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Rachel Watson Insight

Family Court Reporters: Gender Bias, Victim Blaming & the Whitewashing of Domestic Violence

November 6, 2020 Rachel Watson

Adult and child victims of domestic violence in the family court system get treated abhorrently; abuse is disbelieved, diminished and denied and evidence is covered up. Both child and adult victim are court-ordered into communication and contact with coercively controlling perpetrators. It delights the perpetrator and traumatises their victims, for years on end.

The Children (Scotland) Bill: Welfare Reporters & Shared Parenting

August 19, 2020 Rachel Watson

Liam McArthur MSP has proposed well-intentioned amendments to the Children (Scotland) Bill for the debate timetabled for the 25th August. His amendments are concerning shared parenting and child welfare reporters in particular. The amendments sound reasonable, at first, but let me explain why they would, in fact, be harmful to victims of abuse, particularly mothers and children.

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