Seeking Help Still Exceedingly Difficult -the Glenn Enquiry

The Glenn Inquiry has just competed its report which totally conflicts with Transparency Internationals findings of New Zealand’s judiciary and Public sector.

In contrast the Glen report exposes the alarming dysfunction in the Family Court which is known to all who use it but concealed by those who administer it.

This extends to scathing accounts of unprofessional behaviour and poor or sloppy communication and record keeping in courts generally. But mostly the criticism falls
on judges, lawyers and psychologists in the Family Court, which they paint as a hostile environment.

The family court is concealed from the public eye by its confidential nature and secretive decisions.

Those who seek help or get out tell of poorly resourced services and a lack of knowledge and training among key institutions, professionals and agencies, despite pockets of excellence.

In all it makes good reading