Citation

Jaffe PG, Crooks CV. Violence Against Women 2004; 10(8): 917-934.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801204266447

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A review of policies and procedures for addressing partner violence in child custody across four countries shows different pathways to the same issues. In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the reform of child custody legislation faces a debate between fathers’ rights groups and domestic violence advocates, within an environment promoting mediation and joint custody as the gold standard. There is a clear need for research to better inform these debates, including cross-national research, and for the development of court and community interventions to support children facing separation and divorce in the context of parental violence.