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Chapter 5: Family Court Proceedings |
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Introduction |
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Procedure |
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Files and Observations |
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Going to Court |
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Consent Orders |
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Speaking in Court |
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Chapter 6: Family Law, Legal Culture, and Domestic Violence |
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The Legislation and Case Law Relating to Domestic Violence |
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Family Lawyers’ Understandings of Domestic Violence |
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Children’s Representatives, Child Experts, and Family Reports |
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Judicial Responses to Allegations of Violence |
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Conclusion |
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Chapter 7: The Jurisdictional Intersection: Intervention Orders in the Family Court and Children’s Issues in the Magistrates’ Court |
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The Legislation: Part VII, Division 11 of the Family Law Act |
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Magistrates’ Views of Family Law |
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Intervention Orders in the Family Court |
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Conclusion |
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Chapter 8: Conclusion |
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Structural Factors |
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Internal Legal Culture |
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Moving Forward |