Abstract
Australia has high rates of separated fathers who do not comply with the terms of their child support agreements and assessments. This is typically discussed as a design or implementation flaw in the Child Support Program. But after interviewing many women who have struggled with their former partner’s non-compliance – often for years and with devastating financial and emotional impacts – I argue that we need to rethink the meaning and dynamics of non-compliance. It can be a form of economic abuse.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Power to Persuade |
| Place of Publication | http://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/australias-child-support-system-facilitates-economic-abuse/5/ |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Feb 2019 |
Bibliographical note
We publish under Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Keywords
- child support
- domestic violence
- economic abuse
