Protection orders: what are they?
Protection orders include a range of criminal and court orders intended to protect a survivor of IPV from further abuse by their partner. Continue reading Protection orders: what are they?
Category Archives: Violence against women in the family
Ahluwalia applied
Ontario justice applies Ahluwalia in a case of serious abuse, including coercive control, in a long-term marriage, awarding the survivor more than $400,000 in damages Continue reading Ahluwalia applied
Dignity, autonomy & equality
Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the case of Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia. This was a very good day in the world of law for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In fact, when a colleague Continue reading Dignity, autonomy & equality
Staying isn’t choosing
“Why didn’t she just leave?” is a question I hear far too often in my work. I hate it, and I’m tired of answering it. It indicates an ongoing lack of understanding of the realities of intimate partner violence and Continue reading Staying isn’t choosing