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• Adult Domestic Violence in Cases of International Parental Child Abduction
  Author: Sudha Shetty & Jeffrey Edleson
  Description: "This article discusses the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and its impact on battered mothers and their children seeking safety in the United States."
  Date Added: 05/09/2007

• Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations
  Author: Daniel G. Saunders for VAWnet
  Description: A surprising number of battered women lose custody of their children to their abusive partners. This document describes some of the legal and cultural trends surrounding custody and visitation decisions and the social science evidence supporting a need to consider domestic violence in these decisions.
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  Date Added: 10/18/1998

• Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations
  Author: Daniel G Saunders
  Description: Changes in the legal system over custody decisions involving child exposure to domestic violence are analyzed on the basis of the research literature. Recommendations for custody are made.
  Date Added: 05/02/2007

• Deciding Child Custody When There is Domestic Violence: A Benchbook for Pennsylvania Courts (2005)
  Author: Women's Law Project
  Description: A variety of links to documents and articles related to childhood exposure to domestic violence are provided on this website, as well as information pertaining to custody issues and the laws regarding child exposure.
  Date Added: 05/11/2007

• Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence & Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy & Practice
  Author: Louis W. McHardy, Meredith Hofford, Susan Schechter, & Jeffrey Edleson
  Description: This 133 page publication addresses a number of issues relevant to family violence within the home and the community and specifically focuses on interventions.
  Date Added: 05/09/2007

• Prosecutors, Kids, and Domestic Violence Cases
  Author: Debra Whitcomb
  Description: "This article describes some of the issues prosecutors should be aware of when they handle domestic violence cases involving children, especially in light of recent legislation aiming to protect children."
  Date Added: 05/02/2007

• The Troubling Admission of Supervised Visitation Records in Custody Proceedings
  Author: Nat Stern and Karen Oehme
  Description: This document, originally published in Vol. 75, No.2 of the Temple Law Review, explores the purpose of supervised visitation programs and the legal community's call for their development. At the core of this document is an examination of the standards and guidelines of these programs, as well as the issues surrounding the use and admissibility of observation reports used by these programs.
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  Date Added: 02/06/2003

• Violence Against Women Document Library
  Author: Violence Against Women Online Resources
  Description: A huge variety of information and resources are categorized by topics relating to children and domestic violence, including information about advocacy, child custody and protection, and criminal justice responses.
  Date Added: 05/09/2007

• When Children Experience Domestic Violence: Expert Opinion
  Author: National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
  Description: This document includes a summary of a ruling made by a New York Judge to stop removing children from battered women because children of such women are exposed to domestic violence.
  Date Added: 04/25/2007

File Last Modified: Wed Jul 6 15:12:42 2005
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