153 research outputs found
Children and Domestic Violence:What Do Family Intervention Workers Have to Offer?
No full textThis chapter outlines the findings from a small, preliminary research study of a Family Intervention Worker (FIW)’s role in supporting families who have experienced, or are experiencing, domestic violence and abuse. Jo Little and Fae Garland discuss the importance of developing early intervention work that encompasses the wider family, particularly children who often experience direct and long-term effects to their well-being as a consequence of domestic violence. In contrast to the independent domestic violence advisor who works with adult victims, the FIW provides independent support focused on the needs of the child. However, benefits for victim recovery are also realised, as parents see their children starting to make sense of their experience and grow in self-esteem and confidence
Health, social and educational resources for children with FAS/FAE in two northern BC communities
Get PDFThe purpose of Study One is to describe and compare the demographic and health characteristics, and living arrangements of 83 children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects ( FAS/FAE) who reside in Prince George and Fort St. James. The purpose of Study Two is to identify health, social and educational resources available to children with FAS/FAE who reside in these two communities. Study One reviews data collected as part of a larger study of 148 children with FAS/FAE conducted by Turpin, Ollech and Hay (1997). The children in Study One range in age from 3 months to 16 years and the majority have Aboriginal heritage. In Prince George 63% of the children are male, and in Fort St. James 50% are male. The primary disabilities of children in Study One included attention deficit and hyperactivity, delayed development, speech and language deficits, physical problems, and learning disorders and mental retardation. Study One profiles the secondary disabilities of mental health problems and parenting problems of the children. Study Two identifies 45 health, social and educational resources in Prince George, 20 in Fort St. James, and 2 provincial resources. A resource guide for children with FAS/FAE was developed. The purpose of this guide is to assist children, their caregivers, and service providers in locating appropriate services, to promote quality of life, and prevent or diminish development of secondary disabilities among children with FAS/FAE. Study Two also examines gaps in the identified services. The impact of prenatal exposure to alcohol has variable effects among the children with FAS/FAE, and these children need a broad range of health, social and educational resources. This broad range of needs requires an array of resources that are difficult to provide in Prince George and Fort St. James. In Prince George and Fort St. James the largest gap in services for children with FAS/FAE is a multidisciplinary resource center dedicated to the needs of children with FAS/FAE. Many of the resources identified in Study Two are designed to serve diverse groups of children, not children with FAS/FAE specifically. Children with FAS/FAE, the invisible disability, must compete for services with other children who have diagnosed and readily visible disabilities. Possibly, with a resource centre available for children with FAS/FAE in the north, these children will become visible. The need for resources that ameliorate the impact of FAS/FAE and improve the lives of children and their caregivers is fundamental.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b121950
Gender imbalances, economic vulnerability and cohabitation: evaluating the gendered impact of Section 28 Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006
Get PDFAcceptedArticleThis article was accepted for publication in Edinburgh Law Review, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 311-332 available at http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/elr.2015.0293Section 28 Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 provides a system of financial provision for cohabitants upon separation that centres on redressing economic imbalances to ensure no-one is dramatically better or worse off financially than the other as a result of the relationship. Designed to be similar yet different to the marital regime, this section fundamentally sought to balance the need to protect the financially vulnerable against the need to respect the autonomy of those who have chosen not to marry. Yet how far has s 28’s balancing act protected the economically vulnerable in practice? Moreover, given that research has consistently demonstrated that it is women who are most frequently left in an economically vulnerable position upon separation has s 28 reduced the gendered imbalances that can manifest themselves upon separation? To answer these questions, this paper explores the gendered impact of s 28 and considers how effectively this section has operated in practice
Marriage and Cohabitation: An Exploration into the Law's Systemic Constructs of Domestic Arrangements
No full textFamily law currently sends out very mixed messages about the value of domestic contributions in the married and cohabiting context. Consequently, the Law appears to implicitly assume that financial and domestic contributions are negotiated differently between these two different relationship styles. This study uses empirical methods to examine whether such an approach is justified, and, when reform proposals concerning cohabitation perpetuate this supposition, asks whether this is the right direction for Law to take
Jones v Kernott [2011] UKSC 53
No full textThis paper examines the Supreme Court decision in Jones v Kernott and its subsequent impact on Trust Law and beneficial interests in the family home. It considers the extent to which a dual regime currently exists between sole and joint legal owners, particularly in the context of cohabiting couples, and examines the extent to which the courts are now able to impute an intention in common intent constructive trusts
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Intersex Embodiment ::Legal Frameworks beyond Identity and Disorder /
No full textThis book examines the divergent medical, political and legal constructions of intersex. The authors use empirical data to explore how intersex people are embodied through these frameworks which in turn influence their lived experiences. Through their analysis, the authors reveal the factors that motivate and influence the way in which policy makers and legislators approach the area of intersex rights. They reflect on the limitations of law as the primary vehicle in challenging healthcare's framing of intersex as a 'disorder' in need of fixing. Finally, they offer a more holistic account of intersex justice which is underpinned by psychosocial support and bodily integrity
Marriage and Cohabitation: An Exploration into the Law's Systemic Constructs of Domestic Arrangements
No full textFamily law currently sends out very mixed messages about the value of domestic contributions in the married and cohabiting context. Consequently, the Law appears to implicitly assume that financial and domestic contributions are negotiated differently between these two different relationship styles. This study uses empirical methods to examine whether such an approach is justified, and, when reform proposals concerning cohabitation perpetuate this supposition, asks whether this is the right direction for Law to take
Jones v Kernott [2011] UKSC 53
No full textThis paper examines the Supreme Court decision in Jones v Kernott and its subsequent impact on Trust Law and beneficial interests in the family home. It considers the extent to which a dual regime currently exists between sole and joint legal owners, particularly in the context of cohabiting couples, and examines the extent to which the courts are now able to impute an intention in common intent constructive trusts
Section 15 Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Compensation, Substantive Equality and Empirical Realities:English
No full textIn 2001, the Property (Relationships) Amendment Act introduced s 15 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 into New Zealand's property regime. The purpose of this section was to rebalance any significant economic disparities that existed between the parties' incomes and living standards as a result of the division of functions in the relationship, and that equal sharing of relationship property would not rectify. Section 15, therefore, was designed to reduce the hardship that equal sharing could produce by recognising the full effects that the partnership had had on parties' respective earning capacities and, accordingly, place them in a more substantively equal position at the end of their relationship. Yet how far has s 15 achieved its original purpose? To answer this question, this article examines the scope and operation of this section by reviewing 60 cases that have substantively applied s 15 and also sets out findings from a small-scale qualitative project which involved interviews with legal practitioners working in this field
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