Supporting After Separation: A Toolkit of Legal Information and Resources for a Survivor’s Friends and Family Members

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If you are a family member or a friend of a woman with children who is leaving an abusive relationship, this toolkit is for you.

After separation, a woman must focus on keeping herself and her children safe and navigating co-parenting arrangements and communications with her ex-partner. We know family and friends are essential in helping support your loved one through this process. This toolkit equips you with essential knowledge to offer informed and effective support.

Toolkit tips for allies:

The toolkit contains legal information and resources so that you are able to:

• • Understand the impact that violence has on a family

• • Communicate with your family member or friend in a healthy and effective way

• • Assist your loved one with the family law process