Child Abuse Signs: Proving Emotional and Sexual Abuse

Bed wetting can sometimes serve as a physical indicator of underlying child abuse or trauma. Proving emotional abuse in custody battles requires specific evidence of behavioral causes and long-term effects.

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How to Prove Emotional Child Abuse for Custody

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Mike Broemmel

An allegation of emotional abuse of children plays a significant role in a child custody determination in a divorce, legal separation or paternity proceeding, according to "Child Custody A to Z" by Guy J. White.

Mike Broemmel began writing in 1982. He is an author/lecturer with two novels on the market internationally, "The Shadow Cast" and "The Miller Moth." Broemmel served on the staff of the White House Office of Media Relations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and political science from Benedictine College and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University. He also attended Brunel University, London.