“I have seen advocacy evidence introduced in … divorce and child custody cases,” writes Richard J. Gelles, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. [1] I cringe every time I hear this, as I know it compromises the ability of the finder of fact to actually find the facts and make an evidence-informed ruling. Writing for Family Court Review, Volume 45, Number 1 (January 2007), he is concerned about the issue of domestic violence “becoming little more than ‘Nine Factoids and a Mantra.’” This refers to specific precepts, mind you, laying claim… Continue Reading…