Podcast: Partnered with a Survivor: Family courts are failing "best interests"...

November 12, 2020

Safe & Together Institute - Family courts’ decisions related to domestic violence and child abuse have tremendous impact on the lives of adult and child survivors. These decisions are suppose to serve the “best interests” of the children in these families. Yet, as research indicates, reports of domestic violence and child abuse are more likely to be disbelieved than believed by family courts. LISTEN.

How Covid-19 Amplifies the Failures of Family Court

September 2, 2020

The New York Review - With Covid-19 putting additional strain on people and an already overtaxed system, one has to wonder, would victims be facing these grave dangers amid a pandemic if an abuser’s parental rights weren’t competing with a child’s safety in the first place? READ.

Are Women More Likely To Lose Custody If They Claim Their Child Has Been Sexually Abused

August 21, 2020

FORBES - In the case of Woody Allen, a New York State Supreme Court judge awarded custody of all the children of Ms. Farrow and Mr. Allen to Ms. Farrow notwithstanding that the investigation against him was deemed “Unfounded.” The outcome in Ms. Farrow’s case is unusual. In a study by Professor Joan Meier, The George Washington University Law School, mothers who make allegations of sexual abuse are credited as truthful 19% of the time. READ MORE.