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‘Brazen’ judge comments highlight family court failures

Legal experts have criticised the handling of abuse cases in family court, after a woman and alleged survivor of domestic abuse alleged a judge suggested she be taken to a park to “fight it out” with her former partner.

The judge has evidence before them of family violence, which by definition is a pattern of violence, control and abuse of power, and yet has opted to collude with the alleged perpetrator, emboldening this person to continue his offences.

The fact that these attitudes permeate the justice system does not surprise me but it is shocking how brazen (these comments) are.”

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