Understanding Family Violence in Family Court Proceedings

Providing Effective Responses for Victims, Children, and Perpetrators

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Nicholas Bala, Peter Jaffe, Katreena Scott, Lisa Heslop

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Understanding Family Violence in Family Court Proceedings addresses the growing recognition in Canadian legislation and case law of the need to more effectively address intimate partner violence in family court, with a focus on protecting the safety, well-being, and economic interests of victims and their children post-separation, while also including essential material for professionals working with those who commit family violence.Written by a team of interdisciplinary experts, the book explores various forms of abuse and coercive control, ongoing harassment and emotional abuse after separation, the use of litigation as a tool of abuse, and family violence issues related to parenting and economic matters in post-separation family court cases. Contributors include leading practitioners, scholars in family law and domestic violence, and retired judges, with a foreword by former Chief Justice of Canada, Beverly McLachlin. Offering invaluable insights and practical guidance, Understanding Family Violence in Family Court Proceedings is essential reading for experienced family lawyers, judges, and other professionals, while also providing foundational knowledge for students entering the family justice field or working with survivors of family violence. The book also offers critical perspectives that will make it a valuable addition to gender or feminist studies courses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-07-30
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781487567842

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Nicholas Bala is W.R. Lederman Distinguished University Professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University, specializing in family and children’s law.Peter Jaffe is a psychologist, professor emeritus, and a founding director of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University.Katreena Scott is the academic director of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University.Lisa Heslop is a research partner at the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University.

ForewordBeverley McLachlinPrefaceNicholas Bala, Peter Jaffe, Katreena Scott, and Lisa Heslop1. Recognizing the Impact of Family Violence Cases on Parents and Children: Translating Legal Reforms into PracticePeter G. Bala, Nicholas Bala, Katreena L. Scott, Archana Medhekar, and Casey Oliver2. Coercive Control and Family Court in an Intersectional ContextKatreena L. Scott, Archana Medhekar, Pamela Cross, and Deepa Mattoo3. Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Accessing JusticeEmily Murray, Amanda Pierce, Marion Overholt, Brittney Taylor, Phebe Quaye, and Shelly Gilbert4. Lessons from the Trenches: Representing Survivor ClientsLeighann Burns5. Understanding Family Violence in Family Court Proceedings: Providing Effective Responses for Victims, Children, and PerpetratorsRachel Birnbaum and Nicholas Bala6. Toronto’s Integrated Domestic Violence Court: An Innovative Process to Get Family Violence Cases Out of SilosRachel Birnbaum and Nicholas Bala7. Children’s Rights and Voices: Critical Issues for Family Court ProceedingsCaterina Tempesta, Ellen Murray, and Mary Birdsell8. Getting Scientific Knowledge about Family Violence into the Family Court Process: Judicial Education, Judicial Notice, and Expert EvidenceNicholas Bala, Rui Alves, and Brittany Chaput9. Money and Family ViolenceJoanna Radbord10. Monetary Awards for Family ViolenceMary-Jo Maur11. Representation without Escalation: A Conceptional Framework for the Client in a Family Law Matter Who Has Used Family ViolenceBrian J. Burke and Nicholas Bala12. Future DirectionsNicholas Bala, Peter Jaffe, Katreena Scott, and Lisa HeslopTable of Cases and StatutesBibliographyContributorsIndexAbout the Editors