Archive for June, 2009

Divorce and Abuse – Covering Your Bases When Domestic Violence Is in Divorce Court

By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

All too often domestic violence survivors use all of their financial resources to hire an attorney and then come to find they have nothing left to secure a professional advocate that remains on their side. And then they feel frustrated, desperate, hopeless and abused. Sound familiar?

You expect your attorney to represent your best interest and so it is understandable how you want to invest all you have in this relationship. But, what may not be apparent right out of the gate is that this person will need to be paid beyond the initial retainer.

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Verbal Abuse in Marriage – 7 Realities about Verbal Emotional Abuse

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Domestic Violence Counseling: When the Counselor Becomes Your Enemy

By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

I often hear domestic violence survivors complain that the counselor they are seeing with their partner has sided with him/her. These victims expected to seek therapeutic remedy for the dysfunction that they live, and they discover they have gained another “enemy.”

Here are some things you will want to know if you are going to a therapist with your partner for domestic abuse.

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