Educational Materials
Shared Parenting Symposium 2021
This symposium on January 29, 2021 was a gathering with experts and Connecticut legislators to participate in a dialogue about fact-based domestic violence policy and its implications for child welfare.
Presentation Information
Research on Male Victims of Domestic Violence: Implications for Shared Parenting
by Denise Hines, PhD
Presentation Slides
“Stacked Against Me”: Perceptions of Institutional Response to Incidents of Partner Abuse Involving Men and their Children
by Alexandra Lysova, PhD
Presentation Slides
New Findings Regarding Domestic Violence, Parent Conflict, Parenting Time, Children’s Emotional Security, and Children’s Stress-related Physical and Mental Health
by William Fabricius, PhD
Presentation Slides
Education
Mediating a difficult custody case: attorney Cindy Cartier’s experience
A difficult, high conflict case Attorney Cartier had a difficult case a few years ago. The parents were married for 7 years during which marital relations broke down, then decided to separate. They came to attorney Cartier to mediate the custody of their two children,...
CT Supreme Court signals end to lengthy custody litigation
The August 14 decision in R.H. v. M.H., SC 20882, addresses the failure of the court to serve the best interests of the children in this and many other custody cases. While the primary argument centers around judicial discretion, the Court acknowledges that the...
Children Suffer In A Connecticut High Conflict Divorces
In December 2023, the Connecticut Supreme Court heard the case of R.H. v M.H., SC 20882. The parents had filed hundreds of motions in their battle, all apparently justified by the “best interests” standard. The details are dwarfed by over four years of litigation. How...
Do Connecticut courts encourage shared parenting?
Cindy Cartier, a lawyer who does divorce mediation, writes “In recent weeks, my phone has been ringing off the hook with folks interested in mediation over litigating their family law issues. Upon inquiry, many of them are hearing of court cases where the Judges are...