30.Jul.2010 Measure Would Aid New Jersey Domestic Violence Victims
Good for these New Jersey lawmakers! Hopefully the father’s rights groups don’t try and crush it, like they generally do. These groups need to start acknowledging there are dangerous parents out there. From The New Jersey Herald: TRENTON — Citing the case of a man accused of gunning down his former girlfriend in front of [...]
Custody Evaluators’ Beliefs About Domestic Violence Allegations During Divorce
This was a study done at the University of Illinois by Megan L. Haselschwerdt, Jennifer L. Hardesty, and Jason D. Hans. One-size-fits-all approach to child custody dangerous for mum, child Published: Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010, 17:56 IST Place: Washington, DC | Agency: ANI Child custody evaluators should know how to differentiate between types of violence [...]
29.Jul.2010 ATTENTION MASSACHUSETTS MOMs: Court Ruling Regarding Child Custody Cases
From Randi James: Massachusetts Can’t Look at DCF Files in Child Custody Cases In the family court arena, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) has been helpful to some and an obstruction/destruction to others. Where mothers have reported suspected or actual abuse by the father, sometimes DCF comes in an substantiates the abuse and [...]
Noncustodial Mothers: Opportunity to Publicize Your Case
I am spreading the word for Irene here. It has a short response time. As always, please carefully consider the risks when deciding about revealing your identity- judicial retaliation is a real and dangerous possibility. Only you can assess if you have anything to lose (visitation, etc) by going public. Hi All I’ve just been contacted [...]
28.Jul.2010 There’s Nothing Friendly About Abuse
Here is an article from the current issue of Ms. Magazine, written by someone who gets it…Dr. R. Dianne Bartlow: There’s Nothing Friendly About Abuse Children are at risk when custody cases rely on a meritless theory of parental “alienation” by R. Dianne Bartlow It’s a statistic so unbelievable that it’s difficult to wrap your [...]
26.Jul.2010 Yes, There IS a Crisis in Family Courts
Glenn Sacks and Fathers & Families are crowing about defeating the Center of Judicial Excellence’s attempt to have junk science thrown out of the courtroom. Women get screwed frequently in family courts nationwide….guys do too. And when an injustice happens, it can often be traced back to some unethical, biased psychologist or pseudo-psychologist such as [...]
23.Jul.2010 Interview with Dominique Lasseur, Producer of “Breaking the Silence: The Children’s Stories”
American PBS Documentary “Breaking The Silence The Children’s Stories” What Breaking the Silence Means By Dominique Lasseur Documentary film producer Dominique Lasseur set out to explore the failures of the family court system in “Breaking the Silence: Children’s Stories.” But when public television broadcast the program in the fall of 2005, the father’s rights movement [...]
21.Jul.2010 “I want my child, and no one will believe you”
Well, it isn’t as if we all haven’t heard this before….”no one will believe you.” “Oh my, it’s more FALSE ALLEGATIONS against fathers.” “Mothers always lie to get a leg up in custody battles.” See more of those myths from the American Bar Association here. Thanks for having that tape recorder running, Oksana. (CNN) — [...]
More Mothers are Suing Due to Fathers Killing Children
I saw this on Dastardly Dads yesterday and thought it was worth a reprint here. More mothers are seeking legal relief by suing now, unfortunately more often after their children have been killed. (Note in the background story how the murderer again is described as “such a nice guy”). Mother of Michigan boy slain by [...]
20.Jul.2010 Battered Womens Syndrome
Battered woman syndrome (BWS), first proposed in the 1970s after research demonstrated the psychological impact from domestic violence on the victim, has undergone further clarification since its inception. This entry reviews the historical issues concerning domestic violence and its victims in the criminal justice system (including the criminal and family courts), describes psychological theories about [...]
18.Jul.2010 Helping a Child Manage Fears
This may help you understand what your children are going through after seeing you abused. While suggestions here are for those people in the real world, if you are in family court be careful with these suggestions or you could be labeled with so-called “parental alienation” or Dr. William Bernet’s so-called “parental alienation disorder.” (The [...]
17.Jul.2010 Ignoring Domestic Abuse: What Family Courts Do Best
Mel Gibson scandal: Ignoring domestic abuse Yes, he used a racial epithet — but let’s not forget the main issue here Salon By Zerlina L. Maxwell This post was originally published on The Urban Politico. According to reports, Mel Gibson has a tendency to say racist things. First, there was the “Jews are responsible for [...]
