Thea Brown is Professor of Social Work and Director of the Family Violence and Family Court Research Program at Monash University. She has served on Family Court committees and on the Commonwealth Family Law Pathways Advisory Group. Dr Renata Alexander is Senior Lecturer in Law at Monash University and a member of the Victorian Bar. She was Deputy Registrar in the Family Court and is the author of Domestic Violence in Australia, 3rd edition. THEA BROWN RENATA ALEXANDER Understanding the issues facing human service and legal professionals .The authors wish to dedicate the book to their Brown wishes to dedicate it to.