http://yourchildyourdivorce.com/wordpress/child-custody-battles-getting-prepared/ The Complete Parent's Guide to Children and Divorce Thu, 24 May 2012 01:38:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://yourchildyourdivorce.com/wordpress/child-custody-battles-getting-prepared/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Dr Jason Secord Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:57:04 +0000 http://yourchildyourdivorce.com/wordpress/?p=2#comment-770 Child custody issues seem to be getting more and more protracted and combative. As a behavioral scietist and counselor, I am seeing the court system making some very strange decisions in blatant abuse cases from both sides. Using the children as leverage to control and manipulate the ex-spouse is commonplace but using children as objects of lust and a desire to "pay back" the ex-spouse is getting completely out of hand. I think quarterly advisory workshops between the family judges and counselors is a must to better understand the complexities facing both men and women in divorce situations as well the the children's needs. Child custody issues seem to be getting more and more protracted and combative. As a behavioral scietist and counselor, I am seeing the court system making some very strange decisions in blatant abuse cases from both sides. Using the children as leverage to control and manipulate the ex-spouse is commonplace but using children as objects of lust and a desire to “pay back” the ex-spouse is getting completely out of hand. I think quarterly advisory workshops between the family judges and counselors is a must to better understand the complexities facing both men and women in divorce situations as well the the children’s needs.

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