Judge urges caution on divorce proceedings

Two senior public office-holders have expressed concern about the high number of separating parents who have no legal representation when they appear in court on family law matters.

The president of the district court, Judge Rosemary Horgan, and Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan yesterday said many parents were finding themselves ill-equipped to deal with the difficult situation of a court process.

They claimed such parents were mostly appearing in court without legal representation “out of necessity” rather than choice.