‘Children get lost in turmoil of family breakdown’

Children are getting lost in the emotional and legal turmoil of family breakdown, a leading children charity has claimed.

Barnardos has called on Justice Minister Alan Shatter to ensure that plans to reform the family law system prioritises children in separation cases.

At a conference in Dublin yesterday, chief executive, Fergus Finlay, said that while the decision to separate might be the best one for the family, how it happened was crucial.