Based on a literature review, this article presents the issues surrounding the socio-judicial treatment of exposure to domestic violence in youth protection systems. These issues concern the conceptualization of domestic violence by the various child protection workers, the construction of the compromission of the child’s safety and development and the gender bias. Fifteen years after its incorporation into the Youth Protection Act of Quebec, this article highlights some implications for practice, advocating for a paradigm shift that could be articulated around a gendered analysis of domestic violence.