An inquest heard that a 44-year-old mother took her own life after a court order prevented her from seeing her children following the breakdown of her marriage. The case highlights the severe distress that family-court proceedings and separation from children can cause for parents in crisis.

The available article text gives no further details about the woman, the timing of the order, or the inquest’s conclusions. It reports that the court restriction on contact with her children formed part of the circumstances considered by the inquest.