Representing the domestic violence survivor
Subtitle: critical legal issues, effective safety strategies
By: by Barry Goldstein, J.D. and Elizabeth Liu, J.D.
Contributors: Liu, Elizabeth, author
Publisher: Civic Research Institute
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Kingston, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781887554930
Subjects: Victims of family violence; Legal status, laws; Protection; Family violence; Law and legislation
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Table of contents: title: How domestic violence cases are different from other cases; title: Interviewing - and hearing - survivor clients; title: Safety planning; title: Understanding the pattern of abuse; title: Using current research and best practices to bolster clients' cases; title: Working with domestic violence agencies; title: Role of attorneys in providing judges with current, reliable domestic violence research; title: Working with guardians ad litem or others representing the children; title: Cases involving child protective agencies; title: Court-appointed evaluators and other mental health professionals; title: Cross-examining neutral evaluators; title: Other expert witnesses; title: Sexual abuse allegations; title: Child support and maintenance issues; title: Civil protection orders; title: Shared parenting; title: Parental alienation syndrome/ parental alienation; title: Friendly parent approaches; title: Criminal charges against victims; title: Criminal charges against abusers; title: Using supervised visitations; title: Vicarious trauma; title: Appealing unfavorable decisions; title: Modifying bad orders; title: Seeking publicity; title: Addressing ethical issues.