Comments on: Male victims of domestic abuse: a hidden problem that gets worse as we get older https://silvermagazine.co.uk/male-victims-of-domestic-abuse-a-hidden-problem-that-gets-worse-as-we-get-older?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=male-victims-of-domestic-abuse-a-hidden-problem-that-gets-worse-as-we-get-older Generation revolution - your Coming of Age Sun, 09 Jun 2024 13:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: I fought to make my daughter safe from her abusive mother | Silver Mag https://silvermagazine.co.uk/male-victims-of-domestic-abuse-a-hidden-problem-that-gets-worse-as-we-get-older#comment-748 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:49:17 +0000 https://silvermagazine.co.uk/?p=1968#comment-748 […] I had some money in a trust from my family that I released – I had to pay my lawyer over £20,000 to fight the case, despite the overwhelming evidence that Carol was an unfit mother. And I lost everything I had. Whereas Carol got support from the state, default custody, and Legal Aid, I had basically no rights. The courts always favour the mother – even these days – and I ended up having to go through a gut-wrenching court fight, which included having to photograph my child’s injuries to prove Carol was unfit to be a parent. Why do people find it so hard to believe that women can be violent abusers too? […]

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