The following organizations and websites offer concrete, practical help (i.e., legal representation, intervention in case of child molestation) for parents and children caught in a legal nightmare.

(The list does not include governmental agencies nor organizations dealing strictly with domestic violence, but rather resources of those organizations or individuals involved with the legal aspects of helping abused children and their protective parents. )

NOTE: Each of these websites lists many additional useful links.

Please note: The list is organized randomly.

• Protective Mothers Alliance.org

• Lundy Bancroft

• CustodyPrepForMoms.org,

• Best Interests of the Child

• Advocate for Children and Families (theacf.org),
  (Also look for the self-help page)

• Stop Family Violence - Escape

• LeadershipCouncil.org

• Battered Mothers Custody Conference  

• Family Violence Prevention Fund

• UmHani.com,
  If your child was abducted--or might be abducted--to a Muslim or Arab country

• California Protective Parents Association,

• Barry Goldstein, Esq.,
  Attorney & Author of "Scared to Leave, Afrain To Stay."

• inMotion--Justice For All Women (NY)

• JusticeForChildren.org (see links: http://www.justiceforchildren.org/links.asp )

• National Alliance For Family Court Justice

• National Association to Protect Children,

• http://www.violenceinterventionprogram.org

• National Organization for Women,
  A disclaimer: As a national organization, NOW does not offer individual help. However, some local chapters have been setting up court watches and, realizing that this is a women's issue, offer other legal assistance programs.

• The Law office of Robin Yemeans,
  (Robin has waged fierce battles on behalf of protective parents and their children)

   

  
  

  Voice, advocacy & support:

• CAVNET.org

• Center for Judiciary Excellence

• National Association to Prevent Sexual abuse of Children

• National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse  

• Liz Notes,

• ChildProtectionReform.com

• Mothers-of-Lost-Children.com

• Sanctuary For The Abused

• http://www.datehookup.com/content-domestic-violence-resources.htm

• Supervised Visitations
   

A must read:

Family Court Survival Guide, by Thomas D. Shanahan