About
Abusers in Court
Family Court
Custody
- Custody cases are an abuser’s magic weapon for disarming all of a mother’s legal protections
- 58,000 children per year are placed in the custody of their abusers
- 70% of abusers who petition the court for sole or shared custody of their children are granted their request (Chesler, 2011)
- Abusers seek custody to maintain control of the wife, and/or trade for financial considerations
- Abusers use visitation exchanges to continue their abuse
- They use their superior resources to hire better, more aggressive attorneys