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STOP! WAIT A
MINUTEUnderstanding the Consequences of
Closing IPV Cases Too Early
Yupa is a RN with two children. Herhusband had a history of violenceand more than one restrainingorder. The court gave her husbandsole custody and gave her twohours of supervised visitation aweek.
What do you think influenced the court to make this decision?
What does
research tell us?1
Why would
closing cases too
early increase
risk to children?
2
What strategies
could we use?
3
3 hrs
Significant overlap
Both forms of abuse occur in 30-60% of families
Continued risk
Leaving is the most dangerous time
Motivation to control increases
More likely to seek sole custody
Frequently successful
Closed when immediate risk addressed
The children may still face the danger
Real PeopleReal Cases
ACTION✓ Files for Divorce✓ Appoints GAL✓ Child Support✓ Supervised
Visitation✓ Court Ordered
Evaluation✓ Lawyer
$500.00$1,000+ $5,000$250/month$30/hr
$2,500
$5,000+25,000
USE CHAT:
WHAT ARE YOUR
INITIAL REACTIONS TO
THIS CASE?
“turned around cases”
Joyanna Silberg & Stephanie
Dallam (2019) Abusers gaining custody in
family courts: A case series of over turned
decisions, Journal of Child Custody, 16:2, 140-169, DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2019.1613204
Over 2,000 court cases
Greatest when mom claims child abuse
Meier, Joan S. and Dickson, Sean and O'Sullivan, Chris and Rosen, Leora and Hayes, Jeffrey, Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations (2019). GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2019-56; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-56. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3448062 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3448062
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