did you know that fathers who are accused of abusing (particularly sexually abusing) their children are MORE likely to win custody?

Shocking finding, but not to many: 'two employees of Cafcass came to polar opposite conclusions regarding safeguarding – it highlights a lack of systems to follow and a lack of awareness of the impact of domestic abuse and sexual assault'. Excellent reporting from Hannah Summers

I said it then, I will say it forever. Let's make no mistake in calling out what the real problem is - male perpetrators of crime. Pointing your finger at ANYTHING else is just a deflection tactic that's starting to get beyond tedious. STOP MALE VIOLENCE. The rest can wait.

How much training do CAFCASS need to come to the view rapists shouldn't be around children? DA & CCB training is needed yes, but this is about values and beliefs: valuing the best interests of rapists and the belief that fathers, no matter what they do should always have contact

Survivors of domestic abuse and their children are routinely punished during child arrangement proceedings for advocating for themselves. For example, in many cases court professionals will prioritise an abuser's right to contact over a victim's right not to be abused.

Rep Meg Froelich Christopher N. Osher SHERA Research Group: Health Law Rights Support © Dr Emma Katz #thecourtsaid Dr Charlotte Proudman Gloria Steinem Ronan Farrow OVW NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt You can see Rachel’s statement upon being released from jail yesterday here instagram.com/reel/C_ZmTnesF… #SolidarityWithRachel

Check out the latest blog published on our website: ‘Banging Heads Together and Making Things Go Away’ by former magistrate Anna Smith* *not real name A comment written by Tracy Sortwell, Chair of the Magistrates’ Association’s Family Court Committee can be read alongside

Appalled and horrified by every aspect of this crime. As one of the daughters of the perpetrator and victim said, this case demonstrates once more just how “well-integrated” predators and perpetrators of violence against women are in our societies. These were not marginalized

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has suffered burns to more than 75% of her body after she was allegedly set on fire by her ex boyfriend. The marathon runner, who competed in the Paris Olympics, is in critical condition. She was attacked at home. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A reminder that the reporting pilot has been expanded to private law cases allowing accredited media and legal bloggers to report on what they see and hear during family court cases in the below areas #familycourt #familylaw judiciary.uk/reporting-pilo….

❌ No child should be forced to have contact with their abuser 📣 We deserve a safer system 🤝 You can help us change the landscape of the family court by supporting our new campaign calling for a #familyjusticebill! Read more about our campaign at [ bit.ly/46BO4vm ]

We warned you. Afghanistan is now a dark surveillance state for women. The Taliban have hired/coerced women into becoming spies, monitoring Instagram to report uncovered faces & infiltrating WhatsApp groups posing as activists. Afghan women need help. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

#BreakingNews: Women don't voluntarily endure the abuse of a system that blames them for everything to AVOID GETTING A BREAK that she desperately needs (and deserves) if the father of her children is a safe healthy caretaker. #familycourt #commonsense

Paramaniac 🇬🇧 Regardless of ‘innocence until proven guilty’ - if the children are saying their own dad raped them, why are they being forced to have therapy with him whilst they await trial? When have you ever heard of a victim of crime being forced to have therapy with the suspect whilst the

We have been assured that measures are being taken to ensure serious sexual offenders and violent criminals are not released early from prison. News of a potential loophole is concerning - my team is looking into this to determine whether it needs addressing.

"Too many judges/magistrates continue to place children in the custody of abusers, order forced reunification therapy, ignore credible evidence of abuse, void protection orders & send protective parents to jail while abusers are unaccountable,” states the letter by 5 legislators.

Excerpt from my article ⬇️ which talks about SHERA Research Group: Health Law Rights Support © paper on child sexual abuse (CSA) in the family courts. We need to see an end to allegations of CSA being reframed as parental alienation as it is placing children at risk and damaging lives. Reform is urgently needed.

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How abt saying: Olympic marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei is MURDERED by her boyfriend. He used gasoline to burn over 80% of her body. She didn’t simply die - she was MURDERED by an intimate partner.

This is an important study. I was honoured to be involved!