law
22 Aug 2023

Lawyer faces abuse from people representing themselves in Family Court

From Morning Report, 8:17 am on 22 August 2023

A Wairarapa lawyer is speaking out about being subjected to continuous abuse from people representing themselves in family court cases.

This is in response to Morning Report's story last week revealing the number of people representing themselves in the family court has dramatically increased in the last 10 years.

The woman, who is speaking to Radio New Zealand on the condition of anonymity, says she feels unsafe at the local courthouse and has been subjected to threats to herself and her family.

She spoke to Corin Dann.