"To be a child who is the subject of disputed court proceedings is not a happy experience. Indeed, it is potentially harmful and can lead to long-term adverse emotional and relational damage" judiciary.uk/speech-by-the-p…

"Often when a couple separate, the resident parent may struggle with their own overwhelming emotions. [...] They may withdraw contact as a form of retaliation, wanting the other parent to suffer as they have.” theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Reading this with deep sorrow for those children in care, but also for all those children deemed not entitled to any social care support - prevented from having ANY contact with a parent, siblings, grandparents for months/years, facilitated by a broken private family law system

This is somewhat whipped up by special interest groups & family lawyers. Vast majority of my legal enquiries state FoF has found PA or PA is suspected. My starting point, & that of my colleagues, is NOT "is this PA?" We seek to understand WHY a child appears resistant to parent

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While demanding, exhorting, campaigning for condemnation & action about apparently universal male violence against women & girls & ills of patriarchy, I can't help but observe & reflect on current twitter display of these same women's attacks & aggression on other women ...