The custody battle over two young sisters found dead in Oak Bay last week is raising wider questions about whether the courts are protecting children in high-conflict custody cases.

Public court records have revealed a legal fight over parenting time and financial support between the estranged parents of Chloe and Aubrey Berry. No one has been charged in connection with their deaths, but police say the sisters were victims of a homicide.

Victoria-based family lawyer Trudi Brown, winner of the Law Society of B.C.’s Excellence