11 Nov 2011
SSS V SL HC AK CIV-2011-404-3988
- Citation
- openlaw-de72c5f2_b343_4060_bc97_df24eb75f394.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The High Court upheld the Family Court's factual finding that the appellant used domestic violence and held that the Family Court did not err in concluding a protection order was necessary given the history of violence, ongoing child contact, corroboration, and the respondent's immigration and financial vulnerability which created a power imbalance; appellate deference to first instance credibility findings applied and necessity is a discretionary judgment not displaced here.