A programme on BBC One airing tonight at 7.30pm, looks at the effect cuts to legal aid have had on access to justice. The Inside Out West series also features an interview with Judge Stephen Wildblood, who sits in the family court at Bristol. The judge talks about the growing number of parents who attend court without legal representation, and his experiences working on care orders.
In a preview for the show, which was posted on Twitter yesterday, Judge Wildblood tells the presenter:
“A mother got on her hands and knees in court and begged me… “please don’t take my children away.” She said she would end her life if I made the orders.”
Wildblood also reflects on the state of the family courts during the interview:
“I don’t think the system is broken, and the judges wouldn’t allow it to be broken. Whether the overall process is fair, that people are coming to court on their own, is not really for me to say. That’s for others to judge”.
The programme can be viewed on BBC One, and will be available to watch online once it has aired.
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the system is broken. there are bent judges [edited] who produce pre-written (obviously paid for) judgements within seconds of summing up at final hearings, even with new evidence being presented (i still have the emails from wife’s legal team) to counter the opinions of the people who make a living from kidnapping and trafficking babies. i can testify to this. instead of adjourning court to consider evidence before making a judgement, he picked up his pre-written nonsense full of fiction and started reading it. i walked out in disgust while the ss legal team and cafcass were cheering. [edited] even made up evidence from his imagination to help make their case for them, although he did say that my wife’s professional loser solicitor failed to submit a piece of paper that damaged our case. i can’t wait to get out of the eu and english law is back in place, these constitutionally illegal private courts will be shut down and the criminals that operate out of them will be facing lengthy prison sentences.
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absolute nonsense! other way around! That is English ;law regarding “emotional harm ” not European law! Not a sing;e country in EUROPE does to children and parent what UK does! 1000,s of EU nationals are adopted and fostered but none of UK nationals adopted or fostered overseas.
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I guess you haven’t been doing your research!! This is happening all over the world. It happens in the US at a rate of 1000 children a day!! The social workers are being given financial incentives to remove children and even more to get them adopted!! It happens all over. What I don’t understand is why this is bring ignored. Not only by the elected officials, but also by society as a whole!!
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” ignored. Not only by the elected officials, but also by society as a whole!!”
could it be the elected officials have a financial interest in Adoption agencies. Society dont react to it much as most of them no nothing about what goes on. its all Secrecy Via the family courts.
thats how this scandal has been allowed to go on for so long without a full investigation. not that different from the Child sexual abuse scandal.
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It happens in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK and some countries on the continent. I have seen videos online of children being dragged kicking and screaming out of the house from parents and other family member in Norway I believe it was a few months ago.
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As the person above stated this is a purely UK law and family courts were started in the UK to “protect the child” this is why they are held in camera(EG secret no oversight from the public) they can even send a parent to prison for releasing information to the public about the case.
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I totally agree although the system isn’t broken it’s how it’s been made if you look it works perfectly for the judges ss and all the other child snatching scum look how much money is made from stealing children if it was broken it wouldn’t work so well an parents could fight it more taking away legal aid that’s calculated just like the rest of the system they know how to work it and can always pay off people to go along with them 😞
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The System is Broken 100% per cent and they know that it is Try telling All of Us Once Loving Parents that it isnt Who once had loved happy and wanted children Yet We’ve all had Our loving and happy family life’s destroyed When Our Children were Stolen (Kidnapped) because of all of The Corruption Fraud and Lie’s Which is Going On and Yet nobody seems to want to Stop it from Going On still in 2018 It’s Breaking All of Us Loving Caring Parents and Our Children’s Hearts
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If the system is not broken, then why is so much being covered up, even when ones have got the evidence? Why are parents being gagged to cover up the truth. (Thinking of the recent Case with Beth locked up with Autism, whose Council ‘tried to’ gag her dad and did not suceed) which has got the whole world’s attention as i understand it.
It’s just unbelievable and the children whose parents have taken their own lives, won’t be growing up thanking the state for their often cruel intervention! They’ll be speaking out instead! Fair play to them.
How will these children whose entire future lives have been decided and ruined, where children have been wrongly taken feel when they are old enough to learn this Judge has only cried once while they are no doubt crying daily just like the wronged parents who are grieving too.
I cry each time i learn of another child taken. I have a heart! xx
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If the system is not broken, then why is so much being covered up, even when ones have got the evidence? Why are parents being gagged to cover up the truth. (Thinking of the recent Case with Beth locked up with Autism, whose Council ‘tried to’ gag her dad and did not suceed) which has got the whole world’s attention as i understand it.
It’s just unbelievable and the children whose parents have taken their own lives, won’t be growing up thanking the state for their often cruel intervention! They’ll be speaking out instead! Fair play to them.
How will these children whose entire future lives have been decided and ruined, where children have been wrongly taken feel when they are old enough to learn this Judge has only cried once while they are no doubt crying daily just like the wronged parents who are grieving too.
I cry each time i learn of another child taken. I have a heart! xx
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Any judge that can resist such a heartfelt request should be disqualified from the bench so that he/she could never practice his/her wickedness again !
Yes many parents do mistreat and harm their children but I don’t believe baby P’s mother and similar parents ever got on their knees in court to beg for their children’s return !Any mum willing to grovel and humiliate herself in such a manner must deserve the return of her children Under a supervision order at least………….
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the system is already broken and Family Court judges are part of it. American styl Family Courts should never have been introduced, and that’s on ttop of the existing corruption. it is the Lead Solicitor and if there is no Guardian, the SS solicitor, who drafts the court order in advance and sends it in to the judge, I was amazed to discover this. Wild blood has a definite reputation.
