01/12/2020
PART 1:
Children who grow up in houses with recurrent domestic violence and abuse of any kind tend to experience higher rates of psychological issues, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and in many cases, grow up to engage in criminal activities and drug abuse.
These children are also more than likely to repeat the same pattern later on in their adult life, depending on the severity of the day-to-day disturbances encountered by them. These things can pose a serious threat to the well-being of the child as well as to the quality of living in our society. Hence, it is important for strict action to be taken in court decisions in order to get the child out of the negative environment.
Screaming, yelling, false accusations, and violent behavior all contribute to a highly toxic environment, and it is the duty of the state to protect the child or children that are victims of such an environment. Even if the conflict is only between the parents, being exposed to an abusive or violent environment lessens a child’s chances of leading a healthy and happy life in their later years. As such, divorce courts are given the right to highly modify child custody and visitation rights of parents any time domestic violence is involved.
