Imagine with me, finally getting up enough courage to leave your abuser. Then the next time you go to church your abuser is there in front of the entire church to ask forgiveness for what they put their family through. The abuser seemed so convincing to many people. Many, but not their victims....

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A. Problem: Domestic Violence is prevalent in every community.

B. Cause: The extent to which each of the professional groups recommend different custody and visitation arrangements and their knowledge on the issue of domestic violence is extremely limited.

C. Solution: Judges cannot rely on their gut instincts about whether the victim or abuser is more credible.

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I. Citations:

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2020). Domestic violence. Retrieved from https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/domestic_violence-2020080709350855.pdf?1596811079991.

https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/ncadv_missouri_fact_sheet_2020.pdf

Emmaline Campbell in 2017 wrote in the UCLA Woman’s Law Journal

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2015). Teen, campus and dating violence. Retrieved from www.ncadv.org

Daniel G. Saunders, Ph.D., Kathleen C. Faller, Ph.D., Richard M. Tolman, Ph.D. Document No.: 238891 Date Received: June 2012 Titled: Child Custody Evaluators’ Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background, Domestic Violence Knowledge, and Custody Visitation Recommendation

Teresa Lahmeyer Missouri Bar Association October 20, 2022 Supreme Court Link to Article 15

https://mobar.org/site/MCLE/MCLE_Home/site/content/MCLE/My_MCLE.aspx?hkey=3816c777-d9e3-4ba7-90bf-6746680ce10c

Restraining Orders: Can I get an order of protection? | WomensLaw.org

Updated October 18, 2022, WomansLaw.org affiliation of National Network to End Domestic Violence

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Family Court vs Criminal Court

Why is Family Court and Criminal Court not communicating when it comes to Domestic Violence? #movement #mandatorydomesticviolenceeducation #familycourt #domesticviolencesurvivor

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Citation and Report Information used in this series:

The author(s) used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Child Custody Evaluators’ Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background, Domestic Violence Knowledge and CustodyVisitation Recommendations Author: Daniel G. Saunders, Ph.D., Kathleen C. Faller, Ph.D., Richard M. Tolman, Ph.D. Document No.: 238891 Date Received: June 2012 Award Number: 2007-WG-BX-0013 This report has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice. To provide better customer service, NCJRS has made this Federallyfunded grant final report available electronically in addition to traditional paper copies.

A field full of high stress, set backs, loss and victories….Most of us know someone in the social work field! Seek them out and celebrate them today! Remind them to keep in the good fight, they are seen and appreciated!

A myth is defined as a story without an author that is passed along and is usually intended to teach a lesson, or something that is untrue.

a widely held but false belief or idea.

A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. Or someone's ideas or beliefs…….

Today let’s tackle some Common Myths And Misconceptions That Perpetuate Domestic Violence

Despite the progress made in recent decades, domestic violence is still a prevalent issue. One of the reasons for this is because of the many myths about the issue that are still pervasive in society. Though more people are educating themselves, many people still dismiss this as an unimportant issue. Let’s chat about some of the most common misconceptions about domestic violence.

Credits: BetterHelp.com domesticshelters.org

Picture this….The domestic violence victim has finally found the courage to leave the abuser for good. Not going back this time and ready to start over.

When the police arrived the night of that last attack and hauled the abuser to jail there was blood on the wall, bruises on the victim's body and obvious instilled fear.

Even still the victim finally has a sense of freedom and security only to find themselves slapped with a court order, divorce proceedings and threats of losing their children.

The victim will flee the abuser and the abuser will quickly file for divorce as a means of power and control. In cases where the police have been called and Domestic Violence charges are filed, the judicial system handles the issues separately—with one judge presiding over the divorce, another hearing the criminal domestic violence case. Let's chat about it...

Violence in an adolescent relationship sets the stage for future relationship problems,

including intimate partner violence or victimization throughout life. For example, youth who are victims of dating violence in high school are at higher risk for victimization during college.