Beyond Legislation: Reshaping Family Court with Lundy Bancroft

What does an expert with over 30 years of experience specializing in interventions for abusive men and their families think about our family court system?
I had the privilege to sit down with Lundy Bancroft to discuss the current state of our family court system and his thoughts on how it is continuing to harm mothers and their children. We discuss the recent passing of Kayden’s Law in Colorado and his thoughts on the impact of legislation. His belief is that we should not be creating a movement solely to pass a law, but use the momentum from the passing of a law to create a movement.
We take a look at how many advocacy groups passionate about supporting survivors of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse are working within silos, which is preventing the movement from generating the traction needed for significant change.
Lundy shares the approach for writing his first novel with the hopes that it will have a greater reach to helping family and friends of survivors dealing with post-separation abuse and the family court system.
And in case you don’t know who Lundy Bancroft is:
Lundy Bancroft has over thirty years' of experience specializing in interventions for abusive men and their families. He has authored seven books, including the world’s best-seller on domestic violence, Why Does He Do That?, and the prizewinning professional book The Batterer as Parent. Lundy is the former Training Director of Emerge, the U.S.’s first counseling program for men who batter and was involved in over 2000 cases as a counselor and clinical supervisor. He has served extensively as a custody evaluator, child abuse investigator, and expert witness. His new book and first novel is In Custody: A Carrie Green Mystery, in which domestic violence meets the family law system.
References:
Order Lundy's book In Custody
Center for Judicial Excellence
Connie Valentine of the California Protective Parents Association

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I’m in the middle of litigation (basically my daughters entire life) thank you for standing up for woman and sharing this information

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Is there anyone that will speak to abused moms and kids without charging egregious fees? I see these videos, but in order to get advice they require as much as attorney's.

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