children (continued)

custody of. See residence of

effects of domestic violence on, 21–22, 134, 137, 156–157, 199–200, 227–229, 240n3, 264

effects of forced relocation on, 141

“ex nuptial,” 156, 210

fathers seeking equal time with, 175, 222

postseparation arrangements for, 156, 159, 163, 184–185, 206, 240n3, 247

residence of, 24, 157, 163, 186, 203, 205, 221, 228, 232, 234, 252–254

right of contact with both parents, 202–206, 211, 231, 236–238, 245, 255–256, 259, 265, 268, 270

use of to exercise control, 15, 20–21, 116, 119, 125, 131, 253

visitation with. See contact with

civil law, 1–2, 5, 9, 31, 35, 38, 94–95, 121, 157, 263, 273

remedies, 1

standard of proof, 1, 52

Conley, John M., 100

community legal services, 11–12, 64–65, 212

Court Network, 68, 78, 104n21, 169, 171

court process/courtroom, 9–10, 16, 55–56, 77, 79, 84–88, 95, 150, 156, 158, 169, 172, 253, 256, 273–274

access to, 4, 31, 44, 150, 273

participation/speaking in, 42–43, 63, 69–70, 80–84, 88–93

court process/courtroom (continued), 172–174, 186–195, 264, 266–267, 274

court support programs/services. See domestic violence court support programs

Crimes (Family Violence) Act (1987), 10, 19, 53–58, 102n7, 106n33, 140–141, 201, 257, 260n5, 265, 271

criminal law, 1–2, 17n1, 32, 35, 38, 52–53, 101n4, 148, 227, 263, 273

penalties, 52, 94

reform efforts, 6, 17–18n6, 263

standard of proof, 51

Daly, Kathy, 49n21, 71, 103n15

Dandenong Magistrates’ Court, 65–66, 77

Dewar, John, 205, 257

Dimopoulos, Maria, 90, 105n27, 126

discourseSee also narratives, 20, 31, 107, 120

legal, 8, 32, 37, 39, 268

public/social, 1, 8–9, 32, 37

of romantic love, 31

discretion, 7, 18n7, 42, 103n9, 109–110, 130, 135, 138, 150, 153n14, 206, 231, 240n2, 264, 267, 271

divorce, 155, 165

no-fault, 155–156, 197–199, 207, 211, 231, 265, 268

domestic violence, 1–2, 5, 12, 19, 33, 54, 157, 184

association with ethnic communities/non-Western cultures, 34–35, 46n10, 126–128, 268

domestic violence (continued)