Child Custody and Visitation Decisions When the Father Has Perpetrated Violence Against the Mother
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12436671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allison C Morrill (Capacities and New England Research Institutes, corresponding author), Jianyu Dai (Capacities), Samantha Dunn, Iyue Sung, Katherine B Smith (0000-0003-0312-2284, New England Research Institutes), Kevin Smith (0000-0002-7474-194X, New England Research Institutes) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1076-1107 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077801205278046 |
| PMID | 16043586 |
| OpenAlex | W2129045443 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 17 |
This research evaluated the effectiveness of statutes mandating a presumption against custody to a perpetrator of domestic violence (DV) and judicial education about DV. Across six states, the authors examined 393 custody and/or visitation orders where the father perpetrated DV against the mother and surveyed 60 judges who entered those orders. With the presumption, more orders gave legal and physical custody to the mother and imposed a structured schedule and restrictive conditions on fathers' visits, except where there was also a "friendly parent" provision and a presumption for joint custody. The presumption is effective only as part of a consistent statutory scheme. Although 86% of judges had received DV education, they scored no better in knowledge or attitudes. More of their orders gave mothers sole physical custody, and knowledge was associated with maternal custody, yet fewer structured or restricted fathers' visitation. Quality of DV education is more important than statutory mandate
Child custody · Computer security · Criminology · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 1,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |