Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Domestic violence and abuse issues are integrated with the issues of child custody, parental alienation theory, father's rights, and therapeutic jurisprudence (the influx of psychology into the family court system), etc., so check those sections too. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles.
Articles and Information that cut through the slop CITATIONS TO RESEARCH; LINKS
Battered Mothers' Testimony Project Report by AZCADV PDF SCHOLAR
Beaten, Raped, Robbed: Unmasking "Father's Rights" Movement by Kathleen Parker ESSAY
Coercive Control by Evan Stark DOC SCHOLAR
Counter to the "no long-term harm" argument by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Court Order in In Re Sharline Nicholson, et al., March 1, 2002 (NY) PDF SCHOLAR
Domestic Violence Bibliography and Reading List by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Domestic Violence by Proxy by Joyanna Silberg, Ph.D. (Leadership Council) SCHOLAR
False Memory Movement's Remedy for a Nonexistent Problem by Judith M. Simon SCHOLAR
Fairness and Accuracy in Evaluations of DV and Abuse by Smith and Coukos PDF SCHOLAR
Gun Control by Gina Guest ESSAY; CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Issues and Dilemmas in Domestic Violence APA Domestic Violence Taskforce SCHOLAR
"Maternal alienation": new research by Anne Morris DOC SCHOLAR
Myths and Facts about Young Women's Violence by Elizabeth Frye Society SCHOLAR
2007 NCJFCJ Judges' Guide to Custody Evaluations in Cases of Abuse PDF SCHOLAR
A Mixed and Dangerous Tool (critique of prior guide) by Joan Zorza SCHOLAR
Ralph Underwager's "Litany for Fathers" with Paedika pedophilia comments by liz
Ralph Underwager feeling misunderstood and falsely accused by liz
Research on young women's rising arrests, Penn State 2006 RESEARCH PR
Stalking Through the Courts: the father's rights movement by Janet Normalvanbreucher SCHOLAR
Troubling Admission of Supervised Visitation Records in Court by Stern/Oehme PDF SCHOLAR
Understanding the Batterer in Custody and Visitation Disputes by Lundy Bancroft PDF SCHOLAR
What is Fair for Children of Abusive Men? by Jack C. Straton, Ph.D. SCHOLAR
When Paradigms Collide: Protecting Battered Parents and Children by Clare Dalton SCHOLAR
Why He Kills by Caroline Overington PDF SCHOLAR
Wife Beating (the original classic) by liz
Will He Kill? How judges can assess risk by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
with link to Maryland Lethality Assessment Protocol
Child Custody; joint custody; shared parenting; time-share
Child custody issues are interconnected with issues of maternity and pregnancy, primary caregiving, parental alienation, child development (education and attachment issues), father's rights, and other family law issues, as well as to issues involving forensic psychologists, guardians ad litem (GALs) and other mental health professionals in the family court system, so check related sections, including those on psychology for other relevant articles. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles. ALSO SEE, on this issue, the MYTHS AND FACTS pages.
Changing Custody in the Teen Years - why it's a bad idea by liz
Joint Custody: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Joint Custody - Those Joint Custody Studies: Debunking the Claims by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Joint Custody: Recent Research by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Joint Custody: Yet More Research Shows It Does Not Work by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Joint Custody Studies: Debunking Bauserman's Meta-analysis by liz
Multiple Meanings of Equality: Case Study in Custody Litigation by Jane Gordon PDF SCHOLAR
Not Sharing but Equitable Distribution -- Like for Furniture! cartoon
Not "Two Homes" -- It's No Home cartoon
Presumptive Joint Custody: A Custodial Father Speaks Out by Derek Dahlsad
"Right of First Refusal" in Parenting Plans by liz PRACTITIONER ADVICE
Separating Siblings by G. Hochman, E. Feathers-Acuna, and A. Huston. SCHOLAR CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Shared Parenting Failing in Australia CourierMail 11/08 RESEARCH PR
Suggestions for Noncustodial Parent Holiday Involvement by liz
What the Experts Say: Post-Divorce Parenting and Child Wellbeing by Diane N. Lye DOC SCHOLAR
Collaborative Law; Cooperative Law; Voluntary Mediation; etc.
