We did it. We organised a legal open letter, a protest against the all-male membership of the Garrick Club and two judges were recused from cases.

This evening they voted to accept female members.

That’s what you call making history✊🏼

Well done amelia gentleman.

Dear family court- do you know what is in the best interests of a child?

Not being forced to have contact with their abuser!

Australia repeals controversial legal presumption (pushed by father’s groups) in 2006 that “equal parental responsibility” is in the best interests of children. It took countless reviews, inquiries & evaluations to remove it.

Abusive parents should never have equal…

“He said if I left, he would take everything, I’d never see my children again and he would destroy me.” The words of so many victims of domestic abuse I’ve represented — who face losing their children to allegations of ‘parental alienation.’

Quack terms used in the family court under the guise of ‘child protection’:

- Parental alienation syndrome
- Implacably hostile
- Risk of harm
- Emotional harm
- False belief
- False belief system
- Rigid beliefs

Any more?

#familycourt #familylaw

Families Need Fathers claim they support fathers & mothers & yet state publicly based on no evidence that 'family court is riddled with coercively controlling women'. Where is the data to support this? The Harm report revealed the opposite, systemic bias against & abuse of women

This is such a heartbreaking story and shows exactly why the family court needs urgent reform. Claire has suffered a tragedy that could have been avoided if the system prioritised her sons' welfare and held an abusive man accountable for his actions

📰: bit.ly/3y8HFL1

Second successful appeal by a victim who challenged the court’s decision to order a psychological assessment from an expert in ‘parental alienation.’ Mother is a victim of domestic abuse and had never ‘alienated’ the children.

Cafcass and the father opposed the appeal and…

The court can be an ideal place for a perpetrator to control you & your children. They can essentially make threats, control you, and deplete your resources with repetitive litigation. In these cases, it is not about the child, but the perpetrator's motivation for power & control

Here’s an update on the #VictimsBill and some of the hard-fought campaigns to help strengthen #victimsrights OpenJusticeForAll The Josh Hanson Trust Latin American Women's Rights Service - LAWRS Rape Crisis England & Wales Centre for Women's Justice EVAW Coalition Rights of Women Women's Aid Right to Equality
london.gov.uk/update-victims…

Emotional abuse can take many forms- gaslighting being one of them. It is a common tactic used by abusers to leave their victims questioning their reality
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If you are being subjected to emotional, or any other form of abuse you can find support at: bit.ly/44sQKuj

A snippet of my BBC Woman's Hour interview about ‘Underclass’ - this is how I was treated in academia once they knew I was a teen mum from a council estate…

UNDERCLASS is out today! 📚

Though it is good to hear that the High Court admitted this was a grave error, it is an error that should not have been made in the first place. All too often victim's lives are put at risk to further an abusive man's right to contact!

📰: bit.ly/3QuoUrz

A mother contacted unregulated offshore company Gender GP, who prescribed unsafe levels of testosterone, leaving her born female child at risk of 'imminent death.' Dangerous hormones were given after just one appointment.
The father rightly took the case to court. Sir Andrew…

Only mothers can breastfeed, but breastfeeding charity Leche League are being bullied into allowing men who say they are women into meetings. They are rightly resistant because it would exclude a huge number of mothers if they weren't.
'At meetings, they expose their breasts and…

Another man who can't handle rejection kills his child. When will #familycourts stop letting this happen?

We're nearing our petition goal, just 2,000 signatures away! If you've already signed, please share it with your friends and family to help Melanie Janine Brown MBE achieve a safer family court system. ow.ly/9w7450RlltQ ➡️

A simple truth that the family court must recognise: abusive partners are abusive parents!