by Reception | Oct 30, 2018 | Domestic Violence
Homicidal violence within families is a “poorly understood” aspect of domestic violence and is under-reported in Queensland, according to a new report. The Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board’s annual report, tabled in Queensland Parliament...
by Reception | Oct 26, 2018 | Separation and Divorce
Being separated under one roof may be the latest divorce trend, in which couples agree to separate but continue living together in the main residence. Most of the time, this choice is made because maintaining two houses is expensive, and because the couple wants to...
by Reception | Oct 23, 2018 | Domestic Violence
Recent revelations about the gun lobby’s role in Australian politics raise profound concerns for community groups concerned about family violence. The ABC Four Corners program drew attention to the fact that Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia (SIFA) funded a...
by Reception | Oct 19, 2018 | Property Settlement
A Russian billionaire fighting one of the largest divorce payouts in U.K. history lost a Moscow court case where he was trying to prove that his marriage had been dissolved 16 years earlier. Farkhad Akhmedov was ordered to pay his wife Tatiana Akhmedova $586 million...
by Reception | Oct 16, 2018 | Domestic Violence
In what is possibly a world-first move, a church in Australia is providing financial assistance to victims of domestic violence perpetrated by ministers within the organisation. Women in the Anglican Church in Sydney who have been physically, emotionally and sexually...
