The America Family Law Center

Controversy

In January 2025, the Texas Legal Services Center filed an IRS complaint against the America Family Law Center, alleging that AFLC had been charging clients for services that it did not in fact provide and calling for the IRS to revoke the organization’s tax-exempt status. Clients allegedly paid substantial fees for inadequate legal services that led to case dismissals in court. ²

According to the complaint, the nonprofit AFLC operates a large-scale call-center operation that can handle roughly 2,000 calls per day, and “pressures its employees to meet numerical quotas with bonuses, commissions, and penalties.” The complaint further alleged that AFLC uses the fees paid to it by clients to fund its founder’s personal consumption and private businesses. ³

Financials

America Family Law Center is funded primarily through fees charged to clients. According to nonprofit lawyer Darryl K. Jones, IRS rules “limit tax exemption to firms that are formed and operated ‘for the sole purpose of providing legal services to indigent persons who are otherwise financially incapable of obtaining such services.’ So exempt law firms serving the poor can’t also accept non-indigent clients.” ⁴ However, according to a complaint to the IRS made against AFLC, the group has not complied with these regulations. ²

In 2023, the America Family Law Center reported revenues of $2,075,445 and expenses of $2,280,774. ⁵

People

Teresa Kenton is the Chief Executive Officer of the America Family Law Center. ⁶

AFLC founder Bob Lansink is associated with several other related businesses—which, according to a complaint lodged with the IRS in January 2025, he allegedly uses to funnel funds from the nonprofit for personal gain. ³