#11504. Post-Separation Contact and Domestic Violence: our 7-Point Plan for Safe[r] Contact for Children

August 2026publication date
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Sociology and Political Science;
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Abstract:
The impact of living with domestic violence and abuse has been recognised in policy and law in many jurisdictions. Far from separation providing an end to this exposure, over two decades of research on child contact arrangements highlights how it can provide legitimate opportunities for abuse to continue. While the empirical evidence demonstrates that using violence against a partner impacts on men’s ability to parent their children pre-separation, and a burgeoning knowledge base and improved professional acumen appreciates the risk to children and mothers of ongoing and escalating abuse post-separation, the international practice of the presumption of contact continues to trump this empirical evidence in the overwhelming majority of cases. This not only fails to consider the risk that domestic violence and abuse poses to child safety, but serves further to marginalise children’s safety. Motivated by our collective experience across the domains of research, policy and practice, this commentary poses some difficult questions, challenging a conversation about both the risks and benefits of contact in the context of a history of domestic violence and abuse.
Keywords:
Child contact; Domestic abuse; Domestic violence; Evidence-based decisions; Safe contact

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