Support for families

Our community offers peer support.

We talk about the problems we are experiencing in the family court and children’s services, and work to identify solutions.

Together, are lobbying Parliament for solutions and raising public awareness of the human rights abuses in the family justice system and social services.

Finding a supportive community and taking action are vital ways for traumatised parents to regain confidence and build hope.

What we can’t offer

We can’t offer legal advice. There is a severe shortage of reliable legal help and other resources for families. We feel the family justice system is dangerous and are asking the Government to shut it down and replace it with a safe alternative.

Our community’s purpose is campaigning collectively for redress and reform rather than working on individual cases.

However, we do our best to signpost to sources of help where they are available. Where they don’t exist, we aim to make sure the services our community needs are put in place.

Worried about anonymity?

Many parents are affected by reporting restrictions or are frightened to speak for fear of reprisals. Together we can overcome these problems and raise public awareness of this serious social problem. Contact us to discuss any concerns.

Who can join

We welcome mothers and fathers impacted by miscarriages of justice in family law. These can be private family law (child custody and contact, child abduction) or public law (child protection, adoption, foster care and residential care). We also have members who were impacted by family courts as children.

We also welcome extended family members, friends and members of the public as supporters, including professionals who may be able to contribute skills and expertise.

Our goals

Our overarching aim is to protect the safety and wellbeing of children. We believe the best way to do that is through existing laws, including human rights law. We believe that the problems in family courts are caused by these laws being undermined.

We are asking for accountability of public officials, including judges, social workers, and third parties engaged in children’s cases, as well as of Government bodies and the State itself.

We consider the lack of transparency and accountability in the family justice system has created an environment where criminality and bad practice can hide.

We believe that the enormous profits made from children’s law are driving horrific outcomes, and that the key to reform is cutting out profiteering.

We consider that thousands of families have suffered enormous damages due to corruption in the family courts, and that they are entitled to urgent compensation. This must be swift because so many children are impacted. There must be no excuses from the Government this time.

The public should not bear the cost of compensation where the harms have been caused by the intentional wrongdoing of individuals and wilful refusal of officials to right the wrongs which have been known about for many years.

We are deeply concerned about the revictimisation of victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence in the family courts, which has caused children to be taken from their protective parent (usually the mother) and placed in a situation where they are in danger. We strive to provide an environment where victims of abuse can feel safe.

We also believe that the current system has locked good fathers out of their children’s lives without reason, and that this is not in the best interests of children.

We believe that everyone is equal before the law, and that important decisions about children’s lives should be made impartially, in line with evidence and applicable laws.

How to join our community

Please drop us a line using our contact form and we’ll send you details.

We have different forms of membership, depending on whether you are a victim of the family court crisis needing help, someone who wants to actively join the task force, or just wanting to keep up to date with the progress of our campaign.

You can also email us at [email protected] or contact us on social media (see the links in the footer).