In addition to the resources listed in this section, see the Child Custody Justice page of this website for a great deal of additional guidance.
There are more websites than I could list here with helpful information for protective mothers in custody and visitation disputes. Here are a few you can start with:
batteredmotherscustodyconference.org
This site has one of the largest collections of articles, guidebooks, and links to organizations for protective mothers.
custodyprepformoms.org
Excellent, sound advice for protective mothers about pursuing a court conflict with an abusive man, with many additional resources listed.
leadershipcouncil.org
A website created by researchers committed to confronting sloppy or unethical “scientific” claims that have been made that are harmful to abused children and their protective parents. Includes a large section on child custody and “parental alienation syndrome”.
protectiveparents.com
Website of the California Protective Parents Association, with information that is relevant to everyone.
courageouskids.net
Website of the Courageous Kids Network, for young people who are forced by a court to live with, or have contact with, a parent who abuses them, and want to reach out to other youth who have shared these experiences.
divorcecal.com
This website has various resources available for purchase, created by attorney Robin Yeamans, including the DVD “Trial in a Box” on how to best manage your own case.