Mothering – a mode of protecting rather than parenting in the aftermath of post separation family violence in Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Leanne Francia ◽  
Prudence Millear ◽  
Rachael Sharman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Law System ◽  
Australian Family ◽  
Shadow Cast ◽  
Violent Relationship ◽  
Dark Shadow

AbstractThe focus of this qualitative study was on separated mother’s (N = 36) lived experiences of mothering in the context of post separation family violence and the Australian family law system. Thematic analysis of interviews was guided by a theoretical framework, this being the Three Planets Model. Analysis of the data resulted in two themes relating to mothering being identified. Firstly, that women demonstrated a mode of protecting rather than parenting indicating that mothering was often undertaken in isolation and fear, within an adversarial family law system, and in the presence of a perpetrator of family violence. The second theme related to the aftermath of separation and the long dark shadow cast by family violence. After having left a controlling and violent relationship, separated mothers reported that there was no opportunity to recover, nor to healthily extricate themselves from family violence, which resulted in cumulative harm not only for their wellbeing but also for their children.

When the Worst Imaginable Becomes Reality

Janus Head ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-213
Author(s):  
Katherine J. Janzen ◽  
Sherri Melrose ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Interpretive Inquiry

This article describes findings from a qualitative study that investigated the lived experiences of four mothers recovering from crack cocaine addictions who lost custody of their children. The project was guided by feminist interpretive inquiry, van Manen’s approach to hermeneutic phenomenology, and involved thematic analysis of in depth interview data. By telling the stories of these women and using their own words as well as interpretive poetry written by one of the authors to describe their suffering, our research offers important insights to professionals involved in the field of addictions.

scholarly journals Family Violence and Judicial Empathy: Managing Personal Cross Examination in Australian Family Law Proceedings

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9(5)) ◽  
pp. 702-725
Author(s):  
Tracey Booth
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Judicial Decision Making ◽  
Australian Family ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Family Court Judges

Enquiries and research reveal that many victims of family violence who are personally cross-examined by the alleged perpetrator of that violence in family law proceedings find the process traumatising and intimidating. Not only can such processes generate unsafe and unfair outcomes but also they are unlikely to produce the high quality evidence required by the court. In deference to the emotional wellbeing and vulnerability of these victims, a number of measures for receiving such evidence are available to Australian Family Court judges. However, currently these are all discretionary powers and anecdotal evidence suggests that the use of these tools is unpredictable and dependent on the individual judge. In the absence of empirical evidence, this paper aims to open up potential emotional dimensions of judicial decision-making in this context with a view to exploring these theoretical ideas in later empirical work. Investigaciones revelan que muchas víctimas de violencia doméstica que, en el curso de procedimientos en tribunales de derecho de familia, son sometidas a contrainterrogatorios por parte del supuesto autor de esa violencia consideran ese proceso traumatizante e intimidatorio. Esos procesos no sólo pueden arrojar resultados inseguros e injustos, sino que también tienen pocas probabilidades de producir el material probatorio de calidad que requiere un tribunal. Por deferencia al bienestar emocional y a la vulnerabilidad de esas víctimas, los jueces de familia de Australia tienen a su disposición varias medidas para obtener esas pruebas; sin embargo, actualmente, son sólo poderes discrecionales, y pruebas circunstanciales sugieren que su uso es impredecible y dependiente de cada juez. En ausencia de pruebas empíricas, este artículo intenta abrir una dimensión emocional potencial de la toma de decisiones judiciales en este contexto, con miras a explorar esas ideas teóricas en trabajos empíricos posteriores.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study of Women’s Lived Experiences of Conflict and Domestic Violence in Afghanistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122093519
Author(s):  
Jenevieve Mannell ◽  
Gulraj Grewal ◽  
Lida Ahmad ◽  
Ayesha Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Drug Trade ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Armed Intervention ◽  
The Relationship

