I whole heartedly agree with the above, however it depends on the Imam and his level of faith & personality. I know of a few friends that used an Imam to intervene when things got too crazy, unfortunately the imam isn’t unbiased and gave out crazy advice. He actually told a female that was being hit to put up with it…as she should listen to her hubby. Trust me the reasons her hubby was hitting her were outrageous!!! He drank, was raging over stuff between his wife n mommy…etc… How could he encourage that! There had to have been a more sensible solution. That was just 1 case I know…but key is finding someone sensible with a good reputation to actually advise based on Quran & Sunnah & Hadith…