Litigating Child Custody
When Sexual Abuse is Alleged:
A Difficult Balance
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Program Overview
Child sexual abuse reported when custody is in dispute is the most difficult family law litigation attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals will encounter. It drains resources, patience, and emotions. Sleepless nights befall all involved. Misperceptions can further harm an abused child or unjustly deprive a child of contact with a wrongly accused parent.
This course addresses the seven deadly sins of sexual abuse when involved in family court:
1. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is seen and occurs in the home;
2. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is reported to the authorities;
3. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is seen from the child’s perspective;
4. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is seen from the offender’s perspective;
5. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is seen from the non-offending parent’s perspective;
6. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is seen by law enforcement and CPS when custody is at issue;
7. Misperceiving how child sexual abuse is seen by the courts and those connected to them.
In this course, we explore how misperceiving the facts in these areas can be fatal to a client’s case, fatal to the child or place a child in an abusive environment. Conversely, it may improperly deprive a parent of access to their child. Avoiding these mistakes requires the ability to recognize from the proper perspective what is occurring and how to intervene successfully. This course covers the developing law, the social science, and best practices.
Presenters
• Hon. Jessica Kronstadt – Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Family Law Division
• Seth L. Goldstein – Law Offices of Seth L. Goldstein
Program Highlights
• Assessing and litigating
• How reports of abuse arise
• Why they arise in custody matters
• Victimization characteristics
• Problems with protective agencies’ investigations
• Counter intuitive behaviors of child and non-offending parent
• Offending parent’s characteristics
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• Analysis of the significance of evidence
• Assessing the validity of the reports
• +’s and –‘s of psychological testing
• Law on evidence found
• Analysis of evaluations conducted under Fam. Code § 3118
• Recommended remedies on varied dispositions |
Course Materials
The course materials include a copy of the complete set of slides and worksheets used by the panelists, plus other supplemental materials.
Enrollees in the webcast series will be able to download course materials before the program and view them online during the program.
3 Hours MCLE/Specialization Credits
Approval of specialization credit in Family Law has been granted by the California Board of Legal Specialization, and approval of MCLE credit for this activity has been granted by The State Bar of California in the amount of 3 hours.
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