Domestic Violence Law Reform and Women’s Experience in Court:  The Implementation of Feminist Reforms in Civil Proceedings
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Chapter 5: Family Court Proceedings

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Introduction

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Procedure

158

Files and Observations

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Going to Court

167

Consent Orders

176

Speaking in Court

186

Chapter 6: Family Law, Legal Culture, and Domestic Violence

197

The Legislation and Case Law Relating to Domestic Violence

197

Family Lawyers’ Understandings of Domestic Violence

211

Children’s Representatives, Child Experts, and Family Reports

218

Judicial Responses to Allegations of Violence

223

Conclusion

236

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

249

Intervention Orders in the Family Court

256

Conclusion

259

Chapter 8: Conclusion

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Structural Factors

264

Internal Legal Culture

267

Moving Forward

270