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Empathy and porous personal boundaries are fertile soil for the abuser to root into the target's life. Here are some tools to recognize abuse
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Language, Power, and People
Courtroom Terms Every Protective Parent Should Know
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Who's in Charge Here?
Understanding the Cast of Characters in High-Conflict Custody Cases
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Why Arizona’s Family Court Hearings Give Me Hope
What public testimony is revealing about custody, coercion, and the courts
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June 2025

Which State is the Worst?
Variables that influence a protective parent’s custody experience
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The Language of Family Court
Terms Every Protective Parent Needs to Know
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That Smoke in the Air
With training and tools, we can learn to recognize it
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When a Lifesaving Tool Isn’t Utilized
A Reader’s Illuminating Challenge to the Efficacy of the LAP
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You Go Anyway: A Practical and Emotional Guide to Custody Hearings
The system was not built for you— here are ways to prepare for the process
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Inescapable Networks
On Witnessing, Judgment, Care and Possibility
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The Origin of 50/50
How Shared Custody Became the Default— Even When Abuse Is Present
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When Your Lawyer Doesn’t Get It
What to Say When Your Lawyer Minimizes Abuse: Six Scripts and Strategies
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