when the process is the punishment

The System Is The Weapon: How Abusive Fathers Exploit Family Courts Against Mothers and Children
18 May 2026

In her highly anticipated first book, Natalie Page delivers a powerful and timely examination of how family justice systems — intended to protect the vulnerable — are too often weaponised against survivors of domestic abuse. Through meticulous research, survivor testimony, and her own harrowing journey, she reveals the hidden mechanisms of post-separation abuse and the institutional culture that continues to place children at risk, and all too often, results in child murder.

More than a critique, The System Is The Weapon offers a compelling vision for genuine reform — one grounded in evidence, moral courage, and a fundamental reordering of priorities in family law and policy. It stands as both a devastating indictment of the status quo and an urgent call for the profound change the moment demands.

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OUT MAY 2026