Bendian None Too Happy with Recent Coverage

The transgender male tried to get his case sealed following my reporting.

San Francisco County Courthouse

Last month, I reported on the custody battle between Kristin Haynes and Kara Mikale Bendian.

The case plays out like much of the stories I cover, with one exception.

Mikale is a biological female who identifies as a male.

He’s listed on their daughter’s birth certificate as a father, though he is obviously not her biological father.

Kristin primarily raised their daughter, now thirteen, however earlier this year Mikale refused to bring her back, claiming that Kristin had been alienating their daughter and now the thirteen year old no longer wanted to spend any time with her mom.

“Since {their daughter} was 7 years old, Kristin has been the alienating parent and now that {their daughter} is older, she is no longer letting the alienation affect her like when she was a young child and is not easily manipulated. {Their daughter} is estranged from Kristin due to Kristin involving {their daughter} for six years in severe parental alienation.” Bendian said in an affidavit dated June 2, 2022.

The assertion would be ludicrous enough even without the transgender issue.

Combined with another story from Kane County, I have used this story to make larger points about what the transgender issue will do in family court.

First, no one will be deemed a bad parent simply because they are trans or they are encouraging the transitioning of their child.

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Second, this will be used in the same racketeering way that all issues are used.

I believe that courts like to identify problems and use those problems to appoint people to charge hundreds of dollars an hour.

In Kane, everyone wanted a custody evaluator to clear up the confusion, and in California, the court quickly appointed a reunification therapist at the first sign of trouble.

I have already made three appearances to talk about: with Ed Martin, Shannon Joy and James White.

It seems Mikale was none too happy with my media tour, and he decided to do something about it.