INTRODUCTIONThe main objective of “If I killed you, I would have the children: work of survival and protection of women with child custody and access in the context of violence against women", aimed to propose "how women work to negotiate formal systems of child custody and access in the context of violence against women” (Varcoe and Irwin, 2004, p. 78). Academic and community researchers, including an advocacy group, collaboratively wrote the entire article in two adjacent suburban communities in Western Canada (Varcoe & Irwin, 2004, p. 78). Furthermore, the data for the research study, which was based in particular on participatory action research, was collected between 2000 and 2002 (Varcoe & Irwin, 2004, p. 78). At the time, legislation governing child support after divorce and divorce was seeking review by the Canadian federal government (Varcoe & Irwin, 2004, p. 78). With the twenty-seven recruits, the researchers and research assistants conducted individual, in-depth qualitative interviews (Varcoe & Irwin, 2004, p. 83). The Community Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee, made up of representatives from various agencies such as police, child protective services, social services and public health, was the driving force behind the study (Varcoe and Irwin, 2004, p. In their analysis, Varcoe and Erwin (2004) found that the issue of greatest concern to the women who had children in the study was child custody and access. Furthermore, once formal systems were involved, women's work with the systems dominated their lives (Varcoe & Irwin, 2004, p. 84). They also found that system involvement in child custody and access issues was problematic when responses re-victimized women by supporting further abuse middle of paper ......ials in relation to the intended objective. of the study” (Babbie, 2007, p. 308). Varcoe and Irwin (2004) noted that women's experiences of getting help to deal with partner violence were the focus of the interviews. Additionally, interviews typically lasted between one and four hours and took place in locations chosen by the women (Varcoe & Irwin, 2004, p. 83). Lawyers' letters, court orders and notes they took during their court appearances constitute some of the documentary evidence provided by the women, while field notes were taken during interviews ( Varcoe and Irwin, 2004, p. Additionally, after working together on the interview with the analysis team, meaning units were identified and assigned to conceptual categories. Based on the analysis of the interviews with the women, a preliminary document based on child custody and access was drafted (Varcoe and Irwin, 2004, p.. 83).