A California custody case is preserved by a rare transcript, two federal lawsuits, a YouTube channel, a Nevada courtroom camera, and a father who has not seen his children in five years. This is part of ongoing coverage of California’s Court Reporter Crisis.
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He hasn’t seen his sons since 2021. That was the last time he picked them up from school. He was arrested. California’s family courts swallowed the next five years…