Family court strikes back at the Backbone CollectiveLouie Douvis The Family Court is under fire from a collective of women claiming it's failed. The Principal Family Court judge has refuted criticisms of the court made by a group of women known as the Backbone Collective, set up by a domestic abuse survivor. The Backbone Collective submitted 160 questions to the Government, demanding to know why the system was letting them down. SUPPLIED Backbone Collective co-founders Tania Domett, Ruth Herbert and Deborah Mackenzie vowed to make Family Court safer for families. The Backbone Collective called the court out for minimising allegations of family violence during periods where parenting access was being considered.

Source: Stuff April 19, 2017 06:25 UTC