In Episode 19 of the Narcissistic Abuse Rehab Podcast, we explore the topic ‘Navigating Child Custody Challenges With A Highly Narcissistic Co-Parent,’ in an exclusive interview with attorney Derek Jacques, Esq. a divorce and child custody specialist.
About Derek Jacques, Esq.
Derek Jacques, Esq. is an award winning attorney. He is renowned for his expertise in divorce and child custody cases, earning him recognition on Fox News and Michigan Lawyers Weekly for his impressive legal victories.
Learn more about his work at The Mitten Law Firm.
One of the other reasons why having a support group in place helps is that a lot of people who suffer different forms of abuse are led to believe that they are the cause of the problem. They don’t realize that the other person is manipulating them
Derek Jacques
Episode Overview
In this episode, we talk about:
- Building a support network
- Disrupting isolation
- Judge Eric S. Pitchal’s landmark ruling on coercive control on June 5
- Legally gathering evidence
- DARVO
- Parent-child estrangement tactics
- Risk assessment
- Preventing femicides
Anybody that’s done any kind of research on domestic violence or abuse situations knows, the vast majority of them go unreported.
Derek Jacques
Where to Listen
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Resources and Links
- Pitchal, Erik S. (2023) Matter of Aisha R. (Ariel T.) Family Court, Kings County. New York State Law Reporting Bureau.
- Narcissistic Abuse Rehab on Patreon.
Disclaimer
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Manya Wakefield is a narcissistic abuse recovery coach, coercive trauma specialist, and the developer of the Coercive Trauma Recovery Method™ and TENEL™ (Traumatic Exposure to Narcissism in Early Life) — proprietary recovery frameworks built from seven years of direct professional work with survivors of coercive control, narcissistic abuse, and Adult Children of Narcissists. Both frameworks have been reviewed by Dr. Michael Kinsey, PhD, clinical psychologist, New School for Social Research. She is the founder of Narcissistic Abuse Rehab, a global social impact platform launched in 2019 to support survivors through evidence-based recovery frameworks. Manya is the author of Are You In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship (2019), a resource used in domestic violence recovery groups worldwide. Her original research contributions include the Global Coercive Control Legislation Index (2020) — the first systematic index of its kind on the web — and the Global Femicide Legislation Index (2026), comprehensive legal references used by advocates, legal professionals, and policymakers internationally, cited in peer-reviewed publications including the Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Palgrave Macmillan, and the University of Agder. Her expertise has been featured in Newsweek, Elle, Cosmopolitan, HuffPost, Parade, and YourTango. She hosts the Narcissistic Abuse Rehab Podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. All content on this site reflects Manya's direct professional experience working with survivors of narcissistic abuse and coercive control, her published research, and her ongoing advocacy work.
