@article{ref1,
title="Secondary victimization: domestic violence survivors navigating the family law system",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2017",
author="Laing, Lesley",
volume="23",
number="11",
pages="1314-1335",
abstract="This qualitative study explored the experiences of 22 domestic violence survivors attempting to negotiate safe post-separation parenting arrangements through the Australian family law system. Their allegations of violence put them at odds with a system that values mediated settlements and shared parenting. Skeptical responses, accusations of parental alienation, and pressure to agree to unsafe arrangements exacerbated the effects of post-separation violence. Core themes in the women's narratives of engagement with the family law system-silencing, control, and undermining the mother-child relationship-mirrored domestic violence dynamics, suggesting the concept of secondary victimization as a useful lens for understanding their experiences.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801216659942",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801216659942"
}