Ten years and $200,000: the cost in Australia of protecting a child from an abusive ex-partner

Caroline secured full custody through the courts – but the experience was like ‘being a victim of family violence again’

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When Caroline left her husband after years of emotional, financial and physical abuse, she thought she and her toddler were finally free.

But it was only the start of a new kind of trauma – the world of family law proceedings.

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