Family courts

In July I presented my report, The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change to government calling for wide reaching reform in the Family Court. The report shared concerning findings from my legal practitioner survey: more than 80 percent of those surveyed felt that the Family Court was likely to re-traumatise victims and survivors …

Domestic Abuse Commissioner welcomes government’s child-centric focus in the Family Court, but greater ambition is needed Read More »

Today the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has released a report highlighting ongoing concerns about the traumatising experience of the Family Court for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. The report outlines the Commissioner’s plan for wholesale change in the Family Court process. This comes as new research with legal practitioners found that more than 80 percent …

Domestic Abuse Commissioner calls for wide reaching reforms to ensure safety of children in the Family Courts and accelerate government plans Read More »

Every day I hear from domestic abuse survivors about their experiences in the family courts. Far too often survivors and their children have been let down and retraumatised through the process and it is one of my utmost priorities to change this. The stakes in these cases could not be higher.  The family justice system …

Improving the Family Court response to domestic abuse Read More »