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Guardianship, custody and access or parental responsibility, residence and contact : family law legislation in New Zealand and Australia Taylor, Nicola J.

By: Material type: ArticleArticleSeries: Publication details: Dunedin Children's Issues Centre, University of Otago 1998Description: 43 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.015 TAY
Summary: This occasional paper discusses historical and social contexts within the Family Court, and explores the legal decision making process in both New Zealand and Australia. This research serves to contextualise family violence as a component of the family court environment. The article contains a small section on the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act (1989), which places family violence in the context of divorce and separation court proceedings.
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This occasional paper discusses historical and social contexts within the Family Court, and explores the legal decision making process in both New Zealand and Australia. This research serves to contextualise family violence as a component of the family court environment. The article contains a small section on the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act (1989), which places family violence in the context of divorce and separation court proceedings.