Research report, no. 15, 2007
Allegations of family violence and child abuse
in family law children's proceedings:
a pre-reform exploratory study
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Appendix E: Classification of evidentiary material
Evidence |
Category |
Conviction evident on court file Guilty plea entered as to the alleged conduct - awaiting sentence Conviction alleged as to the alleged conduct Direct witness of family violence or child abuse - sworn Direct witness of family violence or child abuse and expert opinion Final intervention order by contest Prosecution pending as to the alleged conduct Prosecution pending on some but not all of this allegation Unsworn account of witnessing injuries (but not violence) Final intervention order - defendant did not appear Sworn account of witnessing injuries (but not violence) Photographs of injuries within sworn evidence Photographs of injuries within unsworn evidence Unsworn report of child welfare authority substantiates harm Unsworn account of witnessing injuries (but not violence) |
Of relatively strong probative weight |
Final intervention order made by consent Final intervention order made by consent without admissions Interim intervention order granted in the absence of the defendant Sworn hearsay account of family violence or child abuse Unsworn hearsay account of family violence or child abuse Miscellaneous sworn form of corroborative evidence Miscellaneous unsworn form of corroborative evidence |
Of less probative weight |
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