The Relation Between Divorce and IPV

Authors : Güneş Koç

Pages : 58-67

Doi:10.26650/iukad.2025.615132

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Publication Date : 2025-10-23

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :A multifaceted relationship exists among VAW (violence against women), femicide, and divorce; spousal abuse can both prompt a woman to seek divorce and trigger her male partner to engage in more extreme forms of spousal violence. This paper discusses the link between divorce, interpersonal violence (IPV), especially genderbased violence, and femicide. The IPV-related reasons for divorce will be categorised according to the forms of IPV that occur within the relationship, and which motives make the battered woman seek escape from the violent relationship. The different forms of violence against women during and after the divorce process, the obstacles to divorce, and the factors that empower women to pursue divorce are discussed. The paper contributes to knowledge of IPV and divorce: specifically, how violence against women (VAW) intersects with divorce. This paper will also provide an account of the forms of violence within the divorce process, the facilities that empower the woman within the divorce process, and post-separation violence after divorce. The main findings of the paper relate to the link between VAW and divorce: that divorce is often a consequence of ongoing intimate partner violence against women, which can also continue after the divorce. For battered women, divorce is a process involving both violence and empowerment, mediated by the family environment, institutions, and protective laws. Existing threats to safety from the male partner as well as patriarchal culture make divorce more difficult for battered women than others.
Keywords : Boşanma, Kişilerarası Şiddet (IPV), Kadına Yönelik Şiddet (VAW), Kadın Cinayeti, Ayrılık Sonrası Şiddet

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