Research Roundup April 2021
ACE patterns and their impact. Different ACEs can be grouped in meaningful ways, and different ACEs have different risks in later life.
The LEAST WORST INTERESTS of the CHILD
Family courts are supposed to protect the best interests of the child but too often they promote the worst interests of the child.
Generational abuse torch-passing
Are you the Cinderella or a stepsister in your family’s story of generational abuse? How will you pass on the generational abuse torch?
Family Court Judge Protects Child
A family court judge stepped in to protect a child saying only fools would be convinced by false evidence of alienation.
How to find a good Domestic Violence attorney
From an author of one of the leading books on representing the domestic violence survivor. How to find a good Domestic Violence attorney.
High Conflict divorce approaches are sexist and gender-biased
The high-conflict divorce approach is designed to help parents have a successful co-parenting relationship. The reality is very different.
Research Roundup March 2021
This month’s column focuses on how the distribution of ACEs is context-dependent: ACEs vary by space, time, and contextual factors.
Help Us Pass Kyra’s Law
Kyra Franchetti did not need to die. Help us pass Kyra’s Law and make a child’s health and safety the top priority in child custody cases.
Should domestic violence affect a father’s visitation?
Should Domestic Violence affect a father’s visitation rights? It should if Family Courts want to protect children from abuse and neglect.
Research Roundup February 2021
How ACEs affect reproductive trajectories in women who are pregnant, as well as the role of social support in improving birth outcomes.
Why Kyra’s Law is the best gift for children
Kyra’s Law will make a child’s health and safety the top priority in custody cases, rather than the standard “best interest” of the child.
Kyras Law Will Make New York Family Court Safe for New York Children
Kyra’s Law introduced in the NYS Assembly moves our writer to tears because it will make the New York Family Courts safe for kids.
Kaydens Law to fix broken Family Court moves forward
Kaydens Law will fix family courts in Pennsylvania by requiring that the health and safety of children must be the first priority.
Research Roundup January 2021
Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences. Researchers examined a wide range of health outcomes in kids whose parents were exposed to ACEs.
Why did Hank Aaron die now?
Hank Aaron died of natural causes when he was 86-years-old. A long life, longer than average life expectancy, but could he have lived longer?
Don’t confuse Domestic Violence with “He-said-she-said”
Judges, lawyers, and evaluators often minimize domestic violence (DV) by referring to the dispute as “he-said-she-said.” They’re wrong.
Family Court uses the ACE Study to protect a child
Family Court Judge trained in ACE Study Research makes contested custody decision saving a child from an abusive father.
Who are the Domestic Violence Experts?
The 2012 Saunders Study found that Domestic Violence Experts would benefit the family courts. Little has changed since.
The best interests of the child
What is in the best interests of the child? Family Courts make these decisions all the time. How are they doing with children’s lives?
Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Linked to Juvenile Justice System Contact, Columbia Review Shows
Review showing that higher Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) scores are associated with a greater risk of juvenile justice system contact.
