Case Study - Doris - Legal and Non Legal

Doris doesn’t have many friends and she lost contact with her family years ago. Doris’ family did not like the kind of relationship she was having with Cecily.

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Doris has become socially isolated from her family and doesn’t have many friends. For gay and lesbian people experiencing domestic violence, they may face increased challenges accessing informal support due to not being ‘out’, due to a lack of family support and due to not wanting to lose their connection to the gay and lesbian community by disclosing the violence. Visit the Another Closet website for more information about domestic violence in gay and lesbian relationships.

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Over the past year Doris has noticed that Cecily has become more ‘snappy’ towards her, Cecily often yells at Doris calling her an ‘old silly woman’ and resents Doris’ recent online spending habits. Cecily often says things like ‘it’s because of you that I have to keep working’, ‘someone has to pay the bills around here’, ‘I cook, clean, do the shopping for you, while you just sit there!’, ‘I do everything for you, I gave up everything for you, you treat me like dirt!’.
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Over the past year Doris has noticed that Cecily has become more ‘snappy’ towards her, Cecily often yells at Doris calling her an ‘old silly woman’ and resents Doris’ recent online spending habits. Cecily often says things like ‘it’s because of you that I have to keep working’, ‘someone has to pay the bills around here’, ‘I cook, clean, do the shopping for you, while you just sit there!’, ‘I do everything for you, I gave up everything for you, you treat me like dirt!’.

  Making a partner feel guilty is a form of emotional/psychological abuse, which is a form of domestic violence. Read the Emotional Abuse […]

Doris was once married for a few years to a man but that relationship ended as ‘something was just not right’. Doris met Cecily a year later and they enjoyed each other’s company so much that they decided to live together. Doris bought the cottage and together Doris and Cecily paid off the mortgage over the years.
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Doris was once married for a few years to a man but that relationship ended as ‘something was just not right’. Doris met Cecily a year later and they enjoyed each other’s company so much that they decided to live together. Doris bought the cottage and together Doris and Cecily paid off the mortgage over the years.

If Doris and Cecily separate, Doris will need to get legal advice regarding the property as Cecily will have rights to the […]

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