PARENT‐CHILD RELATIONSHIPS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FAMILIES DISPUTING CUSTODY

In: Family court review: publ. in assoc. with: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 282-298

Abstract

This article reports data on allegations of domestic violence in two samples of high‐conflict families in child custody disputes. It delineates five basic types of interparental violence and corresponding patterns in parent‐child relationships. The findings should be viewed as preliminary exploratory hypotheses, which, if confirmed in future research, suggest that differential assessment of domestic families is important when helping divorcing parents make custody and visitation plans.