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Type:	Journal Article
Title:	No way to live : women's experiences of negotiating the family law system in the context of domestic violence
Authors:	Laing, Lesley
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Post-separation violence;Representations of women;Family law
Year:	2010
Publisher:	University of Sydney & Benevolent Society
Notes:	An 8 page research snapshot may be downloaded from here. General Overview:This project discusses the experiences that women who have left a violent relationship have of the Australian family law system. Discussion:Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews this research project explored the journey through the family legal system encountered by 22 women from New South Wales. These women were aged between 24-54; five of them were from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and all had left a violent relationship. The study found that violence against women and children is interconnected, often through children being exposed to violence against their mothers, or vice-verse, or through domestic violence being directed to both women and children, or both. It was found that women encountered a legal system that was fragmented, overly complex and uncoordinated. Amongst the legal professionals women dealt with there was a lack of understanding about domestic violence dynamics and consequences of the abuse these women had suffered. This project also found that women were placed under pressure by legal representatives to agree to care arrangements that they did not consider safe and to remain silent about abuse. The study concludes with five recommendations for change.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12134
ISBN:	9780980772012
Physical description:	104 p.
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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