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To children, the fear of witnessing violence between their parents — the very same people who are supposed to care and protect them — is paralysing and unexplainable. The co-occurrence of child abuse and spousal violence has been widely documented.

Such directives — which include stay away and no contact orders — send out a strong signal that violence in any form in a familial relationship is not condoned in Singapore.

Counselling has always been offered to all parties. What is different now is that should someone refuse help, it is now compulsory for them to comply. While most people adhere to the law, there is a small group who default on the services offered to them by the court. They defy orders such as the domestic exclusion order and continue to harm members of the family.

 

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