Episode 67- Hope's Story 1/2
About this episode
Hope Hooton shares her tragic story of losing her children to family violence and advocates for legislative reform in family court.
Hope Hooton joins us after her children, 7yo Alec Mater and 6yo Lydia Mater, were shot and killed on May 19th, 2024 by their father, 34-year-old Brock Mater during an unsupervised custody visit. A disastrous custody decision 6 months prior by a family court judge found that the children weren’t in any danger. Hope introduced and advocates for The "Alec and Lydia Act" (HB 2995) is a 2026 Arizona legislative proposal aimed at reforming family court to prioritize child safety over equal parenting time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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