Legal resources

ARE 'GOOD ENOUGH' PARENTS LOSING CUSTODY TO ABUSIVE EX-PARTNERS?, Leadership Council, Extensive collection of scholarly articles and research documenting the harm being perpetrated on battered mothers and their children by family courts using PAS.

ARE MOTHERS LOSING THE CUSTODY WARS?

Mason, Mary Ann.

ASSESSING RISK TO CHILDREN FROM BATTERERS - THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BATTERERS AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PERPETRATORS,

Synergy, Newsletter of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Winter, 2002.

BANCROFT, LUNDY: ARTICLES, BOOK EXCERPTS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

ASSESSING AND MONITORING PROGRAMS FOR MEN WHO ABUSE WOMEN March 2007

GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING CHANGE IN MEN WHO ABUSE WOMEN (outline for an article not yet written)

ASSESSING DANGEROUSNESS IN MEN WHO ABUSE WOMEN ( Based on sections of Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men)

When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse (2004). New York, MY: G.P. Putnam.

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men (2002). New York, NY: G.P. Putnam.

The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics (2002). With Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

"Assessing Abusers' Risks to Children" (2004). With Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D. In P. Jaffe, L. Baker, & A. Cunningham (Eds.)

Protecting Children from Domestic Violence: Strategies for Community Intervention. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

"Battered Mothers vs. U.S. Family Courts" (Fall 2003) with C. Cuthbert, K. Slote, J. Silverman, M.G. Driggers, & C. Mesh. Human Rights Dialogue, Series 2, No. 10.

"The Parenting of Men Who Batter" (Summer, 2002). Court Review, Vol. 39, No. 2.

"Assessing Risk to Children from Contact With Batterers" (Apr./May. 2002) Domestic Violence Report Vol. 7, No. 4, 49-50, pgs. 60-63. Based on Chapter Seven of The Batterer as Parent.

"The Batterer as a Parent" (Winter, 2002). Synergy (Newsletter of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges), Vol. 6, No. 1, pgs. 6-8

"Domestic Violence" (Sept., 1999). With Stephanie Eisenstat, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 341, Number 12.

"'New Insights' Into Domestic Violence?" (Oct., 1998). With Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D. Journal of Contemporary Psychology Vol. 43, No. 10.

"A Critique of Janet Johnston's Typology of Batterers" (Oct./Nov. 1998) Domestic Violence Report Vol. 4, No. 1, pgs. 1-2, 13-15. Precursor to Chapter Six of The Batterer as Parent.

"When the Batterer is Your Patient" (Spring, 1996). Medical Encounter Vol. 12, No. 2

First-Stage Groups for Men Who Batter (1992). With David Adams, Ted German, and Carole Sousa. Cambridge, MA: Emerge.

Teen Dating Violence: A Three-Session Curriculum and Peer Leader Training Manual (1990). With Ted German and Carole Sousa. Cambridge, MA: Dating Violence Intervention Project.

"Understanding the Batterer In Custody and Visitation Disputes" (1998). Unpublished article, precursor to Chapter Five of The Batterer as Parent.

"The Connection Between Batterers and Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators" (1997). Unpublished article, precursor to Chapter Four of The Batterer as Parent.

BATTERED MOTHER'S TESTIMONY PROJECT, "Battered Mothers Speak Out:

A Human Rights Report on Domestic Violence and Child Custody in the Massachusetts Family Courts", Wellesley Centers for Women.

BATTERED MOTHERS v. US FAMILY COURTS
Human Rights Dialogue 2.10 (Fall 2003), The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs.

BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
University of Alaska Web Site.

CASUALTIES OF A CUSTODY WAR
A three-part. in-depth look at the use of PAS in custody cases and it's fatal effect on the children in one family; Carpenter, Mackenzie and Kopas, Ginny, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1997.

GENDER BIAS IN THE COURTS, AND OTHER DV RELATED RESOURCES AND ARTICLES, California N.O.W. 2002 Family Court Report.

CUSTODY SWITCH

Kramer, Jill, Pacific Sun, October 24-30, 2001; An article discussing Parental Alienation Syndrome.

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE, "Child custody- an overview"; Important case law, federal/state: statutes, judicial decisions, and regulations, treaties, and conventions pertaining to child custody.

COUNTER ARGUMENTS FOR MOTHERS IN FAMILY COURTS

CUSTODIANS OF ABUSE

Lombardi, Kristin, January 09, 2003, The Boston Phoenix.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Waits, Kathleen, JD, Houston Law Review, 1998 Symposium.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -- LEGAL ISSUES
48 links to excellent articles, research, case law, more.

GENIA SHOCKHOME'S APPELLATE BRIEF

Goldstein, Barry, Esq., in the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Department.

SMALL JUSTICE: LITTLE JUSTICE IN AMERICA'S COURTS, Garland Waller, Producer (conference presenter); Highly acclaimed, multi-award winning documentary film. Small Justice received the "Award for Media Excellence" from The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute at the 8th International Conference on Family and Domestic Violence.

FIFTY OBSTACLES TO LEAVING - WHY ABUSE VICTIMS STAY

Buel, Sarah M., JD, The Colorado Lawyer, October, 1999, Vol. 28, No. 10.

PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND THE FRIENDLY PARENT CONCEPT, Zorza, Joan Esq., PowerPoint, Jan. 13, 2008, Battered Mother's Custody Conference V.

THE FRIENDLY PARENT CONCEPT--ANOTHER GENDER BIASED LEGACY FROM RICHARD GARDNER,

Zorza, Joan, Esq., Domestic Violence Report, Vol. 12 No. 5, June/July 2007.

JUDGE'S PRIVATE CUSTODY MEETINGS RAISE QUESTIONS, Women's eNews, Jan. 10, 2008.

