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Families in shared custody fear no relief in lockdown level 3

18:17 pm on 24 April 2020

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Broken bubbles, breached family court orders and children who haven't seen their parents in weeks - that is how many families with shared childcare arrangements are describing their experience of the lockdown.

They say the guidelines issued by the Family Court for the Covid-19 crisis are too broad and the shift to level 3 brings no relief.

Indira Stewart has the story.

*All names in this story have been changed to protect the identity of children involved.