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_aDouglas, Heather _94154 |
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_aFamily violence, lawyers and debt _cHeather Douglas |
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_bRMIT, _c2020 |
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520 | _aThe article draws on interviews with 56 women (including 20 women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds) to consider their experiences of legal representation after leaving a violent relationship. Women were recruited mainly from family violence support services, community legal centres and private lawyers. Common themes included that women who engaged private lawyers often faced significant costs and debt, proceedings were often commenced and prolonged by their abusive partner as an extension of coercive control, and high costs were experienced as a form of secondary abuse. Legal costs limited the financial security and options for some women post-separation and compounded their experience of family violence. Pressure to settle cases unfairly or unsafely was connected by some to the costs and limitations of legal representation. The article highlights the importance of consistent legal representation for women leaving violence and the need for appropriate training for lawyers working in this context. (Author's abstract). Record #8389 | ||
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_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203 |
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_aECONOMIC ASPECTS _9213 |
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_aCOERCIVE CONTROL _95771 |
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_aFAMILY COURT _9241 |
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_9244 _aFAMILY LAW |
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_aFAMILY VIOLENCE _9252 |
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_aFAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2018 _98164 |
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_aFINANCIAL ABUSE _92968 |
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_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431 |
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_aLEGAL PROFESSION _98151 |
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_aPERPETRATORS _92644 |
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_aSEPARATION _9522 |
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_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES _99763 |
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_aINTERNATIONAL _93624 |
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_aAUSTRALIA _92597 |
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_aAustralian Journal of Family Law _913124 |
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_uhttps://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/agispt.20201102038991 _zRead abstract |
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_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews123 |