Does living together before marriage increase your risk of divorce?
This association had been clear in study after study up to around 2007, and then a number of studies and social scientists declared that the association between living together before
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 late
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
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 major
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
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
While most of the country’s attention is focused on the appalling cases of women who are murdered by their partners or ex-partners, experts say that one warning flag is present in all cases of such murders – financial abuse.
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When men and women go through a divorce, they may experience many of the same emotions, but these can often be harder to process for men. Psychiatric nurse Aaron Stevenson likens a divorce to a trauma like post-traumatic stress disorder
If you own a business, you could lose part of it, or even all of it, in a divorce. Any growth in the value of your business that occurred during your marriage could be considered up for grabs as part
When it comes to child custody agreements (or parenting arrangements as they’re known in Australia) after a divorce, what is best for the children involved? Do children have rights regarding access to both parents, and should these rights be enforced?