Total Credits:1including1 American Psychological Association,1 Association of Social Worker Boards,1 National Board of Certified Counselors,1 State Bar of California
The first study to ever assess custody case outcomes across the U.S., the 2019 Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Abuse and Alienation Allegations study was federally funded by the National Institute of Justice. It gathered electronically published court opinions from across the country during a ten-year period, and coded which parties alleged abuse or alienation, what judges believed, and what judges did regarding custody. Cases were broken down by types of abuse alleged and whether parental alienation was claimed. Findings regarding courts' skepticism of abuse allegations by mothers, the power of alienation cross-claims, and gender bias will be reported.
