Partner Violence and Child Custody Cases: A Cross-National Comparison of Legal Reforms and Issues
Abstract
A review of policies and procedures for addressing partner violence in child custody across four countries shows different pathways to the same issues. In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the reform of child custody legislation faces a debate between fathers’ rights groups and domestic violence advocates, within an environment promoting mediation and joint custody as the gold standard. There is a clear need for research to better inform these debates, including cross-national research, and for the development of court and community interventions to support children facing separation and divorce in the context of parental violence.
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The majority of high conflict custody cases involve IPV.
“The majority of high conflict custody cases involve IPV (Jaffe et al., 2008; Jaffe & Crooks, 2004).”
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- Authors
- Jaffe, P. G., & Crooks, C. V.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic
- Western University (CA)
- Venue
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-08
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 917-934
- ISSN
- 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8448
- OpenAlex
- W2132374381
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Law › Family and Matrimonial Law
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, domestic violence, child custody, fathers' rights, domestic violence advocates, family mediation, joint custody, parental separation, divorce, children exposed to domestic violence, cross-national comparison, judicial intervention, community-based intervention
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