On her deathbed, domestic violence victim challenges Family Court failingsROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Tormented through an abusive violent relationship and denied a permanent protection order, a woman's dying wish was to see changes to the Family Court. "New Zealand is never going to be free of domestic violence unless we wise up and sort the system out." "I'm sufficiently concerned about what I'm hearing, which is why we will be initiating a review of the Family Court. These are granted under the Domestic Violence Act 1995, if the court is satisfied the applicant has been subject to domestic violence and needs to be protected. The Family Court has faced claims of long-standing problems, exacerbated by reforms in 2014.

Source: Stuff March 16, 2018 15:56 UTC