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PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE ALLEGATIONS IN CUSTODY AND ACCESS DISPUTES IN THE FAMILY COURT
Author(s) -
Brown Thea,
Frederico Margarita,
Hewitt Lesley,
Sheehan Rosemary
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.1998.tb01088.x
Subject(s) - family court , intervention (counseling) , child custody , psychology , domestic violence , criminology , workload , family law , law , political science , medicine , human factors and ergonomics , psychiatry , poison control , medical emergency , computer science , operating system
Child abuse allegations in custody and access disputes are serious matters and present family courts worldwide with major problems. This article reports a large research study just completed that investigated the way the Family Court of Australia managed child abuse cases. The study showed that such cases had become a substantial part of the court's current workload, their “core business” in fact. The families involved had many difficulties, including a history of family violence, and the present system was not appropriate for their particular problems. Thus, as new specialized court lead model of intervention was devised, based on principles relevant to family violence and incorporating the most effective strategies identified in the research.