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Murder - Suicides, Abductions. Why Threat Assessments and Safety Plans are Needed in PA Cases

Headlines around the country and internationally have certainly taught us the hard lesson in underestimating the safety of parents and children involved in PA and high conflict cases. When are things said in anger just that and when are they warnings? When are the words “You will never see the child again” an idle threat spoken in anger and frustration? When is it a warning that a parent intends to abduct or harm a child or the other parent? When one parent texted the other “How does it feel not to have your child when I have not seen mine for three months?” The parent thought that their two year old daughter might be late for the exchange. They never imagined the other parent would murder their daughter. The Office of Juvenile Justice Department in 2000 identified six profiles for early identification of risk factors on abduction. These risk factors are applicable to homicides as well as murder-suicides and should be utilized in assessing whether a threat assessment and safety plan are applicable to a case. But there is little understanding of what a safety plan or threat assessment looks like by the courts and divorce professionals alike. In some cases that means a parent wears a bulletproof vest to and from court and entry points vary. What do conversations with the children look like without frightening them and more. This is the first time this important information is being presented to divorce professionals, the courts and families in this context. Catherine W. MacWillie