This category includes the various forms of ADR that involve client-controlled negotiated alternate dispute resolution in the family court system. Also see section on PSYCHOLOGY
Is Collaborative Law a Good Idea? by liz INFORMED CONSENT CAVEATS
Also see (liz) Collaborative Law and Cooperative law, generally
And see Florida Collaborative Lawyers Collaborative Law articles
Guardians ad Litem; Parenting Coordinators; Custody Evaluators, etc.
This category includes the various forms of so-called ADR (alternate dispute resolution) practitioners, such as GALs, parenting coordinators, parenting evaluators, forensic psychologists, recommending mediators, special masters, court-ordered therapists, other court-appointed mental health professionals, supervised visitation centers, and other profiteers of "therapeutic jurisprudence", whose methods involve -- in non-criminal cases -- intrusion and coercion under the threat of court sanctions, and actual or de facto extra-judicial decision-making. This website heavily criticizes all of these practices, which have multiple things wrong with them, not the least of which is denigration of due process, and the diminution of a publicly observable, regulated, and appealable "rule by law" by substituting the caprice of men and women. These practices have been promoted as "cures" for ailings of the court system and the litigants in it by self-serving persons who apparently are ignorant, or else just do not care about the harms they cause to children and their parents because they make money from the ideas they promote, churning profit in proceedings that fly in the face of the foundations of our justice system. The bulk of these materials are listed in the section on PSYCHOLOGY. Also see the sections on the specific substantive issues, such as child development or parental alienation.
Court-appt'd Parenting Evaluators and GALs: The Case for Abolition by Margaret Dore PDF SCHOLAR
Guardians ad Litem in Custody Litigation: The Case for Abolition by Richard Ducote PDF SCHOLAR
Guardians for Profit: LA Times expose, elder abuse by professional conservators by LA Times Staff
Troubling Admission of Supervised Visitation Records in Court by Stern/Oehme PDF SCHOLAR
What's Wrong with Parenting Coordination by liz
Family Court Issues, Activism, Corruption, Etc.
Also see multiple text and graphical links at LIZNOTES as well as the off-site links at The Liz Library RESEARCH ROOM
Judicial Blunder of the Year "Award" 2001 by National Coalition for Family Justice of California, Inc.
Outrages: Naming Names multiple contributors
Run, Mommy, Run! by Talia Carner
Smear Campaign: Psychologist versus Robin Yeamans by Robin Yeamans
Busting the Fatherhood Myth by Lily DeVilliers
Case for Father Custody, The email exchange between liz and FR Nick Szabo
Deconstructing Fatherhood Propaganda: liz versus Wade Horn editorial by liz
Deconstructing the Deconstructing: liz versus Silverstein and Auerbach editorial by liz
Disagreeing with Helen Alvare editorial by liz
Father's Rights Joint Custody Propaganda from the AAML editorial notes by liz
Media Distortions by Fathers' Rights Advocates editorial by liz
Myths and Facts about Fathers and Family Law CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
The National Fatherhood Initiative editorial criticism by liz
with email comments by David Usher (FR lobbying 1995 welfare deform)
Politics of Fathers' Rights Advocates by Mandy Dunn DOC CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Response to "Be Thankful for Fathers" by Amy Ridenour editorial by liz
Stalking Through the Courts: the father's rights movement by Janet Normalvanbreucher SCHOLAR
