Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Staying home after family violence
Other Titles:	Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre Newsletter
Authors:	Hall, Janet
Keywords:	Specialist courts;Housing;Protection orders;Leaving/Staying
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre
Citation:	(2), Winter 2003
Notes:	Discusses the available options to exclude a perpetrator of violence from the home. Two legal avenues are identified to assist women to stay in their homes: a Family Court Order and an Intervention Order under the Crimes Act. Victoria’s Eastern Domestic Violence Outreach Service appointed a crisis worker to raise awareness of this possibility and help women in the court order application process. Currently, there is a disparity between magistrates’ decisions on orders, which might be overcome with the creation of a specialist Domestic Violence Court. The same Magistrate would examine the civil and criminal work to achieve consistency and improve access to protection.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16948
ISSN:	1324-4264
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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