A Mother's Nightmare - Incest: A Practical Legal Guide for Parents and Professionals (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series (Paperback)) - Softcover

Myers, Dr. John E.B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761910581 ISBN 13: 9780761910589

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1997

Synopsis

A Mother's Nightmare - Incest Demonstrates the consequences for women of facing a legal system which frequently does not support them, often attacks them, and sometimes gives away their children to the alleged perpetrators. The authors seeks to show how parents and professionals can avoid such a situation.

About this title

Synopsis:

When parents - usually mothers - try to protect their children from sexual abuse, they can be devastated to find that support from the legal system is not always there. Suspecting their husbands or partners of the abuse, mothers may seek a divorce and custody or, if already divorced, request withdrawal of visitation rights. However, if unable to prove abuse, a mother can be labelled 'hysterical' and her desperate efforts to secure her child's safety may jeopardize her case - and even result in the suspected perpetrator being granted custody of the child. A ddressesing this troubling issue, this book provides parents and professionals with the necessary information to protect themselves against a legal system backfire. John E B Myers advises parents not to act too quickly, stresses the importance of documenting evidence and supplies a step-by-step strategy for attaining victory in the current United States court system. Topics discussed include: psychosocial evaluations; legal options; consequences of false allegations; and maintaining emotional balance.

About the Author:

John E.B. Myers, J.D. is a Distinguished Professor and Scholar at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. He is the author or editor of eight books and more than 100 articles and chapters on child maltreatment and his writing has been cited by more than 140 courts, including the United States Supreme Court. John is a frequent speaker at conferences, having made more than 400 presentations around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0761910581
• ISBN 13: 9780761910589
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270