Children and families going through family court proceedings has impact on their mental health and wellbeing and are retraumized through courts when there Domestic abuse in lengthy proceedings not in the child's best interest or the victims. 

 

If it stays the same more families children are put at risk for further abuse by the perpetrators using the court to enable the abuse putting their lives at risks and in  danger. The change well over due the courts need to be open all court officials it should be  mandatory that all judges magistrates court officials are trained in Affects of Domestic violence and how it affects victims children,also trained to recognised trauma. 

 

Action is needed urgently because of the  deaths of children which already occurred ex partner by perpetrators in court they allowed access to children unsupervised knowing Domestic abuse serious allegations not follow practice direction 12j its mandatory. There should be councellors in court to support families and advocates. NPD Narrisist personality disorder should be tested on the perpetrators because they use the court for control power on the victims post separation abuse. Which is also a crime the courts need to recognise this when it is happening corcieve control. 

The judges court officials should be made accountable if they make the wrong decisions on contact when there domestic violence. It as been they order contact at the first or second hearing ignoring Practice direction 12j and welfare checks. No risk assessment done no wishes or feelings all this done before a fact finding hearing. In some cases it's not implemented therefore judges magistrates must he held accountable when they get it drastically wrong ignoring procedures guidance in this which is  already in place. Therefore they must be held accountable. 

1, Counselling in court for families and advocates support. 

2, Traing for judges officials on Domestic abuse and Trauma and NPD narrisist personality disorder. 

3, Judges made accountable for making drastically wrong decision in child contact of Domestic abuse. 

4 Perpetrators brought to justice of serious allegations Crimes where it should be passed on to the police CPS. Its totally wrong if perpetrator admit to allegations which are serious or the evedence shows they committed criminal acts they simply allowed to walk away without being punished this allows them to carry on the abuse, in some cases they gone on to murder their ex partner and children this needs to stop, the perpetrators need to be accountable for their crimes as the government states in the harm report that more being done. 

5, The court should have a duty solicitor to help victims in Domestic abuse cases. 

6, There should be jury in family courts and polygraph testing in a fact finding hearings. 

7, The children should have independent solicitor they can instruct not Gaurdian solicitor's assigned to the court. 

8, if fact finding hearing shows allegations to be true on balance of probilitys this needs to be changed to beyond reasonable doubt. 

9, Perpetrators should be on a register if they been found guilty in family courts. 

10, No contact where Domestic violence allegations towards the children, as this can have serious consequences to the children wellbeing mental health Emotional harm, as the courts is pro culture contact causing harm.they believe that children should have contact with both parents even when is proven to be abuser. 

 

 

This needs urgently reformed in family courts to protect victims children from further harm.