‘They’re meant to help and did the complete opposite’: many children feel silenced by family courts

<https://theconversation.com/theyre-meant-to-help-and-did-the-complete-opposite-many-children-feel-silenced-by-family-courts-250636>

"When parental separation ends up in the family courts, serious risks such as
family violence, child abuse, drug, alcohol or substance misuse, and mental
health issues are often involved.

But many children feel shut out of family court processes that decide what is
in their “best interests”.

My new paper, co-authored with Southern Cross University researchers Eliza Hew,
Meaghan Vosz and Helen Walsh and published in the journal Child and Family
Social Work, looked at how children felt about their experiences in the family
courts.

We interviewed 41 children and young people aged ten to 19 from Queensland, New
South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. Four key themes
emerged."

Cheers,
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