Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Spousal violence and post-separation financial outcomes
Other Titles:	Australian Journal of Family Law
Authors:	Sheehan, G., Smyth, B
Year:	2000
Citation:	No 2 Vol.: 14
Notes:	In Australia there is a paucity of information about the prevalence of spousal violence among couples whose marriages have ended despite the utility of this information for family law. Little is also known about the post-separation economic repercussions of this violence, including the extent to which it impacts on property settlement outcomes. The Australian Institute of Family Studies was recently commissioned by the Office of the Status of Women to conduct a study to examine these issues. This paper presents a summary of the core findings of that study. The study took the form of a national random survey of 398 Australian divorced women and men who separated after January 1988. The findings include estimates of the prevalence of spousal violence for divorced women and men and evidence of its relevance to property settlement and other post-separation economic circumstances. The implications of these findings for family law reform and matrimonial property division are discussed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16933
Physical description:	Pages 102-118
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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