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Kathryn J Spearman1, Alesha Durfee2, Meredith E Bagwell-Gray3
1Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
This study explores the experiences of 18 maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors seeking protection through civil courts. The mothers described a core experience of navigating protective precarity-the juxtaposition of seeking protection yet experiencing increased vulnerability. Three themes of navigating protective precarity include (i) fathers' rights versus survivors' safety; (ii) constrained survivor agency, and (iii) systemic unshielding. Paradoxical system responses leave adult and child survivors vulnerable to additional harm. We discuss how these findings can inform policies and system change that centers adult and child safety and well-being.
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