Supervised visitation in cases of domestic violence

Juvenile and Family Court Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 13-25

  Sheeran, Maureen ^b   Hampton, Scott ^a  

^a Strafford Guidance Center Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033459422     PISSN: 01617109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1999.tb00796.x     Document Type: Article

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1. Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks as well as economic coercion that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners." Ganley, A., Schechter, S. (1996). Domestic Violence: A National Curriculum for Child Protective Services.
2. Edleson, J. (1995) "Mothers and Children: Understanding the Links Between Woman Battering and Child Abuse." Synergy 1(3).
3. "Supervised visitation is contact between a child and adult(s), usually a parent, that takes place in the presence of a third person who is responsible for ensuring the safety of those involved." See Straus, R. (1995) "Supervised Visitation and Family Violence." Family Law Quarterly. 29(2).
4. Jaffe, P., Wolfe, D., and Wilson, K. (1990) Children of Battered Women. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
5. Edleson, J.L. (1999) "Children's Witnessing of Adult Domestic Violence." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(8), (Forthcoming August 1999).
6. For a detailed discussion of the impact of domestic violence on children, see Jaffe, et al., supra note 4.
7. Edleson, J.L. (1999). The overlap between child maltreatment and woman battering. Violence Against Women, 5(2), 134-154.
8. Straus, M. and Gelles, R. (1996) Physical Violence in American Families.
9. Schechter, S. and Ganley, A. Domestic Violence: A National Curriculum for Family Preservation Practitioners. (1995).
10. Websdale, N., Sheeran, M., and Johnson, B. (1998) Reviewing Domestic Violence Fatalities: Summarizing National Developments.
11. Finn, P. and Colson, S. (1990) Civil Protection Orders: Legislation, Current Court Practice, and Enforcement.
12. Websdale, et al., supra note 10.
13. Grief, G. and Hegar, R. (1992) When Parents Kidnap: The Families Left Behind the Headlines, p. 36.
14. Girdner, L, and Hoff, P. (1996). "Parental Abduction." The Impact of Domestic Violence on Your Legal Practice.
15. Ganley and Schechter supra note 1.
16. "Dunford-Jackson, B.L. (1999) "Legislative Update: States Move to Protect Children from Domestic Violence." Synergy (3)2.
17. Fall, R.A. (1995). "The Role of the Judge" in Custody and Visitation Decision-Making When There Are Allegations of Domestic Violence.
18. Id.
19. See §402 of the Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (1994).
20. See Dunford-Jackson, supra note 16.
21. See §405 Model Code, supra note 19.
22. Id.
23. See Dunford-Jackson, supra note 16.
24. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
25. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
26. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
27. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
28. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
29. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
30. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
31. ALA. CODE § 30-3-135; ALASKA STAT. § 25.20.061; GA. CODEANN. § 19-9-7; HAW. REV. STAT. § 571-46; ME. REV. STAT. ANN. TIT. 19-A § 1653; MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 209A; S.C. CODE ANN. § 20-7-1557; W. VA. CODE § 48-2A-7.
32. IOWA CODE § 498-41
33. LA. REV. STAT. ANN. § 9:364
34. Id.
35. Based on interviews with the staff and clients of the Springfield YWCA Visitation Center. This story first appeared in Family Violence: Emerging Programs for Battered Mothers and Their Children (1998).
36. § 406 of the Model Code, supra note 19.
37. Commentary for § 406 of the Model Code, supra note 19.
38. Davidson, H. (1994) The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children: A Report to the President of the American Bar Association.
39. See Straus, supra note 8. In 1982, there were only a "handful" of programs.
40. The Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody is operated by the Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
41. Conversation with Susan J. Dansie, Assistant Director for Operations and Services, Family Violence Department, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
42. Robert Straus identified three arenas from which supervised visitation programs emerged: domestic violence programs; programs developed by agencies protecting children; and individuals experienced in working with courts. See Straus, supra note 8.
43. Since 1987, Massachusetts DSS has been working to improve its responses to families experiencing both domestic violence and child maltreatment. Its programs have evolved continually and by 1993, it had created the Domestic Violence Unit, which brought domestic violence expertise to bear on child protective decision-making. Today, this program serves as a pioneering model integrating the protection of maltreated children with services for their battered mothers. It also administers grants for supervised visitation services to 10 programs serving 13 sites. Other entities, such as the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence, have also developed standards and guidelines for visitation centers working with domestic violence cases. These guidelines have similar stipulations.
44. Domestic Violence Visitation Center Request for Response from the Massachusetts Department of Social Services.
45. Ganley, A. L. (1992) "Domestic Violence: The What, Why and Who, as Relevant to Civil Court Cases." In Domestic Violence in Civil Court Cases: A National Model For Judicial Education.
46. Id.
47. Required by the Massachusetts Department of Social Services for programs receiving supervised visitation funding and in the domestic violence protocol developed for visitation centers by the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence.
48. Pearson, J. and Thoennes, N. (1997) Supervised Visitation: A Portrait of Programs and Clients.
49. As reported in the Seattle Post-Intellegencer, December 14, 1998, and December 24, 1998.
50. Id.
51. Saunders, D. G. (1998) "Child Custody and Visitation Decision in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations." VAWNet (Available electronically at http://vaw.umn.edu).
52. Edleson, J. (1998). "Men Who Batter as Fathers." In Family Violence: Emerging Programs For Battered Mothers and Their Children.
53. Id.
54. Mathews, D.J. (1995) "Parenting Groups for Men Who Batter." In Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to Children of Battered Women.
55. See Pearson, et al., supra note 41.
56. Id.
57. Conversations with visitation providers.