The Challenges of Coercive Control Legislation by Greta Madi Creating new offences which proscribe psychological harm to victims is fraught with uncertainty and thus lawmakers should be wary of creating reactive laws that are soon after rendered redundant.[1] It is...
The answer is that proof of family violence could be relevant to a property settlement in this way: In family law property settlements, the court decides how property is divided on the basis of financial and non-financial contributions made to the existing property....
Deciding to leave a violent and abusive relationship is often a difficult and complex process. Once that decision has been made, how do you do it? What are the risks involved for your children and your family pets? It has been reported that about 60% of family...
Digital domestic abuse is a growing and dangerous form of family violence that transcends geography and traditional definitions of domestic violence. Technology facilitates perpetrators’ ability to pervasively control and coerce victims. Like all forms of domestic...
The 2019 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill is intended to combine the two family courts into the singular Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The bill passed in the Senate during February following support from key crossbencher, Rex...
Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse that involves a behavioural pattern of acts such as manipulation, gaslighting, humiliation, intimidation, and threats that erode your esteem and independence. Examples of coercive and controlling behavioural patterns...
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