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How does the Court consider family violence before it makes Orders?

One of the questions I had when I heard that the Family Law Act was being amended to include references to family violence was I wonder what they'll define Family Violence as. The first thing is that when judges are determining matters that relate to both children spending time with each parent, and when they're dividing property, is this idea of family violence has it existed, and what is the impact of that? Definition So family violence is defined in the Act. So if you're you want to go and have a look, it's in there, but it means violent, threatening or other behavior by a person that coerces or controls a member of the person's family or causes the family member to be fearful. Examples of Family Violence So that could be a lot of things. It gives an example of what could be seen as family violence, but it's not limited to these examples. So these are just examples: Assault Physical violence Sexual assault Other sexually abusive behavior Stalking Repeated derogatory taunts, so name calling, shaming, all of that sort of stuff Intentionally damaging or destroying property Unreasonably denying the family member the financial autonomy that he or she would have otherwise had. So that's where someone controls the money. Now remember that the Act also allows the court to treat animals, as property now so if you or your partner have harmed children's pets or the other party's pets, it is considered as a way of perpetrating violence against them. So this intentionally damaging or destroying property, as well intentionally causing death or injury to an animal. Where someone controls the money, it may look like a partner saying "No, your pay must go into this account". And they don't give them any cash, or they give them a limited amount of funds to do the grocery shopping or get to work, something like that. Unreasonably, withholding financial support needed to meet the reasonable living expenses of the family member or his or her child at a time when the family member is entirely or predominantly dependent on the person for financial support. So we've seen cases where the person who is in control of the money will give some money for shopping, but not enough to shop, not enough to buy food that is nutritious and all of those things. They're only given a tiny budget to buy food for themselves. Sometimes it's denying a partner medical treatment. You know, won't allow them to see doctors or specialists, things like that. And the other one is preventing the family member from making or keeping connections with his or her family, friends or culture. That's a really common one. People say, "No, you can't see your parents," or "you can't see this person or that person", and unlawfully depriving the family member or any member of the family, his or her liberty. For example, you can't go out anywhere else unless I give you permission. So there's just some of the examples that the Family Law Act has given us to guide us when we're thinking about family violence and how it impacts our clients. If you'd like to know how we can help you, please feel free to get in touch by calling 1300 444 LAW or booking an appointment via our website. Are you in need of help? If you are at risk of experiencing family violence, there is help available for you. 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. If you are in immediate danger, you should call the police on 000.