Children of divorce -- What is custody? -- Domestic violence -- Is domestic violence exaggerated? -- Why do they stay? -- Other victims of intimate violence -- The politics of domestic violence -- High-conflict custody disputes -- Custody disputes and domestic violence -- Custody dispute myths and misnomers -- Impact of domestic violence on children -- Risk and protective factors -- Why is domestic violence relevant to child custody? -- Abuse does not end with separation -- Child abuse and domestic violence -- Batterers as poor role models -- Undermining of non-abusive parent -- Violence in new relationships -- Perpetual litigation -- Extreme outcomes -- Assessing domestic violence issues -- What to assess -- Nature of the abuse -- Meaning of violence -- Lethal violence -- Who to assess -- Victimized mothers -- Battering fathers -- War-torn children -- Differential approaches -- Controversial issues -- Is parent alienation syndrome real? -- How common is mutual abuse? -- Are battered.