Financial forms of family violence affect 1 in 7 New Zealanders – but the law is lagging
- Written by Ayesha Scott, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, AUT Business School, Auckland University of Technology and Senior Lecturer in Finance & Financial Planning, Griffith University
Economic harm – restricting access to, sabotaging or exploiting another person’s financial resources, and impeding their economic autonomy – is increasingly recognised as a form of family violence. And it can happen to anyone.
According to our ongoing research and previous studies, one in seven New Zealanders has experienced...
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