Sentences with phrase «violence in a contested custody case»
This proposed addition addresses an issue that I have seen many times in my many years of managing high conflict custody cases: the false allegation of domestic violence in a contested custody case.
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However, there is an emergent consensus within the divorce research community that in the great majority of contested cases of child custody, where family violence is not a factor, children's needs and interests are best served by preserving meaningful relationships with both of their parents.
Remarkably consistent findings that at least 50 % of contested custody cases involve physical violence between the partners [FN63] suggest that every guardian ad litem and evaluator needs expertise in partner abuse — even if some of that violence is attributable to conflict rather than abuse.
Page 11 currently admits,» [i] n the most egregious cases, it may not even be necessary to order an evaluation» yet in «other cases involving a limited record of domestic violence one of the parties will contest the legitimacy of that record, or its relevance to custody and visitation determinations.