It was brought to the attention of CA NOW that there were serious problems with the family court system from women who had experienced the system as wrought with gender bias, due process violations, incompetence, conflict of interest and in some cases corruption. As these testimonials mounted in number, CA NOW decided to investigate the problems in the court through sociological research, collecting case studies and questionnaires, and an historical analysis of the family law system in California as effected by the influences of the Fathers’ Rights movement.