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class="tb-c-story-preview__meta"> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">11.12.24</p> </p> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__meta-item">Family Court Files</p> </div> <h2 class="tb-c-story-preview__heading">Parental alienation: landmark new guidance issued to protect victims of domestic abuse</h2> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__body"> Guidance to family court judges also addresses the use of unregulated psychologists as expert witnesses </p> </a> </div> <div class="tb-js-grid-item tb-o-grid__item"> <a class="tb-c-story-preview" href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-12-09/family-court-reporting-week-judge-praises-impeccable-journalism-produced-by-pilot-project" > <div class="tb-c-story-preview__image tb-o-image tb-o-image--cover"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__image-img tb-o-image__img" 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