'There is a way forward and there is hope': RLC's Financial Abuse Service NSW
This video highlights the story of a financial abuse survivor and details the partnerships underpinning RLC's state-wide service financial abuse service.
Launched December 2019, the Financial Abuse Service NSW is harnessing the power of legal and corporate sector partners to assist people experiencing financial abuse in intimate partner relationships. The service provides free legal support and conducts advocacy and capacity building to raise awareness and help guide government and industry responses to this widespread but hidden form of domestic violence.
American Express, PwC Australia, Ashurst and King & Wood Mallesons are providing support for the legal service arm of the service, and Ecstra Foundation is providing support for statewide law reform, advocacy and capacity development work. The service is also supported by Commonwealth Government funding administered by Legal Aid NSW under the Community Legal Services Program.