Light in dark places

Light in dark places-opening up Family Courts to the press and public scrutiny.

Judgments determining custody battles, care orders and whether children should be rehomed will now be published unless there are “compelling reasons” not to.

It will also extend to other private cases in the family courts, such as divorce-related disputes and decisions affecting the health and welfare of vulnerable adults in the Court of Protection.

In these cases, the presumption will be in favour of publication, if the rulings are deemed to be in the public interest, or if the judge grants a request by the media or one of the parties for publication.

Many aggrieved fathers, and members of Families need Fathers can now make sure that the glare of publicity shows up the terrible injustices, and desperately sad cases that happen every day of the week.