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Domestic Abuse and Divorce – Do You Have Access to Your Part of the Family Money?

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D..

Women in abusive relationships going through divorce usually share the same issue when it comes to money: They don’t have access to it. Their abusive partners control the finances.

It’s all part of the territory of being in an abusive relationship. Now there are huge variations with respect to financial control in abusive relationships.

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Domestic Violence by Proxy – Adult Children Casualties

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

It is the children of domestic violence by proxy that are the true casualties of this social disease. Usually they don’t know who they are, until it is too late.

They live in the shadow of their domineering parent, until the day comes when they awaken to the fact that they do not now who they are. They spend their lives playing into the hand of their abusive parent just to keep peace, all while believing that it is for the good of themselves and for the family. These are the children of domestic violence by proxy.

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Does Mandated Domestic Violence Police Arrest Help or Hurt Domestic Abuse Families?

by Dr. Jeanne king, Ph.D.

Over a year ago a newspaper reporter asked me this very question and I was on the fence. I thought I understood the battered women’s perspective and appreciated the police correction’s side. I truly can see this from both points of view, but today if I had to vote, I’d vote against mandated arrest.

Mandated Arrest for Domestic Violence

Mandated arrest is a law that requires law enforcement to make an arrest when specific conditions exist, which are indicative of the presence of domestic violence. The particulars differ from state to state for the states that have adopted mandated arrest for domestic abuse.

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