{"id":49763,"date":"2026-04-08T15:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=49763"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:53:06","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/hear-them-or-grieve-them\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear Them or Grieve them stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49763\" class=\"elementor elementor-49763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9903a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9903a69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b3afa45\" data-id=\"7b3afa45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db8f25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2db8f25d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>Hear Them\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/h1><div><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263248895 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263248895 BCX8\"><span data-teams=\"true\">We have worked with mothers impacted by the family courts and systems that have failed them, to tell their story in a way that is personal and meaningful to them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW263248895 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf928b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bf928b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5c1a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d5c1a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd8db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bd8db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Claire &amp; Kerry<\/h2><div><p style=\"margin-top: 0.85em; margin-bottom: 0px; direction: ltr; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6em; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Claire has joined forces powerfully with fellow survivor, Kerry to reflect on an unjust system that has impacted them both deeply, along with their children. It took 7 years for the courts to acknowledge Claire\u2019s sons, Jack and Paul were murdered by their abusive father; while Kerry\u2019s child endured devastating abuse during contact\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and beyond<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">all<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of them struggling to find support and belief for years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0.85em; margin-bottom: 0px; direction: ltr; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6em; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the full version of \u2018Bridge Over Troubled Water\u2019, performed by Claire and Kerry here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06e5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_video\" data-id=\"e06e5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-49763-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2U_1JkVQIsg?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2U_1JkVQIsg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2U_1JkVQIsg<\/a><\/video><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5206fe8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5206fe8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e2efbdf\" data-id=\"3e2efbdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7130ea90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7130ea90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce79172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce79172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Kristina\u00a0<\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kristina tells us in her own words about her experience of the family courts, bringing this to life in a series of illustrations. She introduces her story by saying: <\/span><\/p><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10036144 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10036144 BCX8\">I fought the family courts to save the lives of my two young sons from my abuser. He presented himself as Dr <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW10036144 BCX8\">Jekyl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10036144 BCX8\"> in court, but hiding beneath was Mr Hyde. I knew what was best for my children, but professionals refused to listen.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cfe948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cfe948\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3961e1d0\" data-id=\"3961e1d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d97311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32d97311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49771\" alt=\"Kristina tells us in her own words about her experience of the family courts, bringing this to life in a series of illustrations.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina1-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26155fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26155fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ae9cd17\" data-id=\"4ae9cd17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7712e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7712e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63734098 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63734098 BCX8\">\u201cImagine, just for a minute, what <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63734098 BCX8\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63734098 BCX8\">\u00a0like to live with someone abusive. Having to hide how terrified you are from your children, whilst fighting for their lives in the family courts.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63734098 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW63734098 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b31ab3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b31ab3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19091001\" data-id=\"19091001\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6950d7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6950d7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49770\" alt=\"Kristina tells us in her own words about her experience of the family courts, bringing this to life in a series of illustrations.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina2-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b29569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59b29569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db7bb93\" data-id=\"4db7bb93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493ffef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493ffef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\">\u201cWhy do I have to prove his abuse\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW164464151 BCX8\">over and over again<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\">? Just because there\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\">aren\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\">\u00a0any bruises, and even though my mind feels even more battered than my body ever could. Living with someone abusive is like being awake through a nightmare.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW164464151 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16a10916 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16a10916\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23695897\" data-id=\"23695897\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53428306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53428306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49769\" alt=\"Kristina tells us in her own words about her experience of the family courts, bringing this to life in a series of illustrations.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina3-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d9d620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"61d9d620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6321d6d3\" data-id=\"6321d6d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4660ed10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4660ed10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">It\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">\u00a0walking a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW81047106 BCX8\">tight-rope<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">\u00a0that you know you will fall from. One day I am his world, he worships the ground I walk on. The next\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">he\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">\u00a0the cold, calculating, manipulative villain who would like nothing more than me dead.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-611ccacf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"611ccacf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b55ca63\" data-id=\"7b55ca63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51dc6628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51dc6628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49768\" alt=\"Kristina tells us in her own words about her experience of the family courts, bringing this to life in a series of illustrations.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kristina4-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be25b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4be25b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f6aaf0\" data-id=\"79f6aaf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d7e8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d7e8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164464151 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81047106 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152275940 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152275940 BCX8\">\u201cWhy is the mother not heard? Why do the professionals think they understand and know what is best for my children when they have absolutely no clue what hell we have lived through.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW152275940 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73431d30 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73431d30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2537a08c\" data-id=\"2537a08c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58afc535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58afc535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4947205 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4947205 BCX8\">Laura<\/span><\/span><\/h2><p>Laura worked with us to create a unique illustration that depicts\u00a0her experiences with the family justice system and what needs to change. In her own words:\u00a0<\/p><p><b>The family courts took my six-year-old son away from me and handed him to the dangerous man who abused me. Despite my child\u2019s pleas and my evidence of domestic abuse, the system failed us both.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5505f847 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5505f847\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aa34b70\" data-id=\"2aa34b70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436b9404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"436b9404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-1024x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49776\" alt=\"We have worked with Mothers impacted by the family courts and systems that have failed them tell us their story in a way that is personal and meaningful to them.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Laura-Case-Study-Art-600x422.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477c76f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"477c76f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c28a80\" data-id=\"56c28a80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e1c7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e1c7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen my six-year-old son was trafficked away from me by the family court system seven years ago, I felt completely alone. I was confused. Some people and institutions turned away, shunning me \u2014 presuming I was guilty of the things he accused me of. I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know anyone else going through what I was. I doubted myself, wondering if\u00a0maybe I\u00a0had done something wrong.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a351966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a351966\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f277078\" data-id=\"6f277078\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a7143d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58a7143d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW203220336 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203220336 BCX8\">\u201cSince then,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203220336 BCX8\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203220336 BCX8\">\u00a0learned that what happened to me is happening to women and children all over the world. Every year, tens of thousands of families go through private law proceedings in the UK<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203220336 BCX8\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203220336 BCX8\">Protective parents are dismissed. Children are silenced. Abuse is minimised or reframed as conflict.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW203220336 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18964eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18964eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cIf you are going through this now, you are not alone \u2014 even if it feels that way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>And I want you to know: it is possible to survive this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d10fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d10fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Thank You<\/h2><p>We are so grateful to <strong>Claire, Kerry, Kristina<\/strong> and <strong>Laura<\/strong> for sharing their experiences with us. 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