The Family Court is the only court within Britain in which all matters are done in secret. While the rationale behind this unusual practice in a country that prides itself on openness is the protection of children it merely protects the discriminatory practices of the court and gives its members immense power.
Originally the Parliamentary Act that formed these courts ensured that the children's needs were paramount, court precedent afterwards reconstructed the Act's intentions by connecting children's needs with mother's needs. The court is often a place therefore manipulated by mothers, with the collusion of court members.
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