People who blithely criticise the work of
the Family Courts, both in Britain and elsewhere, such as Christopher Booker, should carefully read the case reported in yesterday’s Guardian and elsewhere concerning a transgender woman who has been denied contact with her
ultra-Orthodox Jewish children.
Faced with a veritable moral maze, Mr
Justice Peter Jackson, the judge in this case, has had to struggle with
daunting issues. As he says, he has reached his decision with regret. The
case clearly illustrates how thoughtfully and carefully family courts react
when faced with cases of imponderable complexity.
The glib criticisms and fallacious arguments which flow from the pens of the Bookers of this world are utterly belied by
this case and many others like it.
