Although relatively rare, both the criminal and civil law recognise the phenomena of parent abuse, or ‘child to parent abuse’ (CPA), as it has become known. It takes many forms ranging from emotional abuse and emotional manipulation, to physical abuse; from financial exploitation, to serious physical assaults and destruction of property. In extreme cases, it […]
One consequence of restricted Legal Aid is that the Family Court is now awash with Litigants in Person (LiP’s) who clog up the system with cases that would not have seen the light of day had a qualified lawyer been involved. The keyword, of course, is ‘qualified’, as the advent of restricted Legal Aid has […]
According to a recent report, 70% of victims of domestic abuse and their children are being put at serious risk of harm by their abusers, because of poor probation work. In the worst cases, accredited programmes to address offending behaviours, are being stopped so that perpetrators can take up childcare duties, or even move back […]
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