Abstract

Abstract Custody disputes have increased in number since the early 1980s. A significant factor in this increase is a change in the social expectation of fathers toward higher levels of involvement in their children's lives, together with a change in attitudes by separated and divorced fathers toward residence and contact, in a social context where mothers typically remain the primary parents. Central to many disputed cases of child custody are allegations of domestic violence, child abuse, and/or parental alienation. Fathers' rights groups claim that allegations of domestic violence and/or child abuse are false and are being used tactically to restrict contact. However, research indicates that false allegations of violence and abuse are rare and that minimization or false denials are more commonplace.

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