Small Claims, Large Battles: Achieving economic equality in the family law system

We launched our Small Claims, Large Battles project to give women recovering from family violence a better chance of accessing their fair share of superannuation after separation. 

Women are most at risk of economic hardship when relationships end. However, where the asset pool is small or consists entirely of superannuation or debt, many women simply walk away from seeking their share of property. Women who have experienced family violence are also disadvantaged by the family law system. In particular, court processes and rules can be used by perpetrators of violence to continue to control, financially damage or abuse a victim.

The project secured life-changing improvements for women, including laws to help stop family violence perpetrators hiding their super assets and support for women on no or low income to access legally assisted dispute resolution for small property claims.