1. Introduction, Samantha Davey (University of Essex, UK) Part 1: The Impact of Austerity and Resources Constraints on Access to Justice 2. Supporting Families in Cases of Domestic Abuse: A Comparative Analysis of the Family Justice Systems in Brazil and England and Wales, Nicola Barker (University of Liverpool, UK) and Aline Lemos Reis Bianchini ( Singapore Dispute Resolution Academy) 3. Practical Challenges involved in Hearing the Voices of Children in Divorce Mediation, Emily Finch (University of Surrey, UK) and Filipa Tavares Moreira 4. Navigating the Family Justice System: Litigants in Person and those 'Marooned' by the Challenges of Family Law Proceedings, Elizabeth Fisher-Frank (University of Essex, UK) 5. Access to Justice in the Context of Surrogacy, Laure Sauve (University of Essex, UK) Part 2: Vulnerable Populations and the Family Justice System 6. 'Section 17 of the Children Act 1989: An Unfulfilled Promise or an Impossible Promise to Fulfil? Celestine Greenwood (Exchange Chambers, UK) 7. Supporting Mothers with Additional Needs Through the Family Justice System: Social Work Through a Different Lens, Jody Torode ( Brunel University London, UK) 8.

Maternal Grief Across Time - How do Inquiries into Forced Separation in Mother and Baby Homes Align with Contemporaneous Research on Repeat Removals in Family Courts? Daniel Taggart (University of Essex, UK) Part 3: Strengthening Relationships and Resilience through Supportive Professional Interventions 9. Epistemic Injustice in Mothers' Post-adoption Experiences of Law and Policy: The Artist's Book as an Innovative and Transformative Tool for Professionals, Stella Bolaki (University of Kent, UK) and Samantha Davey (University of Essex, UK) 10. On Shifting Sands, Building Trust with Families in Poverty, Taliah Drayak and Diana Skelton ( ATD Fourth World, UK) 11. Down Will Come Baby, Cradle and All - A Service Case Study Considering the Sustainability of "Edge of Care" Parent-Infant Services in the Context of Turbulent Health and Social Care Environments, Richard Pratt (University of Essex, UK).