family court

The extremely detailed report is strongly supported by Sir Andrew - the most senior judge in the family courts - who says there is no need to change the law for this to be enacted.

Chinitz added that the reinstitution of fault-only grounds would "bog down" the already overwhelmed family court system as estranged couples air out their deeply personal grievances and spar over proving one party's wrongdoing.

FTCs are more effective than adversarial family courts in preventing abuse, and they save costs.

The BBC has taken advantage of unprecedented access to report its proceedings, as part of an extended pilot to make the workings of family courts in England and Wales more transparent.

Ms X was also responsible for writing reports to the family court about the father’s behaviour, his interactions with the children and his suitability for continued access.