Family Court Custody Crisis
Most divorces are settled reasonably amicably, at least as far as the children are concerned. Only 3.8% of divorces result in contested custody. These are the ones often described as ‘High Conflict” cases. This is where the custody court crisis lies.
These divorces mostly involve domestic violence, child sexual abuse, or both. The media cover many of these cases; the murder-suicides we hear are almost inevitably contested custody cases. Murdered children, the ultimate punishment for a woman who dares to leave.