• Goodbye mum: the ruthless fight for child custody

  • Jan 30 2025
  • Length: 48 mins
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Goodbye mum: the ruthless fight for child custody

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  • One of the most difficult questions facing a judge in the family court is which parent should have custody of a child. To help them answer that, judges rely on independent experts to provide an impartial voice in the court. But what happens when the objectivity of those experts is questioned? This is the story of how the family courts have failed some of the children it exists to protect.


    Reporters: Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers

    Additional reporting: Paul Bradshaw, Serena Cesaro, William Jarrett and Tom Wall

    Producer: Matt Russell

    Artwork: Lola Williams

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


    An investigation by Tortoise in partnership with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism


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