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New Kidnapping Law May Snare Battered Women

By Rebecca Vesely ● Crime & Law ● March 6, 2003

Children’s advocates are praising a new law intended to lower the risk of international parental kidnappings. However, the itemized risk factors for illegal flight are also common among battered women preparing to leave their abusers.

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Run, Mommy, Run

By Talia Carner ● Uncategorized ● February 19, 2003

Protective mothers who defy family court orders may be justified, this author argues. She knows the territory of custody battles well. As a child, the author’s parents divorced and she was kidnapped by an uncaring father seeking vengeance.

New Guidelines Issued for Granting Child Custody

By Stephanie B. Goldberg ● Crime & Law ● December 17, 2002

New guidelines for lawmakers and family court judges might make messy child custody proceedings more just–and more amicable–for everyone involved. The emphasis throughout is maintaining existing caretaking roles, a possible boon to many mothers.

Fit Calif. Moms Losing Custody to Abusive Dads

By Pamela Burke ● Crime & Law ● October 22, 2002

New statistics indicate California fathers with a history of child abuse, domestic violence or criminal behavior often have been granted visitation and sole custody of their children in contested cases.

Mother on Run Arrested by FBI in Montana

By Rebecca Vesely ● Politics ● October 8, 2002

A mother grabbed her son and headed for the highway to avoid obeying a family court custody order. This all-to-familiar scenario came to an end that family law experts worry could indicate the repercussions for mothers on the run are escalating.

Man Who Raped Child Retains Visitation Rights

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● April 20, 2002

Woman to Lose Home to Pay Divorce
Lawyer’s Fees

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● March 9, 2002

Women’s Credibility Doubted in Many Family Courts

By Victoria Graham ● Uncategorized ● October 28, 2001

In custody disputes, women alleging their spouses or partners are abusing the child can find themselves viewed as vindictive harridans trying to poison a child against a loving parent. Worse yet, they may lose custody and even visitation rights.

A ‘False’ Claim of Abuse Is Not Necessarily a Lie

By no-author ● Uncategorized ● October 28, 2001

Desperate Moms Taking Abused Children Underground

By Miriam Raftery ● Uncategorized ● October 7, 2001

In custody disputes involving sexual abuse claims, closed-door family courts too often award custody to the alleged abuser, saying the mother is lying. Some mothers take children underground; others flee the country. First of a two-part series.