Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which abuse that occurred during marriage/relationship continued within divorce and custody-related legal proceedings. Twenty-seven women participated in semistructured interviews. Interviews were analyzed utilizing a grounded theory approach in order to inductively arrive at a theory explaining how abuse dynamics may continue during legal proceedings. Participants identified child support litigation, custody and visitation battles, intimidation/harassment, deliberately prolonging the case, manipulating finances, and distortions of information as methods by which their exes sought to maintain power and control. Counseling implications are described.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 166-186 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Violence Against Women |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Gender Studies
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law
Keywords
- custody
- divorce
- interpersonal violence