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Record ID: aaaebcb1-b64f-4da4-b435-40a2afc2f20e
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19063-6_14
Type: Book Chapter
Title: Family courts and family violence
Other Titles: Australian Courts
Authors: Alexander, Renata
Brown, Thea
Year: 2023
Publisher: Springer Link
Notes: 

The two family courts of Australia—the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court—merged in 2021 into a single structure, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. This represents another restructure of the family law system which, over its 46-year history, has staggered from crisis to crisis, from review to review and from reform to reform without ever successfully addressing family violence. This chapter reviews past efforts by the Family Law Courts to address matters of family violence and considers the criticisms of the adequacy and efficacy of such efforts. It assesses whether the most recent attempts to address family violence by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia are likely to overcome past criticisms or whether further changes are required. The chapter suggests that the new Lighthouse Project program will create a new pathway for litigants with family violence affecting their separation and parenting arrangements.

URI: https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/22277
ISBN: 9783031190636
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