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This post explores high conflict divorce, double binds, weaponized words, and why trained safeguards in mediation are the only way forward for families stuck in high-conflict cycles.

Formulaic child support isn’t the fail-safe solution we’ve been sold it’s often a weapon. Behind the façade of ‘best interests’ lie rigid mandates that can devastate financial stability, strain parent-child relationships, and leave children bearing guilt and shame. It’s time we recognized that the law, not parents, is failing these families and that connection, context, and common sense should matter more than numbers.

Most people believe domestic violence ends once the relationship is over but the real harm often starts after separation. In “Abuse Doesn’t End When the Relationship Does,” survivor-writer Melanie Pelouze exposes how coercive control, emotional abuse, financial manipulation, and legal warfare can intensify as abuse evolves into post-separation tactics. This urgent call for deeper understanding and legal reform highlights what family courts must recognize to protect survivors

Abuse doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it hides behind a calm tone and professional credentials. Family courts too often mistake composure for character leaving survivors silenced and children at risk

Not every call for peace is peaceful. Sometimes, 'compromise' is just a demand in disguise a power play framed in calm language and concern. At I Object, we expose the difference, challenge the silent manipulation, and reclaim genuine dialogue.