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ABSTRACT
High conflict issues including domestic violence allegations are present in a significant number of contested divorce cases. The DVCC (Domestic Violence in Child Custody) protocol is a series of questions designed to guide the interviewer in assessing for the various aspects of how partners handle conflict, including domestic violence. The protocol is not a test and no definitive findings of abuse can come from the use of this protocol but it certainly is a beginning step in asking questions that can assist the trier of fact in determining whether domestic violence–physical, emotional, and/or sexual–is present in a given case.