Submitted by S L Hayes on Friday 5th March 2021
Published on Tuesday 13th April 2021
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Signatures: 104
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abuse ~ Access ~ Children ~ Divorce ~ Domestic abuse ~ Justices ~ LOOP ~ Professional ~ Refused ~ system
Make legal aid available to all victims of domestic abuse/coercive control
Victims of domestic abuse/coercive control are being refused legal aid for owning the home they and the children live in, though no other assets or funds exist, preventing access to professional legal representation against their abuser. The home must not be used as grounds to refuse legal aid.
The previous system granted legal aid to women for divorce irrespective of whether or not they were victims of domestic abuse and the home didn't feature.
Selling your home or being refused access by a spouse without means to secure another is classed as intentional homelessness = no access to social housing etc.
This loop hole of injustice, discriminates & denies victims, access to the justice system.
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