Index: "The Pig Page" - The Father's Rights Movement In Their Own Words
"The Pig Page" - The Father's Rights Movement In Their Own Words page 2
About the Children's Rights Council circa 1998 by liz
ANCPR readers defend Darren Mack, wife-murderer and judge shooter
Wolfgang Hirczy de Mino on Linda Elrod's Washburn family law listserve
Dean Hughson (FR originator of web site sold to current owner of Divorce Source)
Anne P. Mitchell's F.R.E.E. bit.listserve defending murderer
Ralph Underwager's "Litany for Fathers" with Paedika pedophilia comments by liz
Ralph Underwager feeling misunderstood and falsely accused by liz
Warren Farrell and "family sex" (Off Our Backs interview) annotated by liz
Warren Farrell and "genitally caressing" (Penthouse interview) annotated by liz
complete html text of the 1977 Penthouse article "Incest: The Last Taboo"
jpg images of original magazine pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Farrell emails libeling liz, interspersed with comments by liz
More Farrell emails libeling liz, interspersed with responses by liz
Warren Farrell's research distortions in "Myth of Male Power" by Cynthia Teague
Warren Farrell's "Top Ten Holiday Suggestions" by liz
Mother's Rights: Maternity, Paternity and Pregnancy Issues
Pregnancy and maternity/maternity issues are integrated with the issues of child custody, property and support issues rights, parental alienation defense theory used to counter allegations of abuse and otherwise discredit women's testimony and childcare histories, child development (education and attachment issues), father's rights, and other family law issues, so check related sections for other relevant articles. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles. Also see subsection on Attachment and Bonding in CHILD DEVELOPMENT, and Alimony in FAMILY LAW. For history of mothers' rights, see THE WOMEN'S LIBRARY.
Babies Need Their Mothers Beside Them by James J. McKenna, Ph.D.
Bias: examples of societal bias against mothers and motherhood by liz
Busting the Fatherhood Myth by Lily DeVilliers
with Mark Evans RockAmerica Speech
Effects of Pregnancy by liz
Feminists on Alimony by liz ALIMONY THEORY ARGUMENT FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS
Gender-Blind, Gender-Neutral Equality: When "Equal" Isn't by liz
Multiple Meanings of Equality: Case Study in Custody Litigation by Jane Gordon PDF SCHOLAR
Myths and Facts about Motherhood and Marriage by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Reasking the Woman Question at Divorce by Penelope Bryan PDF SCHOLAR
Reconciling Marriage, Motherhood, and Feminism - One (traditional mother) by liz
Reconciling Marriage, Motherhood, and Feminism - Two (feminist mother) by liz
What is a Primary Parent? by liz
Why Most Primary Parents are Mothers by liz
with Staying alive: Evolution, culture and women's intra-sexual aggression, by Anne Campbell SCHOLAR
Why People Divorce by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Parental Alienation Syndrome; hostile-aggressive parenting; enmeshment
NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles. Also see Section onPSYCHOLOGY, because the entertaining of alienation theory (by whatever name **) has become integral to the plying of the therapeutic jurisprudence trades in the family courts. It is a primary creator of the relationship engineering industries, and spawns work for "experts" opining pro and con, as well as GALs, supervised visitation centers, court-ordered therapists, custody evaluators, parenting coordinators, and all of their respective lawyers. [** hostile-aggressive parenting, enmeshment, intrusive parenting, intractable hostilities, high conflict, etc.]
