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