I have been trying to find relevant news posts this morning and the news is inundated with stories of parents kidnapping their own children, parents killing themselves, others and even their children after a divorce, or more specifically after a custody decision has been rendered.

Obviously, these parents have issues that I cannot begin to fathom and very likely played into their respective custody decisions. However, could a court system that was more geared toward towards parents having (as much as possible) equal access to their children, help to prevent these types of scenarios.

I am very depressed after reading these articles and all the more interested in the family court overhaul that is ongoing in Australia. I will try to find a good explanatory article about what they are trying to do.