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"Some states offer domestic violence defenses to parents charged with failing to prevent child abuse. Should Oregon?"

The Oregonian quoted Joan Meier on domestic violence defense laws.

"These Florida mothers warned family courts about abuse. Now they can’t speak to their children”

The South Florida Sun Sentinel quoted Joan Meier on family court orders that forbid mothers from contact with their children.


Recent Activities

Joan Meier on HBO's "Allen v. Farrow" documentary
 

Professor Meier appears in "Allen v. Farrow," a new four-part HBO series documenting the accusation of sexual abuse against actor Woody Allen and the aftermath that followed. In episodes 3 and 4, Professor Meier sheds light on the strategies used by abusers, the "alienation" label often used to deny women's and children's abuse claims, and what is going on in family courts today. Her research, based at GW's National Family Violence Law Center, also provides much of the background for the film.

Watch "Allen v. Farrow" on HBO

 

Bioethics Interest Group COVID-19 Webinar Series: Domestic/Family Violence

Webinar: COVID-19 Legal Briefing with Professor Joan Meier