risk — helping communities understand how these systems operate and where they fail.

Advocacy & Organizing

Building coalitions of parents, advocates, and professionals committed to child-centered reform — because change happens when people act together.

Policy Reform

Examining procedures, promoting accountability, and demanding that the family court system be held to the standard every child deserves.

Why We Do What We Do

The family court was created to protect children.
Too often, it doesn’t.

Across the country, children speak about harm and struggle to be heard. Parents who advocate find their credibility questioned. Compliance and procedure can trump truth and safety.

The Barron Foundation is committed to one standard: the safety, dignity, and voice of the child comes first. We advance our mission through education, advocacy, and policy reform — not just for one child, but for every child whose truth has been ignored.

This is a moral moment. It’s not left or right. It’s right or wrong.

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The Barron Standard

What should never have been negotiable.

The Barron Standard demands a system that centers children, honors protective parents, and acts in the true best interest of the child — not the most powerful party in the room.

A child-centered approach to every decision
Respect for children’s lived experiences
Protection for parents acting to keep children safe
Oversight and accountability within family courts
Truth over procedure. Safety over compliance.

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Get Involved

Change happens when people
act thoughtfully and together.

Share Your Story

Your experience matters. The patterns you lived through are the evidence that this system needs to change. We want to hear from you.

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Our hot pink signs give families a peaceful, visible way to publicly support and advocate for those navigating the family court system.

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Support the Work

Become part of a community working to protect the safety, dignity, and right to be heard for children in family court proceedings.

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Stay in the Fight.

Each month: the latest in family court reform, new research and studies, FCAM updates, hot pink sign campaigns, legislative news, and ways to take action. Plus early access to Family Ct. magazine content. No spam. Just the fight — delivered to you.

The Movement

Pink ribbons changed breast cancer.
Hot pink is changing family court.

One woman. One mission. Riding this fight into every city, every courthouse, every community that will listen — and many that haven’t yet.

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The Next Generation

This Fight Does Not End
With Our Generation.

The children we fight for today are raising their children tomorrow. The system they inherit depends on what we do now.

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Now Publishing

Family Ct.

The Official Magazine of The Barron Foundation

Written for mothers navigating family court — and open to anyone who stands with them.
For the mind, body, and soul of every woman fighting for her child in a system that was not built to protect her.

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58,000+ children. Every year. 500,000+ at any moment.

Behind every number is a name.

More than 58,000 children a year are ordered into unsupervised contact with abusive parents. At any point in time, half a million children are living unprotected with a violent parent after divorce. Your gift fights for every one of them.

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