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Rights of Children To Be Heard in Divorces Welcomed

Posted: Friday, 4 January 2019 @ 13:43

So, the government has made the commitment that from the age of 10, children and young people involved in all family court hearings in England and Wales will have access to judges to make their views and feelings known.

The announcement was made following calls from young peoples representative group, the Family Justice Young People’s Board, that for too long children have been pushed and pulled through the family justice system with little or no say on what happens to them.

This is clearly to be welcomed and good luck to the government will also work with mediator sector so that children have appropriate access to mediators in cases which affect them.

The age of 10 has been used to be consistent with other existing policy and practice in this country. It is the age of criminal responsibility for young people in England and Wales.

Children are already having to go through a lot as they negotiate their parents divorce and if a Judge can get involved (sooner rather than later) it may not only help the child but may encourage parents to act with more sense.

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