Family Law

Children should have the chance to tell judges what they think and feel in family court cases affecting them - according to the Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB), a group made up of young people with first hand experience of family justice.

This was the central tenent of the FJYPB Voice of the Child Conference, held in London 24 July 2014. 

The conference was set up, run and hosted by more than 30 children and young people. It was argued that for too long children have been damaged by confrontational court cases and pushed and pulled through the family justice system with little or no say on what happens to them.

The conference emphasised to Ministers and judges the importance of the voice of the child in Family Court cases and family mediation. 

Age 21, FJYPB member Usman Ali, from