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  • Magazine Article

    Batterer Manipulation and Retaliation: Denial and Complicity In the Family Courts

    Feminista, June 15, 2001

    Most family court judges insist that people going through custody and divorce cases are good people, but that they often behave very badly because they are so stressed out by the pressures of the separation and court dispute. The reality is that nothing could be further from the truth for the men who abuse their female intimate partners and children.   More

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    Magazine Article : Feminist Analysis

    Incest: a Feminist Core Issue That Needs Re-Politizising

    Les Penelopes, January 1, 2004

    The issue of incest in the U.S. is a political issue, one of violence toward women and children that belongs to feminism. It has been hijacked and defused. Women's language has been stolen and reshaped to suit others' agendas. My hope is that reviewing the history might galvanize the action so urgently needed to get our own back.   More

  • Myths and Facts

    10 Custody Myths and How To Counter Them

    ABA Commission On Domestic Violence, July 1, 2006

    Any attorney who represents clients in custody matters will recognize at least some of the following unfounded clichés about domestic violence and custody. Here are some resources that the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence provides for practitioners to use when representing victims of domestic violence.   More

  • Opinion

    Battered Justice For Battered Women

    The Washington Post, March 19, 2005

    It is common for the public and the courts to criticize women who are victims of domestic abuse for staying in an abusive relationship and tolerating it. But what happens when women do try to end the abuse? Jessica Gonzales's story provides one horrifying answer.   More

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