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They can still choose to delete your posts, simply because it's your truth and possibly not anyone else's.  So when I previously said you have no freedom of speech, that's exactly what it means.  None.  Zero.  You are at the mercy of the people running the website and must post in accordance with their rules. 

They have no idea whether the information is true, so they delete the posts that have a negative review.  They could have deleted your posting for the positive comment too - however there is no danger of defamation when a positive review is left. 

Th other, more common instance of someone leaving a bad review is when they lose a case that THEY think they should have won, especially a family law case.  It's sort of like complaining about your tax preparer because he/she prepared a return in which you owed money to ther government and you thought you should get a refund.  The person gets mad and posts a complaint.  It's pretty unethical to so something like you did, but it happens because of the emotions involved.  So deleting a negative post of your attorney because they lost a case is no different than the review you left for the attorney who won for you in court.  I probably would have deleted all of your posts.

Yes, family law attorneys all talk to one another, even in cases in which they oppose one another.  Again, so what?  The only way it would be harmful is if cases were corrupted because of such talk, and it doesn't because the penalties of doing so by officers of the court are extreme.  The reality is they all talk to one another in order to facilitate the litigation process before court and to determine what's truly is best for all involved.  And yes, that process does need to be facilitated. 

Here is the bottom line and why there is such a disconnect with your post.  Your goal and objective in a family law case is to win no matter what, right?  You admit that all along the way in your post and in your correspondences.  You stressed that money had nothing to do with anything.  So you hire a family law attorney for you to win, right?  You hired a Guardian Ad-Litem as well, so you can win as well, right?  Problem is - that is NOT the goal of a family law attorney.   They collect fees regardless of whether they win or lose - they aren't personal injury attorneys who only collect when they win.  As a result, they have no skin in the game - they aren't judged by wins and losses, hence another reason why your posts were deleted.  The Guardian Ad-Litem has no skin in the game either.  They all collected their fees and they all win.  In a Family Law case, there is only one loser and in your case - that was you.  So you get mad and toss around a number of allegations with no evidence because you lost.  You also want to blame the judge?  Here's the problem with that:  Judges make decisions in family law cases based on people in a court who are paid by their respective parties to advocate on their behalf, including the Guardian Ad-Litem.  Judges are loathe to change custody arrangements unless there is persuasive evidence provided by an independent source (not a guardian ad-litem since you proved in your post they aren't independent) indicating otherwise.  It has nothing to do with 'feelings'.  It has everything to do with previously made decisions and if there is any doubt in their mind, then they won't change any of the previously made arrangements.  You may not like it, but that's how family law works.  If all they have is the desire of a 14 year old to be with the father, then that isn't enough.  If no family law attorney you spoke with or hired explained that to you before you went to court, then every attorney you spoke with did you a great disservice.

You did your best to get custody of your child.  You have no regrets in anything you did.  Take comfort in that.  It won't be long before the child is 18, and will then have a choice where to live.  If you did right, then your child will choose to live with you.  Until then, live for that day.

The problem of course is that you do NOT have a right to free speech on the internet or a website that is operated by someone else (this site believes in such freedom, but most sites don't).  If the moderator of a site thinks you're a crank, which is exactly what you sound like, or if your posts contain defamatory information, then yes your posts can be deleted

- even if you believe the information to be true.  While truth is an obvious defense to a defamation suit, the truth in this case is irrelevant.  The site cannot allow information it knows to be even remotely untrue, otherwise the site and its operators can also be held liable for defamation if the site's moderators were to leave the information on its site.

Despite what you believe, the site is actually protecting you.  If the attorney doesn't like what you posted, and the lawyer can prove damages, then the lawyer can subpoena the website, find your IP address, find out who you are, sue you, and win.  By denying your post, the site protects itself and you.  Now, if you decide to create a website, you can freely speak all you wish, however you can also be sued as well if you were to publish anything even remotely untrue.

All information is 100% truthful and accurate and I thank you for your comments! Best of Luck!