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Child Custody and Domestic Violence: A Call for Safety and Accountability

by Peter G. Jaffe et al - £45.99  Sage Publications (2002)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9780761918264 | ISBN 10: 0761918264

Focuses on the complexity of the challenges facing judges, lawyers, legislators and mental health professionals in developing safe & effective strategies for resolving custody disputes. The authors integrate the most recent clinical and legal issues in the field in considering the prevalence of divorce and domestic violence as well as the relevance of domestic violence in custody disputes. They outline the essential differences between custody disputes with and without allegations and findings of domestic violence, adn the difference analyses and distince interventions by judges, policymakers, and mental health professionals necessary in domestic violence cases.

• Addresses difficult issues such as parent alienation syndrome, false allegations and mutual abuse
• Reviews recent legislation and guidelines in custody disputes involving domestic violence in four countries: the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
• Outlines significant judicial decisions in custody disputes, highlighting the inconsistency and unpredictability of the decisions and their impact on the desired outcome.
• Offers recommendations for legislative improvements, increased training for legal and mental health professionals, enhanced services and programs, and the development of new policies to deal with domestic violence in custody disputes.

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