Case Entry #10: I’m a Legal Aid Solicitor. I’ve Watched the System Undress Parents 

31/05/2025

Submitted anonymously by a family law solicitor.

⚖️ I've Done This Work for Over a Decade

⚖️ I've Done This Work for Over a Decade

Ten years.

Hundreds of parents.

Thousands of pages.

Too many patterns to ignore.

🧾 I've Read Reports That Couldn't Possibly Be True

🧾 I've Read Reports That Couldn't Possibly Be True

  • "Lack of insight" for missing one appointment

  • "Detached" because they didn't cry on command

  • "Unstable" because theydid

"Lack of insight" for missing one appointment

"Detached" because they didn't cry on command

"Unstable" because they

did

📉 The Assessments Aren't Always Honest

📉 The Assessments Aren't Always Honest

Some are built to fail.

Change the criteria.

Move the goalposts.

Call it "evidence."

👨‍👩‍👦 I've Seen Good Parents Broken

👨‍👩‍👦 I've Seen Good Parents Broken

I've seen babies removed from arms that fed them.

And no one flinched.

🧱 Final Words

🧱 Final Words

This isn't about risk.

It's about control.

And if you think no one notices?

We do.