FACT: A wide array of studies reveal a significant overlap between domestic violence and child abuse, with most finding that both forms of abuse occur in 30-60% of violent families.
FACT: Other studies have shown intimate partner violence (“IPV”) to be a strong predictor of child abuse, increasing the risk from 5% after one act of IPV to 100% after 50 acts of IPV.
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/statistics/10-custody-myths-and-how-to-counter-them
FACT: Other studies have shown intimate partner violence (“IPV”) to be a strong predictor of child abuse, increasing the risk from 5% after one act of IPV to 100% after 50 acts of IPV.
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/statistics/10-custody-myths-and-how-to-counter-them
Published Newsletter Vol. 4, 2006 by ABA Commission On Domestic Violence
10 Custody Myths and How To Counter Them
Any attorney who represents clients in custody matters will recognize at least some of the following unfounded clichés about domestic violence and custody. Here are some resources that the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence provides for practitioners to use when representing victims of domestic violence.
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