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“drafts the court order in advance and sends it in to the judge”
this is 100% fact as it was exposed by Justice Pauffley in 2014.
she said “it must never happen again” and Sir James Munby backed her up.
but unfortunately we all know it has and still does happen.
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Justice Pauffley is 2 faced……she knew my godaugther was already been gromned for sex by peados, but she gave orders to keep her in UK 🇬🇧 against her mothers wishes …now they used her as a baby machine …ADOPTION BUSINESS
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this is absolutely standard practice and continues unchecked.
It is because the legals are supposed to meet beforehand and agree things. A judgement is only necessary for points they can’t.
Also there are no clerks to write them.
I was staggered on entering the Family Court to represent families that the “lead Solicitor” brought me a dfaft court order in advanceof the hearing he wanted me to agree.
At another meeting the Children’s Solicitor suddenly said “shall Istart writing a court order now !”
No, we haven’t agreed anything !
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The whole civil legal ‘system’ is rancid with corruption. [edited]
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I wonder how many care orders this kind judge issued on emotional harm basis? now he appeals to increase legal aid! for parasites legals , professional losers, they win regardless if their client lose or win. TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE
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I live for my child like she does. I would do the same.. being in the laws hands is very scary that a judge can play on your life. It’s wrong x
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These Judges feel like Gods because they are allowed to play God with peoples lives just like a Cat plays with a mouse.Human rights mean nothing to these people and thats why so much Collusion goes on between Judges and social workers.
they are not that different in ethical terms they only differ by their pay cheque.
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yes they behave like god, and don’t like it when they are challenged..
“your honour, under the court directives and case law—*
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God,s no way1 just stooges of La!
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Utter bollocks-the UK is the only country in the European union to forcibly adopt babies without consent. The Irish will treat you worse if you come here-in fled 2 weeks before my due date alone scared and was robbed by a guy pretending to help mothers flee Ss in the UK and his organisation put me in more danger. I won free movement in the European Court of justice in Luxembourg 1st February 2017 the CFA wasted in excess of 2.8 million euros trying to repatriate my baby [edited] born [edited] 2014 nearly 4yrs next week. Corupt alcoholic judge [edited] here in Galway granted [edited] the paedophile baby snatching twats that over pay themselves a couple of million and sell babies for as far back as the 1950’sun she granted a full care order and took away my right to reapply which means that if they want to reduce my contacts they can I can’t reapply to contest that was [edited] and I had 14 days til [edited] to get a family solicitor to appeal but noone will touch it!
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Forced adoption is a crime…..all coutures are doing . Not only UK …..Portugal is doing …….but I think UK is worse ….sorry for you
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you are misinformed. Truth is sure many7 countries have so called non consensual adoption but numbers are in comparable lower and REASONS ARE DIFFERENT! For example, if both parents dissapeared or being convicred for abusing thoer child, NOWHERE ELSE kids are dragged like here by ridiculous reasons of “emotional harm” I ave spoken with USA police officers sure they remove kids, but “emotional harm” never used
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He stated. “I don’t think the system is broken, and the judges wouldn’t allow it to be broken.
No I guess they wouldn’t bitvthexsure as hell are corrupt and it’s been corrupted for a long time now.
I guess when you sit up high on a bench and hide under the color of law your Views are going to look different.
Divorce and custody have become equity courts run by judges, attorneys and court clerks and the rest of the so called court mafia.
Children are used a collateral and parents, good families are torn apart by the lies of cps entities and guardian ad litems who are all out for profit.
Title iv(4) D,E incentives are collected and lives are destroyed all because of greedy self absorbed law professionals such as this judge who cant the fucking trees through the forest
What a shame.
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The system is far beyond broken , there is absolutely no justice . bent judges sit every Friday , making orders on bias malicious and prejudice reports written by social workers that put Hans christian Anderson fairytales out of byisness. These courts hold no justicrle and that is why they are “secret’ courts and are only to generate funds for our corrupt local authorities. My son has autism ans d was taken into care to stop mt e whistleblowing on the fact adult social care were robbing my father of thousands of pounds , my father who was a well known actor spoke out to the media, the SAME day a decision was taken my father was to be put on end of life care medication and he died 3 weeks later , the council keep his 300k on my inheritance as as well as my son who is traumatised . I for one will petition for change that is long overdue , these judges need to be brought to justice before the people of this country take matters into their own hands .
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“shop till you drop”… no SW no judge will be ever put to justice and time parents take it into their own hands When Wales baby dies no one one !! eve apllogised for putting her for adoption to her murderer.
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Sound like you and your Son have had a very Raw deal.
Corbyn stated the truth when he said “the system is rigged against the people”.
every loving parent out there who has had their children stolen via SS lies and deception can testify to that being true.
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tin foil hat cos these kids be trafficked by gov for ekite paedo rings
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There’s too much corruption for it to work. After the judge makes that final order of long term foster care everything is handed to the local authority to carry out that care plan of theirs. The ss have far too much to say in the family courts and i have witnessed the judge being advised by the ss on the judgement!!!
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Very true,
and if as in most cases the LA are against the parents they will do whatever they want with parents, intimidating and frustrating them to the limit. they will also sever contact and claim the child does not want to see their family anymore. Lies,deception and obstruction are just a few of their best attributes.
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Any judicial system that doesnt allow for fair legal representation clearly is broken, if there is unfair advantages for any party then how can a system be fair or impartial.
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