Harper’s Bazaar – Erin* was in the midst of divorce proceedings when the custody trouble began. She was sharing custody of her four children, ages three to nine, with her soon-to-be ex-husband when the children reported feeling unsafe at their father’s. At times, he was drunk and violent, they said. In 2017, one of the children called the police, and two of them reported that their father squeezed their necks and lifted them up by their necks when they misbehaved. After that incident, their father was arrested for child endangerment; Child Protective Services got involved but didn’t open a case. (*Erin is a pseudonym, as the custody case is ongoing.)…
