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Australia is turning the spotlight on financial abuse in relationships. What can NZ learn?

  • Written by Jonathan Barrett, Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

It’s a problem as old as marriage and money: one spouse, usually the husband, using financial control to dominate the other.

From restricting spending and hiding debts, to forcing someone into legal or financial arrangements they don’t understand, financial abuse has long been a tool of power and coercion within intimate relationships.

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