This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Abusive men using child contact to carry on subjecting women to domestic abuse
Mothers are accused of ‘parental alienation’ or of causing ‘emotional harm’ by ‘poisoning’ the children against the father.”
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Anne Neale, of Legal Action for Women, said: “Men have been empowered by the family courts “This creates a climate in which men feel more emboldened to harass women through the courts and continue exerting controlling behaviour through the courts.
“Violent men also continue to exert control over ex-partners and their children through the family court, enabled by Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS).
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