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Child Sexual Abuse and Custody Disputes No Easy Answers

DAVID L. CORWIN

Oakland, California

LUCY BERLINER

Sexual Assault Center, Seattle

GAIL GOODMAN

University of Denver

JEAN GOODWIN

Medical College of Wisconsin

SUE WHITE

Case Western Reserve University

This article alerts professionals to the emergence of oversimplified approaches to the complex problem of alleged child sexual abuse in the context of custody disputes. We argue that reliance on such methods is likely to result in misdiagnosis and failure to protect children who are both sexually abused and caught in custody battles. We specifically take issue with Green's (1986) recent formulation for distinguishing between true and false accusations of incest in child custody disputes because that formulation is based on an inadequate data base, biased sample, and unsupported conclusions. In addition, we discuss the limits of clinical impression, the difference between unfounded or unsubstantiated and false accusations of abuse, and the high prevalence of actual child sexual abuse in the setting of marital dissolution.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 2, No. 1, 91-105 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/088626087002001006
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