Talk:English family law

message: This article appears to have been hijacked by father's rights groups, and contains no useful description of the realities of family law in England and Wales. I am a recent mature first class graduate in law, with some experience of the reality of family law in the courts, and I find the level of ignorance of the subject displayed here absolutely stunning. Of course there are problems and injustices in the system, and there are biases against both genders (no mention is made here of the financial aspects of the system), but the system clearly (quite rightly) prioritises the welfare of children above that of either of their parents, and that is something which is immediately clear to anyone who becomes involved with the courts. It should not be forgotten that cases do not come before the courts unless parents and spouses are unable to otherwise reach agreement between themselves or unless children are thought to be at genuine risk. In reality, the courts rarely "dictate" fathers' (or either parent's) relationships with their children without very good reason. And judges themselves are still predominantly male anyway.--88.105.106.222 (talk) 04:19, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
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message: The experience of users of the family law system, such as Bob Geldof (who has, incidentally, written a piece that was published in a law book and is probably THE foremost commentator) who know it by having encountered it, is going to be better than nothing. In the legal trade, family law is a "dirty" area, and it is unlikely that a legal tradesperson is going to use her precious billable time to make clear here matters that she has a vested interest in charging for. In any event, those who represent themselves in family courts in England come to know far more than many legal tradespeople in much the same way as sufferers of chronic disease often get to know more about that disease than their doctors. The views of legal tradespeople would likely be more biased, through their ignorance and self-interest. Matt Stan 01:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
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message: As it stands this article is appalling. It's virtually unsourced, and is principally composed of unattributed positions ascribed to un-named 'campaigners' or 'groups', and bald assertions without any support. Unless it can be hugely improved it should be deleted. 109.224.134.219 (talk) 22:31, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
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