Family law shift hailed as victory for children facing domestic abuse

Groundbreaking' repeal of presumption of parental involvement in England and Wales will ensure courts place safety of children above all else'

The family courts will no longer work on the presumption that having contact with both parents is in the best interests of a child, in a landmark change that domestic abuse campaigners have said will save so many children's lives".

The move has been heralded as groundbreaking" by family lawyers and campaigners who have long argued that the pro-contact culture" in the family courts places the rights of abusive fathers over the safety and wellbeing of children.