Cristina Weds grew up in Stockport. She did a first degree in English at the University of Wales, Bangor and, after two years' research on John Henry Cardinal Newman she was awarded an MPhil degree. Cristina's interests include politics, law and education. She has worked for a Labour MP at the House of Commons, was offered a place to study law at Cambridge, and is a passionate believer in home education. She home-schooled her own children for several years, as well as providing tutoring to other children. Drawing on her own experience, Cristina argues passionately for reform of a family court system. She is the author of Cinders V Charming, an account of the domestic abuse she has suffered.

Focus on children’s rights – not those of the parents

Last month, we ran a piece which argued that the family court system was biased against fathers. The reality, argues this mother and former victim of domestic abuse, is quite different