DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A CONSIDERATION IN CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION DECISIONS Ebook

CONTENTS:

Domestic Violence: State Child Custody and Visitation Laws

Domestic Violence and Mediation of Child Custody Disputes

The Batterer As Parent

• Using the Children to Control Their Mother
• Under-involved and Neglectful
• Traumatic Bonding
• Self-Centered in Relationship with Children
• Role Modeling Battering Behavior
• Confusing and Conflicting Emotions
• Charismatic~Undermining the Mother's Ability to Parent
• Batterer Characteristics
• Authoritarian

• The Truth: The Victim-Parent Has Probably Taken Extreme Pains to Protect Her Children
• The Truth: The Non-Abusive Parent is Typically the Best Custodian for the Children
• The Myth: The Victim-Parent Fails 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

• Recommendations for Custody and Visitation
• Parents' Childhood Victimization
• Parents Psychological Characteristics
• Parents Most at Risk for Physical and Emotional Abuse of a Child
• Parents Most at Risk for Physical and Emotional Abuse of a Child
• Parental Separation
• Legal Trends
• Interventions for the Abuser
• General Views About Joint Custody