{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68401c63c8835d385c0ee5ab?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Survivors of Domestic Abuse Describe Navigating Ireland’s Family Law System as ‘Even Worse than the Abuse' - 04/06/2025","description":"<p>Some adult victim-survivors of domestic abuse have described navigating Ireland’s family law system as ‘even worse than the abuse’, prompting fresh calls for urgent reforms.</p><p><br></p><p>The description is contained in groundbreaking new research which has found a system that causes ‘secondary victimisation’, with adult and child victim-survivors of domestic abuse being retraumatised during guardianship, custody, and access proceedings.</p><p><br></p><p>The research, commissioned by Women’s Aid and carried out by Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork, is the first national account of its kind.</p><p><br></p><p>CEO of Women’s Aid, Sarah Benson, spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}