Steegh, N. V.2015-01-262015-01-262013Steegh, N. V. (2013). Eight Reasons why Attorneys Representing Parents in Child Protection Proceedings should use an Intimate Partner Violence Screening Protocol. Wm. Mitchell Law Review, 40,(3),1048-1057.http://open.wmitchell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1577&context=wmlrhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2109Intimate partner violence often plays an explicit or a hidden role in child protection proceedings. Consequently, attorneys representing parents must be able to identify intimate partner violence and understand the resulting implications for families and for advocacy. This essay urges attorneys representing parents to adopt and follow an intimate partner violence screening protocol in every child protection case. (Author Abstract)en-USchild abuserisk factorsco-occurrencefamily violenceinterpersonal violencedomestic violenceprotocolsArticle