The experiences and views of children and adults from families who separated post-1995 and post-2006

• Thea Brown, Dale Bagshaw
• Attorney-General's Department

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08 July 2010This report was commissioned by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department in early 2009 to examine the impact of family violence, which had occurred before, during and or after parental relationship breakdown, on post-separation decision making and arrangements as viewed by children and parents. More specifically the brief was to discover parents’ and children’s perspectives on:

1. The effect that a history of or existence of violence within the relationship has on the decisions that people make about accessing the courts and dispute resolution services

2. The effect that a history of or the existence of violence within the relationship has on the decisions people make while they are at court and at dispute resolution services

3. The effect that a history of or the existence of violence within the relationship has on post-separation parenting arrangements.

The project surveyed a broad sample of parents and children to examine how family violence has affected their access to courts and dispute resolution services, and post-separation parenting arrangements.

• Family Violence and Family Law in Australia Volume 1 [DOC 4MB]
• Family Violence and Family Law in Australia Volume 1 [PDF 3MB]




• Family Violence and Family Law in Australia Volume 2 [DOC 5.99MB]
• Family Violence and Family Law in Australia Volume 2  [PDF 5.93MB]

Reseachers: Associate Professor Dale Bagshaw and Professor Thea Brown (Co‐Directors) 

with 
Dr Sarah Wendt, Dr Alan Campbell, Dr Elspeth McInnes, University of South Australia 
Beth Tinning, James Cook University 
Dr Becky Batagol, Dr Adiva Sifris, Dr Danielle Tyson, Monash University 
Dr Joanne Baker and Ms Paula Fernandez Arias, Research Assistants