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040 _aAFVC
100 _aMeier, Joan S.
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245 _aU.S. child custody outcomes in cases involving parental alienation and abuse allegations :
_bwhat do the data show?
_cJoan S. Meier
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2020
500 _aJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2020, 42(1): 92-105
520 _aFamily court and abuse professionals have long been polarized over the use of parental alienation claims to discredit a mother alleging the father has been abusive or is unsafe for the children. This paper reports the findings from an empirical study of ten years U.S. of cases involving abuse and alienation claims. The findings confirm that mothers’ claims of abuse, especially child physical or sexual abuse, increase their risk of losing custody, and that fathers’ cross-claims of alienation virtually double that risk. Alienation’s impact is gender-specific; fathers alleging mothers are abusive are not similarly undermined when mothers cross-claim alienation. In non-abuse cases, however, the data suggest that alienation has a more gender-neutral impact. These nuanced findings may help abuse and alienation professionals find some common ground. (Author's abstract). This special issue brings together scholars whose work presents a critical perspective on parental alienation, with a particular focus on women and children who have experienced domestic and family violence. Follow the link to the special issue table of contents for other articles. Record #6479
650 _aCHILD ABUSE
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650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 _aFAMILY COURT
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650 _aFAMILY LAW
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650 _aJUSTICE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aMOTHERS
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650 _aSEPARATION
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650 _aWOMEN
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650 4 _aCONTACT (ACCESS)
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651 4 _aUNITED STATES
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773 0 _tJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2020, 42(1): 92-105
830 _aJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2020.1701941
_zRead abstract
856 _uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjsf20/42/1?nav=tocList
_zSpecial issue TOC
856 _uhttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3448062
_yRead the research paper
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