From the Stop the Abuse Campaign:
12 Rare Events Family Courts Constantly Believe
“The first indication of a systemic family court problem responding to domestic violence was the frequency the courts would make findings that in real life are extremely rare. Domestic violence [DV] experts immediately recognized the mistakes, but the courts were relying on experts in mental illness and psychology instead of domestic violence. The research has now confirmed that courts are getting a large majority of DV and child abuse cases wrong, but the courts continue to make these catastrophic errors.”
