RT Article
T1 The Failure to Recognize Continuing Harm: Post-Separation Domestic Abuse in Child Contact Cases
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 8
SP 1816
OP 1837
A1 Walsh, Kieran
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925444007
AB This article presents findings from a case file review of post-separation parenting cases in England and Wales. It first outlines that jurisdiction's legal framework relevant to these cases, before providing an overview of the findings relating to the profile of the cases and their outcomes. It then describes the types of abuse most frequently encountered in these cases, and examines the attitude of the courts to post-separation abuse by looking at both interim and final court orders. The study finds that key legal provisions governing these cases are not being followed, with little understanding shown for the nature of post-separation abuse.
K1 England and Wales
K1 Courts
K1 post-separation
K1 Harm
K1 Contact
K1 Domestic Violence
DO 10.1177/10778012241243049