Wera said “I visited the Ministry of Justice with local domestic abuse charity VOICES to discuss their survivor-led guide to the family court system.”

VOICES Team were there. Karen our CEO and Cathryn Blyth our legal lead and co author of the Court Guide “I’m pleased Minister Levitt agreed to explore how the Government can work with VOICES to make this vital resource more widely available.” We are thrilled to receive this support from Wera Hobhouse and for the invitation to engage with Baroness Levitt at the Ministry of Justice. The opportunity of discussing the impact of victims/survivors of domestic abuse and the complexities of them navigating the family court system, often as litigants in person due to financial abuse, was met with such understanding and respect.

The ‘Court Guide’ was informed by survivors, and created by a team including District Judge Gareth Webb, Amy Finnimore, Trauma-Informed Practitioner, Cathryn Blyth from VOICES and

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