Christine M Powell

I am the petitioner in my case. Over a year ago my now 3year-old son was abused while in his mother's care. When we broke up she kept my son from me for 2 month's before I was able to get her to court. We finished court and not even a month later his mother lied to the courts to get emergency custody... of our son. I went to the courts with proof that she lied and a witness whom she told that now that she had custody of our son she would never let me see him again. The courts assigned Christine Powell to the case. From my very first phone conversation with Christine she used offensive language told me I was guilty of what my ex said dispite my proof that my ex had committed perjury to get emergency custody of my son. She then told me to email her the information I have. A week later she says she doesn't have the time to read the emails and to mail her the papers. She also not only accused me of stalking my ex she said she believed that I was. I informed her it's impossible for me to stalk anyone without a vehicle. She also told me I wouldn't be getting my son on Halloween even after I told her that our current custody agreement says our Son spends all Holidays with both parents. She replied back with )"That's not how it works"). I replied back with haven't you even read the custody agreement? Her next email was her apology for not checking the agreement. I still didn't even get to to my son trick or treating for a hour. She has been coaching my son's mother. Which is a conflict of interest. She also refuses to give me the babysitter information that his Mom has even though it's not protected information in any way. She lied to the courts about me even though I can prove she is lieing. This woman thinks she canmakr up laws at will. She eeven threated my boss to have me held in contempt of court if he didn't let me have the day off for a mediation that I had already requested to the courts that it be changed because I didn't have anyone to cover my shift. The judge of the case granted my request to reschedule the mediation. This woman has also orderd me to give my son to his Mom before my time is up or else.

She is the best interest lawyer for a minor child in a case I have going on. She is very basis. And she says one thing one minute and then she changes her mind a few days later. She has a good back ground history but she doesn't do her home work and shows up for court right on time and has done any r...esearch on what she is doing. Then when she was told that the case will have to come back in a month she replied she wasn't going to come. That she will call in her review of the case.

My 4 yr been taken by deceased father mother,christine unprofessional,she curses at me in front of my children,she came in my home,assuming my lifestyle,saying im young single parent who been taking care all my kids alone,she does not listen to my side,if you receive her change her immediately.she an... older attorney after 10 yrs attorney start think they can win every case instead of looking at the children they are affected.my case is still going on.my child still not home is what christine promised..smh.she a horrible attorney.

I, (a mother of three and Petitioner in a Maricopa County Superior Court Family Law Custody Case) had to go to the hospital for anxiety. While in the hospital, I was sued for custody over my middle child by her father (the respondent in the case; an estranged dead-beat dad owing over $20,000.00 in c...hild support and who is a known past/present abuser of the petitioner and child in the family court case, all of which there is evidence of). The judge in the case, Judge Teresa Sanders, has been knowingly violating Rule 10 of Arizona State Family Law, and the Best Interest Attorney (Christine Powell of Chandler Arizona) in the case has been legally advising the respondent in the case (a conflict of interest and violation of Arizona State Bar Ethics) as well as being complicit in violating Rule 10 of Family Law, all of which there is evidence of. In addition, they have taken the minor child in the case and given her to her KNOWN abusive/estranged father (despite evidence proving his abuse and despite his absence from the child's entire life (aside from a few visits that resulted in the known abuse), all based on the rumors, gossip, and lies (also evidence proving this) of a single witness, who has sold the corrupt Judge Sanders on the Petitioner's spirituality being a mental illness (despite witness testimony proving otherwise), and who sold the Petitioner's anxiety and depression as being schizophrenia (despite doctors statements and witness testimony proving otherwise) even though the witness is no expert, has no evidence, and has motive to be discredited as a witness in the case. The Judge Teresa Sanders in the case has ordered supervised visitation of the Petitioner with the minor child, without basis for doing so other than the defaming rumors spread by a single witness. As a result a happy child has been torn from a loving and healthy home, sent to live with her abuser, and whose relationships with her siblings and mother (the Petitioner) have been terminated. The Respondent refuses to contact the Parenting Skills Program in order to allow the Petitioner to see the child in the case. The siblings and child in the case have been severely emotionally wounded and detrimentally affected by this JudgeSanders's violations of the Arizona State Family Law Rules of Procedure, violations of the minor child's peace and happiness, violations by the Best Interest Attorney in the case, violations of the Petitioner's rights as a parent, violations of the Petitioner's First Amendment Rights to practice her spirituality, and the Petitioner's "mental health issues" (Judge Teresa Sander's answer to why this is happening) have been treated as the sole basis for removal of the child from the only home the child has known her entire life. This is without any evidence proving any abuse or neglect, and although CPS was involved in the case, the Judge Teresa Sanders's dismissed CPS because they found the claims against the Petitioner were unsubstantiated. Please get this corrupt Judge Teresa Sanders removed from her appointment and the corrupt Best Interests Attorney Christine Powell investigated by the Arizona State Bar.