Citation

Gould JW, Martindale DA, Eidman MH. J. Child Custod. 2008; 4(1-2): 1-35.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J190v04n01_01

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Allegations of domestic violence are among the most difficult to assess when they are posed during a child custody evaluation. We discuss the social and political context within which such evaluations occur. We describe both historical and current conceptualizations of and research concerning domestic violence. We end by discussing a variety of factors evaluators may consider using when developing an evaluation protocol to assess allegations of domestic violence within the context of child custody disputes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)