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008			110331s2000 eng
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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aPerry, N. Christopher. R. _91900
245			_aAn empirical study of applications for protection orders made to the Christchurch Family Court _cPerry, N. Christopher. R.
260			_c2000
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500			_aButterworths Family Law Journal 3(6) June 2000 : 139-145
520			_aThis article presents the findings from a study of 208 applications for protection orders made to the Christchurch Family Court in the 9-month period from 1 January 1997 to 30 September 1997. This study was completed for the author's LLM dissertation, from which this article has been written. The research had two main objectives. The first was to examine how domestic violence impacted on the applicants and their children, including violence witnessed by children. It also considered the severity of the abuse that was happening prior to the application being lodged. The second objective was to look specifically at why some applicants later requested to withdraw their application for a protection order, and to examine the Court's decisions in these cases. The author makes comparisons between applicants who withdrew their applications and those that didn't, looking at variables, such as the type of relationship, the nature and severity of the violence, whether children or pregnancy was involved, and history of withdrawing applications for a protection order. The research findings show that in the majority of cases the applicants for protection orders: were women; had been in a defacto relationship and the relationship had lasted for more than one year; had separated from their partner before applying for a protection order, but had been victims of domestic violence again after the separation; had children under the age of 17 years still living at home; and had suffered from a variety of forms of abuse. In the majority of cases, applications for protection orders were granted. Just under one-third of applicants applied to withdraw their protection orders. This was more likely to happen if an applicant's partner gave notice that they were going to defend the application. A high majority of these applications were discharged by the Court.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_aFAMILY COURT _9241
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_aPROTECTION ORDERS _9470
650	2	4	_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651			_aCHRISTCHURCH _93293
773	0		_tButterworths Family Law Journal 3(6) June 2000 : 139-145
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE