Episode 68 - Hope's Story 2/2

About this episode

Hope Hooton shares her tragic story of losing her children to family violence and advocates for legislative reform in Arizona.

Hope Hooton’s children, 7yo Alec Mater and 6yo Lydia Mater, were shot and killed on May 19, 2024 by their father, 34-year-old Brock Mater during an unsupervised custody visit. Hope introduced and advocates for The “Alec and Lydia Act” (HB 2995) 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

People in this episode

Guest: Hope Hooton

Topics covered

• family murder
• child safety
• family court reform
• custody issues
• legislative advocacy

Keywords

• familicide
• child custody
• Arizona legislation
• Alec and Lydia Act
• family court

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Alec and Lydia Act

Places: Arizona

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