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The Leadership Council: Are “Good Enough"Parents Losing Custody to AbusiveEx-Partners?

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Are"Good Enough"Parents Losing Custody to AbusiveEx-Partners?

By Stephanie Dallam -- updated 2008for the Leadership Council on Child Abuse &Interpersonal Violence.

INTRODUCTION

I. RESEARCH

II. GENDER BIAS REPORTS

a. Official State Reportsb. Reports by Testimony Projects

III. REPORTS BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

IV. SCHOLARLY COMMENTARIES

V. MEDIA REPORTS

High conflict families are disproportionately represented among

the population of those contesting custody and visitation. These

cases commonly involve domestic violence, child abuse, and

substance abuse. Research indicates that that custody litigation can

become a vehicle whereby batterers and child abusers attempt to

extend or maintain their control and authority over their victims

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