I began working for a domestic violence organization
i realized how messed up things were then
I was represented by legal aid in my divorce and while she was very nice...i was scared to tell her everything
my work in the dv organization showed me a lot
i mainly worked in schools and with juveniles but one of my great friends was a court advocate
she is the one that showed me legal documentations saying (in legal speak) that someone who is taking AD to help in a situation can not have their children taken away (because of the meds) unless they are a proven danger to themselves or others.
my 1st ex was amazingly abusive and had me terrified he never wanted the boys just didn't want me to have them