Court cannot be used for vengeance by warring couples

WARRING couples, who expect to use the family law courts to air grievances against an estranged partner, are getting short shrift.

In fact, spouses and partners who attempt to use the law to avenge an unhappy relationship run the risk of receiving a less favourable judgment.

For the most part, however, judges simply “don’t want to know” about the previous behaviour of the respective parties who come before them in separation, divorce, custody and access proceedings.