Battered Mothers' Testimony Project Report by AZCADV PDF SCHOLAR
Breaking the Silence: PBS documentary aftermath, issues by Dominic Lasseur and Joan Meier
with additional comments by liz
Compulsive Tree-Planting Syndrome (liz to Gardner) by liz
Responds to Gardner's 1998 "Misperceptions" article in response to liz's "But I've Seen It!" (above)
Criticism of Divorce Poison by Richard Warshak by Cheryl Metellus
Cross-Referral relationships of PAS purveyors, Joe Goldberg etc. by liz
Custody Switch by Jill Kramer Pac.Sun 10/01 PDF
Disciplining Divorcing Parents: Social Construction of Parental Alienation by F. Besset PDF SCHOLAR
Domestic Violence by Proxy by Joyanna Silberg, Ph.D. (Leadership Council) SCHOLAR
Evidentiary Admissibility of Parental Alienation Syndrome by Jennifer Hoult PDF SCHOLAR
Fairness and Accuracy in Evaluations of DV and Abuse by Smith and Coukos PDF SCHOLAR
Friendly Parent Concept: A Flawed Factor by Margaret Dore PDF SCHOLAR
Fetid Fathering Syndrome satire by liz in response to Turkat's "Malicious Mother Syndrome"
with complete text of Malicious Mother Syndrome by Ira Turkat CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Lack of Empirical Data, Research or Scientific Basis by Justice for Children DOC CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Letter to Richard Gardner satire by Karen Anderson
NCJFCJ Judges' Guide to Custody Evaluations in Cases of Abuse (it's not PAS) PDF SCHOLAR
Overblowing the Child Suggestibility Research by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH AND NEWS
PAS and Alienated Children -- getting it wrong in child custody cases by Carol S. Bruch PDF SCHOLAR
Parental Alienation Syndrome: Getting It Wrong in Child Custody Cases Carol S. Bruch PDF SCHOLAR
See Prof. Bruch's articles at Index: Carol S. Bruch
Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Dangerous Aura of Reliability by Cheri L. Wood TXT SCHOLAR
Parental Alienation Syndrome by Antonio Escudero RTF SPANISH SCHOLAR
Parental Alienation Syndrome: Frye v. Gardner in the Family Courts by Jerome Poliacoff PRACT
Parental Alienation Syndrome: Proponents Bear the Burden of Proof Robert E. Emery, Ph.D. off-site PDF SCHOLAR
PAS and Parental Alienation: Research Reviews by Joan S. Meier PDF SCHOLAR
Retaliation Against Professionals Who Report Child Abuse by Katherine Hine SCHOLAR
Richard Gardner and "Parental Alienation Syndrome" by Trish Wilson
Richard Gardner: A Self-Made Man by Judith M. Simon
Richard A. Gardner pedophilia quotes orig. compiled by Stephanie J. Dallam
Sound Research or Wishful Thinking in Custody Cases? by Carol S. Bruch PDF SCHOLAR
What is "PAS" and Why Is It So Often Used Against Mothers? by John E. B. Myers SCHOLAR
with Richard Gardner and "Parental Alienation Syndrome" by Trish Wilson
Psychology in the Family Court; Forensic; Therapeutic Jurisprudence
See comments under Guardians ad Litem, and then go to section on PSYCHOLOGY. Also see the sections on the specific substantive issues, such as child development or parental alienation.
Relocation; Post-divorce Move-aways
Post-divorce relocation issues are interconnected with issues of maternity and pregnancy, primary caregiving, economics, parental alienation, child development (education and attachment issues), father's rights, and other family law issues, as well as to issues involving forensic psychologists, guardians ad litem (GALs) and other mental health professionals in the family court system, so check related sections, including those on psychology for other relevant articles. NOTE: The LIZNOTES index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles.
Sound Research or Wishful Thinking in Custody Cases? by Carol S. Bruch PDF SCHOLAR
Braver Post-divorce Relocation Study: The real findings editorial by liz
Braver et al. Post-divorce Relocation Study: Commentary by Judith Wallerstein SCHOLAR
Criticizes "Relocation of Children After Divorce and Children's Best interests"
Constitutional Right to Travel by DiAnn Lindquist PRACTITIONER ARGUMENT
Does Moving After Divorce Damage Kids? by Norval Glenn and David Blankenhorn SCHOLAR
Post-Divorce Relocation: Policy Considerations by Scott Altman SCHOLAR
Index: LaMusga case Information Page Items below in reverse chronological order.
