| Being a domestic violence survivor is quite a job, but | | | | well before they are underway, if you expect to end |
| navigating the system to secure your safety can feel | | | | the abuse to yourself before it spirals out of control. |
| like a life sentence. | | | | 1) Back you into a fraudulent criminal charge. |
| You expect the system to "protect" you and your | | | | 2) Fabricate your mental illness. |
| children. And when you see your case and your | | | | Sounds simple, doesn't it. Well, it is. These two |
| cause given lip service over actual remedy-providing | | | | methods are as old as prostitution and they are very |
| service, you wonder, "why?" | | | | effective in silencing your victimization. |
| You think if you just try harder or communicate | | | | The sooner you know about these classic methods |
| clearer with your divorce lawyer, then your case will | | | | of discrediting and silencing victims of domestic |
| be brought before the court. And this will provide | | | | violence, the better you will be able to detect them |
| you with the expected remedy of bringing a halt to | | | | in their early stages of development and block them |
| your opposition's ongoing abuse to you. | | | | from being your next headache. |
| All the while, your opposition and counsel are planning | | | | If you are a domestic abuse survivor, you will want |
| the next move. What can they do to silence you and | | | | to know all you can about how the system works, |
| your established or alleged victimization? | | | | and doesn't work, in order to best protect your |
| Here are two common and customary ways | | | | children and yourself as you seek remedy for |
| perpetrators attempt to silence domestic abuse | | | | domestic violence. |
| survivors. You will want to know these strategies | | | | |