Issue No. 15 - When the Family Court Becomes the Continuation of Family Violence After Separation: Understanding Litigation Abuse
July 2022
Social science research and survivor advocacy has established that abusive partners often use the family court process as a tool for exercising continuing coercive control over a former partner. Such actions cause ongoing harm to survivors and their children and waste the time and resources of the family justice system. However, it is not always clear when “litigation abuse” is occurring, and understanding how these behaviours are an aspect of family violence (FV) is not yet widespread among lawyers and other family justice professionals. Please, see the brief below for more information.
Please, see the brief below for more information.
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