Post-Separation Parent-Child Virtual Contact: Opportunities and Challenges

Report, Resources

Post-Separation Parent-Child Virtual Contact: Opportunities and Challenges​

Publication date:  June 2024

Author: Dr Megan Gollop

This research project investigated post-separation parent-child virtual contact and aimed to understand the opportunities, benefits, challenges, and risks of virtual contact from multiple perspectives. This report focuses on legal, academic, and family justice professionals’ perspectives on virtual contact and involved:

• a literature review;
• a case law analysis;
• consultation with key stakeholders in the family justice sector; and
• a nationwide online survey of family justice professionals.