Mothers on trial : the battle for children and custody / Phyllis Chesler.
2011
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Author
Title
Mothers on trial : the battle for children and custody / Phyllis Chesler.
Published
Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF547 .C465 2011
Edition
Revised and updated second edition.
ISBN
9781556529993 (pbk.)
1556529996 (pbk.)
1556529996 (pbk.)
Description
xxiii, 488 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)690086958
Summary
Overview: Completely updated and revised for the twenty-first century, Mothers on Trial remains the bible for all women facing custody battles, as well as the lawyers, psychologists, and others who support them. This landmark book was the first to break the false stereotype about mothers getting preferential treatment over fathers when it comes to custody. In this new edition, Chesler shows that, with few exceptions, the news has only gotten worse: when both the father and the mother want custody, the father usually gets it. The highly praised Mothers on Trial is essential reading for anyone concerned personally or professionally with custody rights and the well-being of our children.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-401) and index.
Record Appears in
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
New Introduction to the 2011 Lawrence Hill Books Edition
ix
1.
A Historical Overview
1
2.
A Contemporary Overview
25
3.
What Is a "Fit" Mother or Father? An "Unfit" Mother or Father? Who Decides?
47
4.
Do "Good Enough" Mothers Still Lose Custody of Their Children in North America Today? The Results of an Original Study
65
5.
The "Sexual" Mother: Anna Karenina Today
85
6.
The "Uppity" Mother
95
7.
The Lesbian Mother
105
8.
The Mother Married to a Violent Man
115
9.
Paternal Brainwashing
129
10.
The "Voluntarily" Noncustodial Mother
147
11.
The Price of Battle: Mothers Encounter the Psychological and Economic Law
163
12.
The Mother-Lawyer Relationship
177
13.
The Mother-Judge and Father-Judge Relationships
193
14.
Court-Enabled Incest in the 1980s and 1990s
213
15.
Court-Enabled Incest in the Twenty-First Century
237
16.
Legal Torture from 1986 to 2010
255
17.
The International Custody Situation
271
18.
The Fathers' Supremacist Movement from the 1980s to 2010
295
19.
Contemporary Legal Trends, Part I: Joint Custody, Mediation, Incest, and Parental Alienation
309
20.
Contemporary Legal Trends, Part II: Mental Illness, Gay and Lesbian Custody, Surrogacy, and the Primary Caretaker
329
21.
Mothers' Wisdom: Philosophical Perspectives on Having and Losing Children
351
22.
Mothers' Voices, Written on the Wind: What Is a Custody Battle Really About?
367
23.
What to Expect When You're Expecting a Divorce: An Interview with Divorce Lawyer Susan L. Bender
379
Resource
397
Notes
403
Index
477