{"id":5226,"date":"2017-01-22T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=5226"},"modified":"2017-01-22T07:11:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T12:11:00","slug":"uk-judges-change-court-rules-child-contact-violent-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2017\/01\/22\/uk-judges-change-court-rules-child-contact-violent-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"UK judges change court rules on child contact for violent fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior judges are taking steps to end the presumption that a father must have contact with a child where there is evidence of domestic abuse that would put the child or mother at risk. The reforms are to be introduced in the family courts after campaigning by the charity Women\u2019s Aid, which identified that 19 children have been killed in the last 10 years by their violent fathers after being given contact with them by judges.\u00a0 The changes include a demand from one of the most senior family court judges for all the judiciary to have further training on domestic violence and to act to ensure women and children are protected.<\/p>\n

Mr Justice Cobb announced the changes on Friday after talks with Women\u2019s Aid, and following concerns raised in a Guardian investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since its report on the child murders last year, Women\u2019s Aid has identified another case in which a child was murdered by a father after being given contact via the family court. The charity is presenting their updated report to the prime minister in Downing Street on Monday.<\/p>\n