Item #666
In families undergoing custody disputes in the court, 21% of women made allegations of physical child abuse against their husbands, 23% of sexual child abuse, and 55% of IPV. Only 6%, 6%, and 41% of the accusations, respectively, were substantiated by the courts.
Topic: Divorce
Source
Citation: Allegations and substantiations of abuse in custody-disputing families
Author(s): Johnston, Lee, Olesen, Walters
Institution(s): San Jose State University
Link:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227799069_Allegations_and_substantiations_of_abuse_in_custody-disputing_families
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2005
Source: Primary
Type: Statistical Analysis
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