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Victims of domestic abuse find no haven in family courts

  • Written by Joan Meier, Professor of Law, George Washington University
imageWomen's reports of domestic violence are widely rejected by family courts.The Image Bank/Getty Images

The #MeToo movement may have shifted the balance of credibility on sexual abuse and harassment at work more toward victims and away from alleged perpetrators. But the same cannot be said regarding men’s violence and abuse at home: In fact,...

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