Now even they admit justice is failing alienated parents…

Written by Andrew John Teague

England and Wales head of the Justice division Sir Andrew McFarlane. States 20 per cent of cases shouldn’t be in the family courts.

Sir Andrew has also spoken of the harm family courts cause to children due to long court hearings.

Sir Andrew where have you been?

Who will jump on looking for the muller, the pounds and the pennies?

Three years in family court certainly did affect our daughter.

And no doubt many many other children …

For over six years I have banged the drum for the forgotten children.

In 2019 Sir James Munby spoke of the review into family courts being independent.

It was anything but.

Interestingly, the statement he made referred to the forgotten children. Just like the likes of cafcass who play bat and ball with children’s lives making mistakes along the way.

Now we see Sir Andrew realising that he has no grip on the situation.

Failings cause the child abuse, delays allow the non-accidental psychological injury in the children..

The statement by Sir Andrew that the family courts should be the last resort…

How is it possible?

I have heard 1000s of parents who stated before court the ex-partner said “you want contact take me to court”… Any but last resort from the outset clear it’s the only port of call.

Absent parents have often tried every other way.

Risking their liberty and case before it even starts by trying to contact their ex for contact. They will have tried mediation often been rejected by the ex immediately or later Of course this all has an affect on child.

I don’t need a PhD or a judge to tell me what we’ve seen it lived through our daughter.

Our daughter got what she wanted due to me fighting for her. Yes it did have a cost and for sometime after I have to spend time helping her through the anxiety the worry the stress.

To those behind the family court I was the easy target (so the genuinely thought) Bullying me terrorising me threatening.

All the time knew there was a little lost forgotten soul who needed her daddy. Through the lows and highs it was a struggle for her.

Broken court orders really affected her anxiety beyond belief. No surprise when there was 14 broken orders…

Forgotten children, forgotten and broken by a system that should be protecting them. Thank you Sir Andrew McFarlane for highlighting what we all ready know.

How is this for a question:

WHAT DO YOU INTEND DOING ABOUT IT?

It’s time for change within the whole system process and methodology. Contact denial is killing parents and potentially children as they get older. To all parents grandparents family partners and friends #keeponkeepingon none of what goes on is your children’s fault they are the pawns in a wicked evil game.