Resources

A Domestic Violence-Informed Approach to Child Custody Decision-Making

Published by: Loretta Frederick, Nancy Ver Steegh Notwithstanding an abundance of social science literature and persistent efforts to raise awareness…

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Making the Case for Coercive Control

Published by: Loretta Frederick , Nancy Ver Steegh Family court professionals generally agree that domestic violence comes in many different…

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Calculating Safety: Domestic Violence and Child Support Parenting Time Initiatives

Published by: Nancy Ver Steegh, Gabrielle Davis Policy makers and stakeholders have been engaged in a national discussion about establishing…

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Accounting for Risk and Danger Practice Checklists

Published by: Connie Sponsler-Garcia Ideally, identifying and documenting risk factors for serious or lethal intimate partner violence (IPV) should be…

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Representing Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Connected with the Military

Published by: Ellen Schell This handbook for civil attorneys provides legal and military policy information needed by civil attorneys representing…

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Practice Guides for Family Court Decision-Making in Domestic Abuse-Related Child Custody Matters

Published by: Loretta Frederick, Gabrielle Davis These practice guides are designed to improve decision-making by family court professionals involved in…

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Mind the Gap: Accounting for Domestic Abuse in Child Custody Evaluations

Published by:  Ellen Pence, Gabrielle Davis, Denise Gamache, Cheryl Beardslee This report was part of a national child custody project…

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Parent Coordination Services: A Guide for Policy Makers

Published by: Barbara Hart, Esq. This guide is designed to assist policymakers, courts and attorneys in deliberations and decision-making on…

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Custody Evaluator’s Beliefs About Domestic Violence

Published by: Gabrielle Davis Three important new studies explore the relationship between custody evaluators' beliefs about domestic abuse and the…

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Amicus Brief: Robertson v. Watson

Published by: Sandra Tibbetts Murphy In this case, the petitioner obtained a civil protection order, which the defendant later violated.…

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