A family law reporting project is underway in family courts across the country in a bid to improve transparency of the system. Ms Wilkinson said: “The in-camera rule and the use of unregulated assessors determining and making recommendations for the child on which parent they should be with have to be changed. She said: “The family law system urgently needs action in relation to the in-camera law to better balance confidentiality against secrecy and privacy with transparency. Anything they do can be subject to the in-camera rule. She also claims that some assessors are promoting the concept of parental alienation, a controversial idea within family law.

Source: Irish Examiner March 02, 2026 10:41 UTC