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Mother whose sons were killed by their father says law change will save lives

A law which guides the Family Court to presume that contact with both parents is usually in the best interests of a child is to be repealed.

The Independent UK

5 ways to tackle Australia’s backlog of asylum cases

People who apply for asylum in Australia face significant delays in having their claims processed. These delays undermine the integrity of the asylum system, erode public confidence and cause significant distress to people seeking asylum.

The Conversation

Children put at ‘unnecessary risk’ under proposals to overhaul mental health law

Baroness Berridge called for greater safeguards to be put in place for children experiencing mental illness.

The Independent UK

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Multi-millionaire's ex-partner loses her bid for share of £18m London home after 'cruel' Alps meeting

Christina Haynes was led to believe she had been promised a share of the home at a ‘cruel’ meeting in the Alps

Evening Standard

Abandoned baby takes first steps as investigation to find parents continues

Elsa, the third of three siblings to be abandoned by the same parents, was found in east London in January last year.

Evening Standard

‘Astonishing’ development in case of baby girl found abandoned in shopping bag

Elsa was less than an hour old when she was found by a dog walker

The Independent UK

Life extinct behind bars for Family Court bomber

Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died while serving life sentences for slaying a judge, a judge's wife and a church-goer in acts of revenge.

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Scheme allowing more reporting in family courts rolled out in England and Wales

A pilot of the scheme was first introduced in 2023.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif family court judges have 'serious concerns' over identities being revealed

Journalists are appealing for the identities of three family court judges to be revealed

Evening Standard

Judges involved in Sara Sharif care cases should be named, Court of Appeal told

Several media organisations are appealing against a High Court decision barring judges involved in historic proceedings being named.

Evening Standard

Nearly 80 former couples thought they were divorced - thanks to a Family Court blunder they were wrong

The 79 former pairs had made a mistake in their divorce applications two years ago that wasn’t picked up by the courts when the break-ups were approved months later

The Independent UK

Australia’s family court ‘keeps women unsafe’ and is used against them, inquiry hears

Single Mother Families Australia CEO asked why magistrates and courts don’t share information live, saying the technology already exists

The Guardian - AU

Ending Fees and Fines for Juvenile Offenders is Best for Rehabilitation

A former chief judge of Delaware's Family Court argues that imposing fines and fees on juvenile offenders undermines their potential to become productive, law-abiding adults.

Reason

How discredited 'parental alienation syndrome' is being used to cover up abuse

Thousands of children in New Zealand will go to bed tonight in the court-ordered care of violent fathers because a judge accepted a diagnosis of a non-existent disorder

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The Guardian - AU

Judges to be protected against civil lawsuits after Salvatore Vasta sued over wrongful imprisonment

Australian government to grant federal circuit court and family court judges the same protections as other commonwealth judges under new legislation

Newsroom.co.nz

Court grapples with Newsroom's banned story

Crown lawyers face strong questioning from judges as Newsroom tries to overturn a ban on a video investigation into Oranga Tamariki.

The Hindu

Phone conversations recorded without consent violate right to privacy, not admissible evidence: Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh HC rules recording phone convos w/o consent violates right to privacy. Court set aside Family Court order allowing husband to re-examine wife based on recorded convo. HC cited Article 21 of Constitution, Supreme Court & MP HC judgments in ruling.

AAP

Therapy dog Poppy lends kids in court a helping paw

Labrador Poppy has been sworn in as the Federal Circuit Court's first official therapy dog to help children and other court users grappling with anxiety.

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Family Court is an unsafe space for victims of family violence

That victims of family violence should need an independent guide for support information is evidence of systemic failures of our court system, write Carrie Leonetti and Deborah Mackenzie

The Hindu

Wife calling husband ‘dark-skinned’ amounts to cruelty, says Karnataka HC granting divorce to couple

Karnataka HC grants divorce to man after wife insulted him for being 'dark-skinned', noting it constitutes cruelty. Evidence shows wife moved away from husband without cause and made false allegations of illicit relationships. HC said calling him dark amounted to cruelty and set aside family court order.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Family Court’s motherhood problem

That judges and lawyers feel comfortable interfering in breastfeeding is emblematic of a larger cultural problem, writes Carrie Leonetti.

The Independent UK

How parents exploited Covid lockdown to hide sadistic torture of 10-month-old baby

Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden launched a ‘savage’ tirade of abuse against their 10-month-old son, Laura Sharman reports

The Independent UK

The Family Court system that gave Finley Boden back to his killer parents

A barrister has explained the workings of the Family Courts, one of the most secretive parts of the court system.

Daily Mirror

Baby returned to parents who went on to murder him after agency 'thought they'd changed'

Little Finley fatally collapsed on Christmas Day 2020, just over a month after he returned to his parents’ home in Old Whittington, Derbyshire, after a Family Court ordered his return

Wales Online

Court gave baby to parents who killed him after hearing they were not a risk

Finley died aged 10-months old with 150 injuries

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