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Family Courts: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the levels of mental health issues among (a) parents and (b) young fathers during family court proceedings.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 17 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 5 Jan 2026
Answer: 5 Jan 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

17 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the levels of mental health issues among (a) parents and (b) young fathers during family court proceedings.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jan 2026
Answer published
We recognise the impact that family court proceedings can have on parents, particularly victims of domestic abuse, and are committed to long-term reform of the family court to better support users.The family court has a range of powers to support and prot...

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