This article empirically explores women’s lived experiences of domestic violence and conflict in Afghanistan. A thematic analysis of 20 semistructured interviews with women living in safe houses produced three main themes about the relationship between conflict and domestic violence: (a) violence from loss of patriarchal support, (b) violence from the drug trade as an economic driver, and (c) violence from conflict-related poverty. We discuss the bidirectional nature of this relationship: Not only does conflict contribute to domestic violence, but domestic violence contributes to conflict through justifying armed intervention, separating women from economic and public life, and perpetuating patriarchy.

scholarly journals Social Distance and Cultural Solidarity: Muslim Mothers and Nurturing Indonesian-Northern Irish Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-294
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nur Ali ◽  
Rifka Fachrunnisa ◽  
Mukhlash Abrar ◽  
Muthia Aryuni ◽  
. Effendy
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Focused Ethnography ◽  
Northern Irish ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Islamic Values

Living in a non-Muslim community can be highly challenging for those who follow Islam. The loneliness, daily challenges, psychological issues, and acculturation distress can be stumbling blocks to completing their religious practices while also teaching Islamic values to their children. Employing qualitative study with a focused ethnography approach, this study explores Indonesian Muslim mothers' lived experiences while educating their children about Islam in the midst of a non-Muslim community. We analyzed interview data using thematic analysis. Our results provide information for Muslims on the associated social distance and cultural solidarity of living in a non-Muslim community.

I Wish the Views Were Clearer: Children's Wishes and Views in Australian Family Law

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 184-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Family Law ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Parental Separation ◽  
Law System ◽  
Meaningful Relationship ◽  
Australian Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
Level Of Understanding

In 2006, legislative changes were made to the Australian Family Law Act 1975. These changes included a revision of the matters that must be considered when determining children's best interests following parental separation, at Section 60CC. This section lists two ‘primary considerations’, which relate to the child's having a ‘meaningful relationship’ with both parents and ensuring that children are safe in their interactions with their parents and others in their lives. The first of the ‘Additional considerations’ under Section 60CC concerns ‘any views expressed by the child and any factors (such as the child's maturity or level of understanding) that the court thinks are relevant to the weight it should give to the child's views’. This consideration differs from that in the pre-2006 Act, which referred to a child's ‘wishes’ rather than her/his ‘views’. There is evidence, however, that those working in the family law system may not yet have made the shift towards understanding what these changes may entail.In this article I explore the differences between the concepts of ‘wishes’ and ‘views’ as they relate to children in family law matters. I argue that these concepts are qualitatively different, and that children's ‘views’ are far more encompassing than their ‘wishes’. Moving to a far broader understanding of children and their ability to understand issues that directly affect their lives may lead to the development of more comprehensive decisions about their futures.

A jurisdictional collision? Responses to family violence and family law in the ACT

2021 ◽  
pp. 1037969X2110542
Author(s):  
Patricia Easteal ◽  
Lorana Bartels ◽  
Shannon Dodd ◽  
Jessica White
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Law System ◽  
The Family ◽  
Legal Regimes

There has long been concern about the dynamics and inadequacies that may arise when the federal family law system intersects with state and territory civil responses to family violence. We explore the intersection of these two legal regimes in this article. Our findings are part of a larger project examining the Family Violence Act 2016 (ACT) that included interviewing both professional stakeholders and those with lived experience. Findings include a number of ways in which the safety of victim/survivors and their children could be jeopardised (or placed at risk) due to disharmony and communication issues between the two regimes.

scholarly journals Family Law Court orders for supervised contact in custodial disputes – unanswered questions

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-201
Author(s):  
Emily Schindeler
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Noncustodial Parents ◽  
Australian Family ◽  
Court Orders ◽  
Contact Centers

AbstractThe focus of this study was on the application of orders for supervised access made by the Australian Family Law Court in cases that involved conflicting claims by custodial and noncustodial parents. Based on accessible Court transcripts for the 28-month period ending in early 2019, 103 cases involving 172 children were identified in which orders required supervision for visitation and/or changeovers. The patterns found through thematic analysis suggest that there is a shift to increasing use of final orders involving supervision through child contact centers as either an indeterminate or permanent arrangement. This shift has significant implications for current models of supervised access/changeover, and a greater understanding in terms of the outcomes being achieved is required.

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