Mother's Response Brief to Shear and Warshak 10/17/03 PDF PDF
Emails by members of Assoc of Certified Family Law Specialists, CA 08/11/03
Mother's Objection to Untimely Briefs by Warshak and Shear 07/26/03 DOC
Letter from mother to father announcing relocation to AZ 07/08/03
Press Release: National Coalition for Family Justice of California, Inc. 07/07/03
Amicus Curiae Public Statement: background and case details 07/03
Shear Amicus Brief (for the Therapeutic Juri$prudence crowd) PDF cover PDF
Richard Warshak Amicus Brief (written by Sanford Braver) PDF
Press Release: National Coalition for Family Justice of California, Inc.
Research "Myths and Facts" pages
These pages, and the pages on custody evaluation and the joint custody, contain literally thousands of research citations. The sociological and psychological research on families and child well-being impacts public policy and the issues of child custody in family law. The research frequently is misrepresented, and mis-cited by mental health professionals, lawyers, forensic psychologists and others, as well as interest groups lobbying for laws. The "facts" on the research myths and facts pages refer to the "fact" of the actual research findings. Often what is cited instead is the "spin" or speculation in researchers' writeups. These pages are presented as a commentary on the flimsy rationales (of record) given for much of current public policy. Also review the other sections pertaining to the issues impacted by the research, such as child custody, parental alienation theory, and other family law issues, as well as the section on therapeutic jurisprudence, which in the family courts is economic opportunism (not science) under the pretext that engineering family affectional relationships is within the ability of mental health "science" to accomplish (this is misrepresentation), and moreover, that it is an appropriate goal of the government and court system using the specious rationale that these interventions are necessary or helpful for children's wellbeing (while ignoring the many iatrogenic effects on both families and the over-burdened courts).Also see subsection on Child Custody in FAMILY LAW
Critique of Kelly and Lamb Infant Overnight "research" literature by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
This paper is used as a teaching illustration of how to do critical reading, and of how the research is distorted and misrepresented in the sociology and psychology literature. It is a line-by-line analysis of propaganda techniques, logic errors, and outright fraud. The Lamb and Kelly article is presented in its entirety, interlineated with discussion and commentary, as well as annotations. The widely-cited paper,Using Child Development Research to Make Appropriate Custody and Access Decisions for Young Children (2000), is an example of pseudo-science posing as objective scholarship by "researchers" or "scientists".But it's a political position paper advocating (without sound basis for doing so), for joint custody for babies and very young children.
Braver Post-divorce Relocation Study: The real findings by liz
Myths and Facts about ADR and Forensic Expertise in Family Court by liz
Myths and Facts about Fatherhood and Families by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Myths and Facts about Motherhood and Marriage by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Myths and Facts about Stepmothers and Mother Absence by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Myths and Facts in Wade Horn's Fatherhood Promotion by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Response to Wade Horn's "The Importance of Being Father" by liz
Myths and Facts about Parenting and Children's Education by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Statistical myths about child abuse in mother-absent versus father-absent households by liz
What the Experts Say: Post-Divorce Parenting and Child Wellbeing by Diane N. Lye DOC SCHOLAR
Why People Divorce by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
FATHERLESS CHILDREN STORIES
These are transcripts from "A Fatherless Minute" series sponsored by The Liz Library for The Justice Hour radio show on WPBR 1340 AM. The term "fatherless" ("fatherlessness") is used in this series as it is in current research and policy rhetoric by the U.S. federal government, DHHS and the National Fatherhood Initiative, most U.S. states in connection with child custody law and policy, and various family values and fatherhood interest policy and lobbying groups. (For the research, see the subsections Research Myths and Facts andChild Custody, as well as the section on FAMILY LAW generally.)
