E-book Category: Child Custody E-book Title: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A CONSIDERATION IN CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION DECISIONS Book Description: An Important Discussion About How Court Systems Handle the Problem of Domestic Violence When Making Child Custody and Visitation Decisions
CONTENTS:
Domestic Violence: State Child Custody and Visitation Laws
Domestic Violence and Mediation of Child Custody Disputes
The Batterer As Parent
~Batterer Characteristics ~Authoritarian ~Under-involved and Neglectful ~Self-Centered in Relationship with Children ~Charismatic~Undermining the Mother's Ability to Parent ~Using the Children to Control Their Mother ~Role Modeling Battering Behavior ~Traumatic Bonding ~Confusing and Conflicting Emotions The Domestic Violence Victim As Parent
~The Myth: The Victim-Parent Fails to Protect Her Children ~The Truth: The Victim-Parent Has Probably Taken Extreme Pains to Protect Her Children
~The Myth: A Battered Woman Who Advocates Against Shared Custody or Unsupervised Visitation is an "Unfriendly Parent" and Should Not Be Granted Custody
~The Truth: The Non-Abusive Parent is Typically the Best Custodian for the Children
Children's Recovery from Living in an Abusive Home Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations
~Legal Trends ~General Views About Joint Custody
~Parents Most at Risk for Physical and Emotional Abuse of a Child
~Parents Most at Risk for Physical and Emotional Abuse of a Child
