domestic abuse

Kohli v Thom: Relocation, Family Violence, and the Limits of Income Imputation

In Kohli v Thom, the Court of Appeal for Ontario tackled two recurring flashpoints in modern family litigation: (1) whether a parent who has survived intimate-partner violence may relocate with a young child over the objection of the other parent; and (2) how a court should treat the survivor’s earning capacity when assessing child and spousal support.

Can Domestic Abuse Victims Qualify as Refugees? - A Comment on Matter of A-R-C-G et al

The recently-released decision of the United States' Board of Immigration Appeals ("the Board") in the Matter of A-R-C-G et al., ("Matter of A-R-C-G"), 26 I&N Dec. 388 (BIA 2014) may signal the United States' growing openness to granting asylum to women who flee from domestic abuse.  While the decision itself may be considered overdue, its reasoning takes a strong critical […]