Amy left her Spanish husband, Stefan, following years of controlling behaviour which escalated to physical violence. She fled to her sister’s house in the UK to break free from the invisible power cord holding her and Stefan together and determined to protect their daughter from harm. Amy found much-needed breathing space and started to plan where and how, as a separated family, they would heal and move forward.
Read moreCoercive Control: Informed Decisions, Evidence & Resources
The outcome for victims of coercive control and domestic abuse varies drastically depending on which path they find themselves upon leaving the abusive relationship.
Read moreThe Family Court’s Paramount Consideration becomes Clear and It’s Holding Back Reform
The family court judge resolves disputes between separated parents and regards the child's welfare as their paramount consideration when deciding child arrangements. Or so society is led to believe.
Read moreLife After Family Court; What Can I Expect?
It feels like there is no end in sight for parents trapped in unsafe family court-ordered contact arrangements. You are living in a constant state of stress; you are worried, scared and desperate to know how and when it will come to a close so that you can heal and rebuild your lives.
Read moreNarcissistic Abuse and Family Court Injustice: Breaking Point
If you are a victim of a narcissistic individual, you are dealing with excruciating psychological and sometimes physical abuse, which society often doesn’t see. If you are in the family court system with this individual, then you are dealing with an extraordinary injustice, which society often doesn’t hear about. To be trapped in a cycle of abuse and to be harmed and silenced by a cruel and unfair system causes you to suffer enormously; I know it will push you to breaking point on more than one occasion.
Read moreThe Family Courts Must Acknowledge the True Scourge on Society
Women and children experiencing the family courts over a long period must cope with traumatic circumstances. The family courts hand down ill-judged contact orders to victims of abuse that can trap them in extremely unfair and unsafe situations; victims can feel helpless and scared, often with no end in sight.
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