Fathers' Rights In The UK
Helping fathers to sustain a relationship with their child or children through the courts.
Step 1: Todays parents:
When my mother and father were married in this church they lived in a different world. Money was counted in pounds, shillings, and pents, CDs and DVDs were not invented, and there was no such thing as Sky TV. Society has changed. One of the biggest changes has occurred in the family. When I was born it was normal for parents to get married in a church first. Today ideas have changed. In the UK last year nearly 50% of children was born to parents that were not married. Today when relationships breakdown parents tend to spend more time in the courtroom than in the church.
Step 2: Some advice:
This video clip is intended to give you some idea of the help you can receive when going to court for custody or access with your children. I guess one of the biggest misconceptions fathers have when they first go to court is that because there is nothing against them a court will automatically grant shared residence, but this is not so. Fathers who are policemen, doctors, teachers, even child minders have found it very difficult to remain contact with their own children once they have split from the mother. A popular idea is that fathers do not get shared residence with their children because they are violent. If you think about it even Sabob Galdolph had problems getting access to his children. So, why is it so difficult for marked fathers to maintain a sustainable relationship with their own children? Well, believe it or not there are presidents in family law that discriminate against fathers. For example, the one most family law as in the UK know was made by the former MR Lord Donaldson when he said, "At the risk of being told by academics hereafter that my view of the country to well-established authority, I think that there is a rebuttal presumption of fact that the best interest of a baby are best served by being with its' mother, and I stress the word "baby".
Step 3: The truth about court:
You might think that this court authority seems harmless enough, but the principle; that mothers make better parents than fathers may be applied to any age. However, when you go to court it is unlikely that the judge will tell you that he is for this president or the other. Instead, he will say that all children are different and that he is guided by the welfare of the child, which is paramount. Perhaps, in your own heart you believe that your own relationship with your child is so special that when you go to court the judge will see that you are unique and that he is bound to give you shared residence. In these cases sometimes the shock of the court order is too much for the father to bare and he will give up contact all together.
Step 4: Family law:
How did family law in the UK find itself in such a position? Well, one clue may be found in Lord Donaldsons' president. In making his court authority, he said, "At the risk of being told by academics hereafter that my views are contrary to well-established authority." In fact, his views are contrary to well-established authority. A great deal of research by academics has gone into discovering if women really make better parents than fathers and there is no evidence that suggests that the sex of the parent makes any difference to the upbringing of children. What the research tells us is that children benefit from close and loving relationships with both parents. Yet, family law in the UK is still built on the primus that mothers make better parents than fathers. Discovery favors a well-prepared mind and there are a number of organizations, which help fathers who want to sustain a relationship with their child or children through the courts. You have probably heard of fathers who justice because their exports are on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, well now there is also the real fathers who justice is actively campaigning for fathers rights. .
Step 5: FNF- Families need fathers:
Perhaps, less well-known is families need fathers. If you join, they can provide you with somebody called a McKenzie friend to help you prepare your case and go to court with you at very little expense. There are other organizations like men's aid intended to help fathers who are the victims of domestic violence. The important thing to realize is that you are not alone.
