
Earlier this week, CYP Now reported that research published jointly by Women's Aid and Cafcass found that 62 per cent of applications relating to where a child should live or spend time involved domestic abuse as a risk factor.
However, charity Families Needs Fathers has described the report as a "one-sided publication that is clearly intended to influence practice in the family courts", pointing to the fact that Women's Aid primarily campaigns against domestic violence committed against women and girls.
It added that the report focuses on allegations of abuse "rather than reality", and claimed that it is experiencing a rise in reports of unfounded allegations.
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