MAKING THE CASE: How to Use the Criminal Justice System to Positively Impact Child Custody Decisions,

Kasdin, Tovah, Esq., PowerPoint, Battered Mother's Custody Conference V.

WHAT IS SEXUAL ABUSE?,

Goldstein, Seth, Esq., PowerPoint, Battered Mother's Custody Conference V.

FRUSTRATIONS OF INQUIRY, Goldstein, Seth, JD and R.P. Tyler, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 7, July 1998.

SORTING OUT ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN CUSTODY AND VISITATION CASES: The Problem of "System Failure", Goldstein, Seth L., Esq., Expose: The Failure of the Family Courts to Protect Children in Custody Disputes.

STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR LAWYERS REPRESENTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING IN CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER CASES,
Rebecca Henry, Esq., ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, PowerPoint, Jan. 12, 2008, Battered Mother's Custody Conference V.

AMICUS BRIEF BANK

Justice For Children Web Site.

PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME--PAS

Justice For Children Web Site.

OHIO CSA CASE RE: DAUBERT AND EXPERT TESTIIMONY

A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR FAMILY COURT
Shanahan, Thomas Esq.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADN SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT GUEST EDITORS INTRODUCTION
Zorza, Joan, JD, and Rosen, Leora, JD, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Report, National Institute of Justice; Violence Against Women, Vol. 11 No. 8, August 2005.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NATIONAL CIVIL LAW CUSTODY INSTITUTES

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES,Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Internal Medicine; Vol. 162 No. 10, May 27, 2002.

WOMAN ABUSE CO-EXISTING WITH CHILD MALTREATMENT, Bibliography Prepared by Randy H. Magen, Ph.D.

ADDICTED TO MOTHER'S LOVE: IT'S BIOLOGY, STUPID!

The New York Times, June 29, 2004.

FINAL REPORT OF THE CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION FOCUS GROUP, March 1-3, 1999, University of Nevada, Reno
A project of the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges, supported by Grant No. 98-WE-VXK004 awarded by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

GUARDIANS AD LITEM IN PRIVATE CUSTODY LITIGATION: THE CASE FOR ABOLITION, Ducote, Richard, JD;

Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law [Vol. 3, 2002, pp. 106-141.

HIGH CONFLICT DIVORCE OR STALKING BY WAY OF THE FAMILY COURT? The Empowerment of a Wealthy Abuser in Family Court Litigation - Linda v. Lyle - A Case Study,

Sutherland, T. J., R.N., B.S.N., P.H.N., J.D.

GENDER FAIRNESS IN THE COURTS: ACTION FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM, Schafran, Lynn Hecht, JD, and Wikler, Norma J., JD; National Judicial Education Program, A Project of N.O.W. Legal Defense and Education Fund in cooperation with the National Association of Women Judges, 2001.

HART, BARBARA J., COLLECTED WRITINGS on a multitude of topics related to domestic violence, child custody, DV victims and family courts, etc.; Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA).

INCUBATED IN TERROR: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS IN THE 'CYCLE OF VIOLENCE',

Perry, BD, Children, Youth and Violence: The Search for Solutions (J Osofsky, Ed.). Guilford Press, New York, pp 124-148, 1997.

EDITORIAL ON BMCC V

Jamestown Post-Journal, Jan Kuth, January, 2008.

LETTING CHILDREN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, Krause, Alanna (age 16), San Francisco Daily Journal, July 17, 2000.

FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED BY ALANNA KRAUSE, Age 18, against her father, court-appointed therapist, and court-appointed attorney.

LEGAL COMPLAINT AGAINST SANDRA M. ACEVEDO, Krause, Alanna, (age 18), January 7, 2002 [Acevedo is the court-appointed attorney Krause alleged failed to protect her].

LEGAL ABUSE SYNDROME

Huffer, Karin, MS/MFT

L ETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA BAR AND METRO ATLANTA AREA MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, Ducote, Richard, JD; April 29, 2002.

MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY COURTS VIOLATE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF BATTERED MOTHERS

Family Violence Prevention Fund.

MCCLEAN RESEARCHERS DOCUMENT BRAIN DAMAGE LINKED TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, December 14, 2000, Belmont, MA; McLean Hospital researchers have identified four types of brain abnormalities linked to child abuse and neglect, providing the first comprehensive review about the multiple ways in which abuse can damage the developing brain.

MINNESOTA CENTER AGAINST VIOLENCE AND ABUSE (MINCAVA) ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE

Providing quick access to over 3000 resources.

MYTH OF EPIDEMIC FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN DIVORCE CASES

McDonald, Merrilyn, M.S.W., Court Review, Spring 1998.

NICHOLSON V. WILLIAMS, 820 N.E. 2d 840 (N.Y. 2004); LEGAL VICTORY FOR BATTERED MOTHERS: "...Nicholson received nationwide attention as the first case in the country to challenge as unconstitutional child welfare practices that punish rather than protect domestic violence victims and their children...".

PANEL UPSETS FATHER'S CUSTODY OVER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES, Orange County, NY Family Court Appeals Reversal in DV Case, NY LAW JOURNAL, November 2002.

PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND PARENTAL ALIENATION: Getting It Wrong In Child Custody Cases,

Bruch, Carol, JD; 35 Family Law Quarterly, 5/27/2001.

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN; Integrating the public policy to protect children with the custody statute is not a simple affair

Kleinman, Toby G., JD; The New Jersey Law Journal, August 5, 2002.

WHAT WE MUST DO TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN; THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'SICK' AND 'EVIL', A call to action by attorney Andrew Vachss, JD,

Parade Magazine, July 14, 2002.