When most people think of physical and/or psychological abuse they tend to think of women as the victims. Yet, the National Institute of Justice and the Center for Disease Control estimates that 1.5 million women and 835,000 men are the victims of domestic violence each year.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic abuse as it is more commonly known, is something that society has chosen to ignore for a long time. Less known, and much less understood, is the pattern of abuse that a significant amount of men suffer at the hands of their partner.

Physical Abuse and Male Victims:

• Due to cultural norms that require men to present a strong façade and that minimize female-perpetrated abuse men are less likely to verbalize fear of any kind which keeps them from reporting physical abuse by a partner.




• Every 38 seconds a man is abused by a wife or girlfriend in the United States.




• Societal norms support female-perpetrated abuse in the home. Females have more resources available to them than men who are victims of physical abuse.




• Surveys find that men and women assault one another and strike the first blow at approximately equal rates. Women are equally as likely to strike a man behavior that is excused by societal "norms."




• Men and women engage in overall comparable levels of abuse and control, such as diminishing the partner's self-esteem, isolation and jealousy, using children and economic abuse; however, men...read more abuse statistics

One of the biggest mistakes individuals make during the divorce process if failing to protect themselves financially. Divorce is filled with emotions and emotions get in the way of navigating the divorce process in a manner that does not leave most without regret.

Below Are A Few Mistakes People Make During The Divorce Process:

• Don't have unrealistic financial expectations. Divorce means splitting one household into two. Two or even one income goes a lot further when supporting one household. Try to stretch the income you have to cover two households and financial belts are going to have to tighten. Expect it and plan ahead so you don't...read more

The woman who marries the passive aggressive man was taught in her family of origin to accept a high level of frustration for a minimal level of love and caring. When a woman marries the passive aggressive man she gets little return for all her effort.

What does that mean? How about we use me as an example. When I was a child my father was constantly withdrawing from my mother. He was an alcoholic who found it easier to deal with problems by drinking. His withdrawal frustrated my mother who became resentful at his withdrawal. As an adult it makes sense that I would choose a man who mirrored what I had grown up witnessing.

My ex husband was charming, needy and couldn't be around me enough. He was every woman's idea of the perfect man...in the beginning. Never once did I question his lack of...read more

Marriage and divorce are generally considered matters reserved to the states rather than to the federal government. There is no treaty in force between the United States and any country on enforcement of judgments, including recognition of foreign divorces.

RECOGNITION BASED ON COMITY:

A divorce decree issued in a foreign country generally is recognized in a state in the United States on the basis of comity provided both parties to the divorce received adequate notice, i.e., service of process and, generally, provided one of the parties was a domiciliary in the foreign nation at the time of the divorce.

Under the principle of comity, a divorce obtained in another country under the circumstances described above receives "full faith and credit" in all other states and countries that recognize divorce.

Although full faith and credit may be given to an ex parte (one party to the divorce action is absent) divorce decree, states usually consider the jurisdictional basis upon which the foreign decree is founded and may withhold...read more about foreign divorce