WRITING + Coaching for SURVIVORS NAVIGATING CUSTODY EVALUATIONS

EVIDENCE Preparation FOR ATTORNEYS + SURVIVORS

Domestic abuse TRAINING FOR FAMILY COURT professionals

Colorado + Nationwide

MISSION & VISION

Our mission is to improve outcomes for domestic abuse survivors and children navigating family court proceedings and custody evaluations.

Our vision is to transform systems and structures that inhibit survivors and children from thriving after leaving an abusive family system.

We believe in a “boots on the ground” approach. At the micro-level, we support survivors and their legal counsel with testimony and exhibit preparation, as well as wraparound writing and evidence organization during the custody evaluation process.

At the macro level, we reform family court through education, training and legal advocacy. We are proud to build the largest network of experts, expert witnesses, and legal scholars focused solely on supporting survivors.

Every day, thousands of children are court-ordered into unsupervised contact with abusers. Survivors must secure the safety of their children amidst structural barriers that enable abusers to perpetuate abusive acts in systemic ways. Intentionally and unintentionally, a lack of education for professionals working with survivors and children, poor policy that enables institutional abuse, and a lack of support for survivors navigating custody evaluations and court proceedings produce poor outcomes.

Survivor Resource Group is strategic in its mission to improve outcomes for survivors and children through wraparound support during custody evaluations and family court proceedings. We organize evidence, draft narratives, and coach survivors throughout the evaluation process. In addition, we work with attorneys and experts on ways to present coercive control in court especially where financial and litigation abuse are present. Finally, we seek to educate family court professionals, attorneys, and other agencies on how coercive control and domestic abuse impact children.

Our Services

  • We focus on organizing, synthesizing and narrating survivor materials for custody and other family investigation proceedings.

  • We coach survivors on what to expect while testifying, how to clarify their narrative, and land mines to avoid on the stand.

  • We coach survivors through CFI/PRE interviews and home visits to ensure language is credible, consistent, and child-centered.

  • We specialize in relocation narratives that describe community, education, crime and other demographics of the proposed relocation area compared to the current area.

  • We link survivors with best-in-class DV expert witnesses to educate the Court on what DV and coercive control mean for children.

  • We educate law enforcement, legal professionals, and aspiring law students on domestic violence, coercive control, and its long-term impact on children.

  • We bring together advocacy groups, judicial officers, attorneys and other DV stakeholders to craft public policy that supports better outcomes for survivors and their children.

  • We recognize individuals in the trenches doing the hard work of supporting survivors and their children through our annual awards.