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dc.contributor.authorGrey, Dimianen
dc.contributor.authorEasteal, Patriciaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:28:04Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:28:04Z-
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.identifier.citation27 (1), May 2013en
dc.identifier.issn0817-623Xen
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16746-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherButterworthsen
dc.subjectLegal issuesen
dc.subjectChild protectionen
dc.subjectImpact on children and young peopleen
dc.subjectParentingen
dc.subjectFamily lawen
dc.subjectLegislation analysisen
dc.titleRisk of harm to children from exposure to family violence: looking at how it is understood and considered by the judiciaryen
dc.title.alternativeAustralian journal of family lawen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid198en
dc.subject.keywordNationalen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.description.notesThis Australian article examines judicial officers' decisions in family law cases involving allegations of family violence, where the children were alleged to have been exposed to the violence and/or to have been subject to abuse themselves. It is based on a study comparing 60 judgments that have been made since the 2006 amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 came into force. In four cases, the judicial officer applied the Family Law Act as further amended in 2012. The cases were drawn from the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII) online database.<br/ ><br/ >Specifically, the article assesses the decisions made regarding contact with the alleged violent parent, including whether or not contact was to be supervised and, in cases of unsupervised access, whether any other restrictions were imposed, such as limits on alcohol consumption or restrictions on travel. The authors consider a range of factors involved in the judicial officers' decision, including their perceptions of the risk of harm based on the type of violence and the quality of corroborative evidence.<br/ ><br/ >The study found that orders of unsupervised time were the norm, both in cases involving allegations of child abuse and cases involving allegations of exposure to domestic violence; overall, 70% of judgments granted unsupervised time. However, exposure to family violence was typically perceived as posing a lower-level of potential harm to children than direct child abuse, despite evidence that exposure to violence is as harmful as direct abuse.en
dc.identifier.sourceAustralian journal of family lawen
dc.date.entered2013-12-18en
dc.publisher.placeChatswood, NSWen
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