PremiumKatie HarrisInvestigative Journalist·NZ Herald·30 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌A without notice parenting order was applied against a woman after her ex falsely claimed she was on medication for schizophrenia. Image/123rfA Family Court case involving a woman losing custody of her child after being falsely labelled schizophrenic by her ex is an example of a litigant calling a woman “crazy” to gain advantage in court, experts claim.

This week, the Herald revealed Northland woman Jenna* was forced to spend tens