Broken: Children, Parents and the Family Courts

A devastating account of how Australia’s family courts fail children, families and victims of domestic abuse

The family courts intimately affect the lives of those who come before them. Judges can decide where you are allowed to live and work, which school your child can attend and whether you are even permitted to see your child. Lawyers can interrogate every aspect of your personal life during cross-examination, and argue whether or not you are fit to be a parent.

Broken explores the co...