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008			110331s1996 eng
022			_a0028-8373
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMcDonald, Elisabeth _91672
245			_aA relationship in the nature of marriage _cMcDonald, Elisabeth
260			_c1996
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aNew Zealand Law Journal 1996 : 423-424
520			_aThis article examines the court ruling of Isabella Ruka, charged for Domestic Purposes Benefit fraud in 1995, and explores the context of intimate partner violence and battered woman's syndrome in this situation. This author argues that the two essential elements in "a relationship in the nature of marriage", namely emotional commitment and financial interdependence, were not fulfilled in this case due to the severe and ongoing violence perpetrated by Ruka's partner. This article explores whether the existence of domestic violence justifies the dismissal of fraud charges in this instance.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
773	0		_tNew Zealand Law Journal 1996 : 423-424
830			_aNew Zealand Law Journal _94723
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE
999			_c2301 _d2301