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Family courts: the hidden untouchables

The link is to today's article by Camilla Cavendish. I have, of course, a lot more evidence as to the problems in Public Family Law than she has. It does not, however, stop at Public Family Law. There are similar problems in Private Family Law.

There are a small number of good family court judges (James Munby and Justice Ryder to quote two), but too many complacently agree to whatever is proposed by the authorities. At the same time parents are prevented from obtaining expert evidence to defend themselves and the Local Authority controls the experts' income.

Conflict of interest or what!

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