Spousal abuse in custody proceedings - worse if abused suffers from mental ill health.
Researching the link between mental ill health and domestic violence has been hugely helpful to me in making my recovery. I can distinguish between those behaviours of mine which were destructive and those behaviours which resulted from being abused by my ex husband. Reading the profiles of an abuser helps to recognise a pattern of behaviour or dynamic in a domestic violence relationship. As a result, a person can disentangle those behaviours which are attributable to their own personality and those which resulted from being abused.
“I’d send the Judge to hell, mummy, and put her in a bath full of spiders….”
My youngest daughter thought that the Judge should be sent to hell where she would make the Judge sit in a bath full of spiders…clearly, for her, that was the most appalling punishment that she could think of. For her, the thought that someone she hated would be subjected to what they might fear most, surrounded by what they feared most and in a place (hell) where they would have to stay forever being surrounded by what they feared most was the maximum punishment she could inflict. Mmmmm…….that’s anger for you.
The Children’s Act stipulates that confidentiality regarding the names of all parties concerned must be upheld, so there are no details in this blog of names or other details in the hope that the children’s identity remians confidential.