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Husband found dead with family in Buffalo Grove home had been barred from house, allowed back Nov. 1

December 2, 2022

A few weeks before she was killed, Vera Kisliak made what appears to be a fateful decision: she let her estranged husband, who for months had tormented and threatened her, to move back into her house. Wednesday, Buffalo Grove police forced their way into the Kisliaks’ million-dollar home in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace to find what Chief Brian Budds called a “horrific” crime scene: Vera … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child homicide, domestic violence, Family Court, homicide, illinois

Preble County woman who lost 2 children in murder-suicide shares story of domestic violence

October 14, 2022

When Kellie Elliot’s son, Caleb, was born in 2008, he became her reason for living, she said. And when her daughter, Grace, was born three years later, Elliot’s felt her world was complete. In January 2022, Caleb and Grace became the victims of a murder-suicide by Elliot’s estranged husband, Shane, in a tragedy Elliot believes could have been prevent. “I’m coming before you today to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child custody, child homicide, domestic violence, Family Court, suicide

Does an Expert Witness Need to Speak with all Parties?

October 12, 2022

By Barry Goldstein During our training to teach batterer classes, we often discussed the fact that much of domestic violence is counterintuitive.  One would expect abusers to deny and minimize their abusive behavior, and they do.  One would also expect alleged victims to exaggerate or even make up false reports of DV.  Instead, it is very common for victims to minimize his abuse; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aces, barry goldstein, cdc, child safety, court professionals, custody court, domestic violence, essay, Family Court, judicial education, judicial training, safe child act, Saunders Study

“Shared Parenting” Places Ideology Over Children

August 16, 2022

by Barry Goldstein and Veronica York Just as custody courts developed responses for domestic violence at a time when no research was available, early proponents of shared parenting sought to experiment when there was no research about shared parenting. Initially, parents seeking shared parenting did so voluntarily, in situations where they were able to communicate and cooperate. There is now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 50/50, aces, barry goldstein, child safety, court professionals, custody court, essay, Family Court, judicial education, judicial training, safe child act, Saunders Study, shared parenting

Open Letter to Family Court Lawyers from a Domestic Violence Expert

July 19, 2022

by Veronica York, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Custody Expert, Certified High-Conflict Divorce Coach Most family court custody cases are settled amicably. It’s only about 3.8% of cases that require trial and often much more. These cases are typically deemed “high conflict” by family court professionals. The reality is 75-90% of these cases are domestic violence and/or child abuse cases. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aces, best practices, child abuse, child custody, court professionals, domestic violence, dv expert, essay, Family Court, lawyer, protective parent, veronica york

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