Valerie's Law won't stand, but there is a way to stop killers controlling their children

Noble campaign of Valerie French's family must be vindicated using new legal framework
Valerie's Law won't stand, but there is a way to stop killers controlling their children

Veronica French, David French, Hilary French, and Kevin Hosford outside the Central Criminal Court. David French is calling for guardianship rights to be automatically suspended for a parent found guilty of killing the other parent. File picture: Collins Courts

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025 - 12:53
Brian Tobin

The minister for justice, Jim O’Callaghan, has announced he will shortly bring legislation based on ‘Valerie’s Law’ before Cabinet that will remove guardianship from convicted killers.

This law is designed to remove guardianship from parents who are responsible for killing their child's other parent.

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