Christmas Is A Sad Time For Many UK Fathers

Posted on November 19, 2011 by admin

Fathers Rights is a campaign group that is battling to change family laws in the UK, so that children are protected from child abuse being carried out by thousands of resident parents in the UK.

Most people do not realise that, if a resident parent (usually the mother) denies contact to your children, there is nothing that can be done in current UK law, except for months in court before you get contact restored. The sad reality is that the court cases can continue for many years, cost tens to hundreds of thousands of pounds, reduce fathers to devestated individuals and worst of all, the children are left dealing with situations and emotions that can effect them negatively in later life.

Alienating dads from their own children is a form of child abuse and needs to be stamped out by introducing changes in the law that will stop alienation being carried out and help to protect the children, who are the innocent victims in these cases.

The UK signed up to the United Nations Convention On The Rights Of A Child but is failing to adhere to these rights, making children and fathers suffer needlessly.

Spare a thought for millions of fathers and children this Christmas who will be victims of alienation and be left dealing with unnecessary pain and suffering.

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Children Become The Arbiters In Family Law Cases

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

More and more it would appear Courts are allowing children to determine if their relationship with a parent continues or the extent of that relationship, children are the arbiters in many contact and residence cases. Judges and CAFCASS will at times allow the snapshot wishes and feelings of children given to a Court Welfare Adviser to become binding, the needs of the children become secondary.

This despite the acrimony between parents or hostility from a parent directed at the other which the children are aware of. In homes where there is hostility (directly or indirectly passed to children) from the primary carer towards the other parent, it is indisputable that the vast majority of children will fall in line with that parents views.

Many times this overt hostility was early on in the Court proceedings or before but the primary carer then for appearances sake later changes to the ‘If he/she wants to see their other parent its fine by me’ or even ‘I’ve tried all I can to persuade him/her to go to contact’ – However, the child knows their parent does not really want them to go to contact and continues to try and please that parent by doing what they know he/she really wants. Putting that parents selfish wants before the child’s own needs.
Yet children’s snapshot views which are tainted by such an environment are used by plenty of Judges and Court Welfare Advisers to justify minimal or no contact. This shifting of responsibility onto children who are not in a position to determine whether they should or should not have a relationship with a parent or the extent of contact/residence schedule, is a terrible burden on children although they will not fully understand this until much later in life.

Children’s wishes and feelings are helpful and should be taken into consideration but they must not be elevated to absolve Courts from making Orders that children need.

Taken from the McKenzie Friend blog.

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Spare A Thought For Thousands Of Good Fathers This Christmas Separated From Their Children Due To Parental Alienation

Posted on December 22, 2010 by admin

Tens of thousands of UK fathers will be without their children this Christmas due to parental alienation tactics by the children’s mothers. Despite the United Nations Conventions On The Rights Of A Child, of which the UK is a signatory, families across the UK and Europe will suffer the loss of a loved one for selfish reasons.

It is not just the father and the children that suffers, but also the surrounding families that get dragged into hostile disputes and court battles, leaving hundreds of thousands of people affected, but more importantly the innocent children are left to grow up without important family members in their life.

Parental alienation is child abuse and hopefully new laws will be introduced in the UK next autumn to combat this form of child abuse.

If you are an affected parent or family member this Christmas, keep your spirits up and remember that children will grow up to realise the truth for themselves.

Merry Christmas

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