"Fatherless America" list of famous fatherless children (25% of American presidents)
Fatherless Children Stories in reading order by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Myths and Facts about Fatherhood | more research | custody reseach CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
PSYCHOLOGY; CUSTODY EVALUATIONS; THERAPY
Forensic Psychology; Guardians ad Litem; Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The sociological and psychological research on families and child well-being impacts public policy and the issues of child custody in family law. The research frequently is misrepresented, and mis-cited by mental health professionals, lawyers, forensic psychologists and others, as well as interest groups lobbying for laws. Also review the sections pertaining to the issues impacted by the "therapeutic jurisprudence", such as child custody, parental alienation theory, research pertaining to child development, the subsection for research Myths and Factsin FAMILY LAW, and other family law issues. Also see the subsection on Child Custody in FAMILY LAW. The Therapeutic Jurisprudence index page contains links to recommended off-site locations as well as the on-site articles
Index: Therapeutic Jurisprudence
This section of the website contains current public material from on-going research being conducted around the United States and in Canada by various scholars and organizations who are sharing findings, as well as links to articles and off-site locations on the issue of the harmful use of psychology and psychological theories in the family court systems. Therapeutic jurisprudence in the family courts, i.e. a "mental health approach to the law" substitutes the opinions of mental health practitioners for traditional evidence and decision-making procedures. Because these persons actually do not have any kind of "expertise" to opine this way, what originally was thought to be a helpful idea (in this medicalized and psychologized world) has become merely economic opportunism, harming not only the litigants and children in the system as well as the court system itself, but also perverting substantive and procedural law. It is not science, but compensated yenta-ism that has permeated the courts under the pretexts that engineering family affectional relationships is within the ability of mental health "science" practitioners to accomplish, and that this is an appropriate goal of the government, court system, and state police power because children "need" something it has to offer. See additional comments on this index page here. If you are interested in activism, helping with research in your state, or contributing articles or materials on "therapeutic jurisprudence" contact cce-research@argate.netAre Psychologists Hiding Evidence? A Need for Reform by Lees-Haley and Courtney SCHOLAR
Custody evaluators' arguments about test records -- and why they're wrong by liz
Children's Associational Rights: Why less is more by Emily Buss PDF SCHOLAR
Collaborative Law: What's Wrong with Multidisciplinary Practice? by liz
Court-appointed Parenting Evaluators: The Case for Abolition by Margaret Dore PDF SCHOLAR
Disciplining Divorcing Parents: Social Construction of Parental Alienation by F. Besset PDF SCHOLAR
Guardians ad Litem in Custody Litigation: The Case for Abolition by Richard Ducote PDF SCHOLAR
Parental Alienation Syndrome -- getting it wrong in child custody cases by Carol S. Bruch PDF SCHOLAR
Reevaluating the Evaluators (overview of the problem) by liz CITATIONS TO RESEARCH
Custody Evaluator Quotes by liz (companion to above article)
Socialization, Personality Development, and the Child's Environments by Judith Rich Harris SCHOLAR
Sound Research or Wishful Thinking in Custody Cases? by Carol S. Bruch PDF SCHOLAR
Troubling Admission of Supervised Visitation Records in Court by Stern/Oehme PDF SCHOLAR
Why "Therapeutic Jurisprudence" Must Be Eliminated From Our Family Courts by liz
Why "Therapeutic Jurisprudence" Must Be Eliminated From Our Courts by liz (pub. version)
Critical Assessment of Child Custody Evaluations by Emery, Otto, Donohue off-site PDF SCHOLAR
READING AND RESEARCH ROOMS
Reading Rooms
This is a collection of on-site and great offsite links reading for pleasure and education, including complete on-line works of fiction and nonfiction. Send recommendations for additional listings to sarah@argate.net. Also see: the inspirational:
Addicted to Hate: Story of the Phelps family and the Westboro Baptist Church BOOK
Research Room - Reference materials
Links page. General reference materials such as calculators, calendars, measures, dictionaries, translators, directories, and similar material; quick links to legal research websites. To be on this page, it has to be outstanding. Send suggestions to sarah@argate.net.
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The lady (Claudine Dombrowski) in this picture was violently beaten by Hal Richardson, the father of her baby and ex-husband. Now Hal Richardson isn’t exactly going to win any father awards this year for this, and his criminal record keeps growing (Battery, Attempted Battery, Battery of a Law Enforcement Officer, Obstruction of Legal Process, and Possession of Marijuana and violation of Open Container law.) 
