Domestic Abuse Victims in Family Law Courts

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:03 pm on 15 September 2016.

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Photo of Jim Cunningham Jim Cunningham Labour, Coventry South 1:03, 15 September 2016

On that point, there should be an urgent review of family courts, because, very often, people who are giving evidence are not protected; they are actually facing their abuser. More importantly in relation to family courts, my constituent, a victim of domestic abuse, was in hospital. The abuser got custody of her children, as she was not represented in the courts. That is one reason why I say that we need an urgent review of family court practices.