Premised on the understanding that domestic violence is a broad concept that encompasses
a wide range of behaviors from isolated events to a pattern of emotional, physical, and …

This article presents findings and recommendations based on an in-depth examination of
records from 27 custody cases from across the United States. The goal of this case series …

Denial of Family Violence in Court: An Empirical Analysis and Path Forward for Family Law
Page 1 Denial of Family Violence in Court: An Empirical Analysis and Path Forward for …

Little is known about how the dynamics of sexual abuse and disclosure are discussed in
criminal court. We examined how attorneys ask child witnesses in sexual abuse cases (N …

Interest in the problem of children who resist contact with or become alienated from a parent
after separation or divorce is growing, due in part to parents' increasing frustrations with the …

Banks. 1 You have probably been aware of their existence for most of your life. As a child,
you saw them on television, learned about them in school, and perhaps even heard your …

This article is a companion piece to a prior article that analyzed the implications of
oversimplified beliefs about alienation. Those beliefs support excessive skepticism about …

Allegations of child maltreatment and neglect, including child sexual abuse, in the context of
child custody disputes pose particular challenges for child protection services, family law …

Ongoing acrimonious conflict between separating parents can challenge child protection
workers charged with the responsibility of investigating repeated allegations, especially …

Objective: This article critically assesses and reviews analyses derived from three cycles of
the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) published …