Managing Your Divorce: A Guide for Battered Women
(800) 527-3223
An excellent overview that every protective mother should read as early as possible in her litigation.
Disorder in the Court: Women and Their Allies Take on the Family Court System
This e-book is available at canow.org.
Women and Children Last: Custody Disputes and the Family “Justice” System
of the Vancouver (BC) Custody and Access Support and Advocacy Association
For ordering information call Vancouver Status of Women at 604-255-6554.
This excellent book prepares abused mothers for the difficult emotional and legal challenges of family court litigation, to help increase their ability to keep their children safe and maintain custody. Advocates and concerned community members can also benefit from the explanations offered here of how the family court system works and why abused women can find the environment so hostile.
Divorced From Justice: The Abuse of Women and Children by Divorce Lawyers and Judges
(Regan Books)
This is another book that is out of print, but you can find it at libraries, used book stores, or online. The stories are painful ones which makes the book heavy reading, but Winner offers crucial advice to women and to anyone who is trying to help them, in addition to giving important suggestions to people interested in working for court reform.