Special Measures in Family Court: Help for Vulnerable Parties and Witnesses

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Special Measures in Family Court: Help for Vulnerable Parties and Witnesses

Special Measures in Family Court: Help for Vulnerable Parties and Witnesses

Family-court proceedings can feel intimidating, particularly where a case involves domestic abuse, coercive control, trauma, harassment, mental ill health, disability, neurodivergence, learning difficulties or a fear of another person involved in the case, which is why special measures exist. The Family Court must consider whether a party’s participation in proceedings, or a witness’s ability to […]

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Trauma-Informed Approach in Family Court: PTSD, Evidence and Child Arrangements

Trauma-Informed Approach in Family Court: PTSD, Evidence and Child Arrangements

A trauma-informed approach in Family Court means recognising that trauma can affect the way a parent or child experiences proceedings, communicates under pressure, remembers difficult events and gives evidence. It does not alter the law, lower the standard of proof or mean that the court should accept one person’s account without testing it. It is […]

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