Demonstrates the consequences for women of facing a legal system which frequently does not support them, often attacks them, and sometimes gives away their children to the alleged perpetrators. The authors seeks to show how parents and professionals can avoid such a situation.

Myers demonstrates the devastating consequen ces for women of facing a legal system which frequently does not support them, often attacks them, and sometimes gives t heir children away to the alleged perpetrators. '

• One mother's nightmare
• Part Essential information about child sexual abuse
• Defining child sexual abuse and other forms of child maltreatment
• what will happen to my child if there was abuse?
• who are the men who sexually abuse children?
• why do they do it?
• can molesters be cured? Part
• A mother's allies
• the legal system, a good lawyer, mental health professionals
• Introduction to the American legal system
• criminal court, family court, juvenile court
• finding a lawyer
• help from mental health professionals
• the critically important psychosocial assessment
• Part Detailed discussion of the criminal justice system, family court, the child protective services system and the juvenile court
• The criminal justice system
• family court
• divorce, child custody and child visitation
• the child protective sevices agency and the juvenile court
• Part Proving child sexual abuse in court
• overcoming obstacles and protecting your child
• Obstacles standing in the way of providing child sexual abuse in court
• sorting out your suspicions
• controlling your emotions
• the legal importance of what your child tells you and others about abuse
• changes in your child's behaviour as evidence of sexual abuse
• Part Summing it all up
• plan for victory, prepare for defeat
• A ten point plan for victory
• prepare for defeat