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Custody Evaluation – 3 Keys to Preparing for Your Custody Evaluation

By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

A common question battered women have when preparing for their custody evaluations is how to be with the custody evaluator.

On the one hand, they long to be natural. They want to tell the evaluator everything that led to their being where they are now. They want to make sure he/she knows about all the abuse they endured and about the trauma to their children.

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Legal Abuse Syndrome – Lessons from Knowing You Are in a System

By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

“You are in a system.” These five words explain the nightmare that battered women encounter in divorce court. Yet, in and of themselves, these words confuse them.

More often, they think that they are just dealing with “bad” attorneys or a court that is “failing” them. But, the fact is that none of these elements actually stand on their own.

To read the complete article, Legal Abuse Syndrome – Lessons from Knowing You Are in a System

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Domestic Violence and Child Custody: 3 Reasons She Is a Ranting, Raving Battered Woman

By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Battered women in family court typically present in a way that supports the agenda of their opposition. They are emotional, unstable, personally challenged and often out of sorts with themselves and their circumstances. And the more out of balance they appear, the better for their opposition.

The important question is, why does she present this way? Here are three of the most obvious reasons battered women present themselves unfavorably in their divorce proceedings.

To read complete article, please visit: Domestic Violence and Child Custody: 3 Reasons She Is a Ranting, Raving Battered Woman

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