Scottish The Mail on Sunday: Mums could get criminal record if they deny fathers access to kids
By Gareth Rose, Scottish Political Editor Parents who deny their estranged partners time with their children risk being criminalised under proposals being considered by Ministers. The story follows calls by Fathers4Justice in 2017 to jail mums who flout court orders. Read the story here. The Scottish Government is looking into ways of ensuring that youngsters […]
Why Parental Alienation IS child abuse
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice Parental alienation (PA) is an increasing and worrying feature in many cases we manage. It involves a child irrationally rejecting one parent (normally the father) after parental separation, without legitimate reason, and is characterised by extreme withdrawal or contempt. Children are alienated through the abusive conduct of the primary carer […]
Scottish Daily Mail: Mothers who deny dads access to kids ‘should be jailed’
By Gareth Rose, Scottish Political Editor MOTHERS who deny fathers access to their children should be locked up, fined or lose custody campaigners claim. Fathers4Justice has been lobbying MSPs ahead of delivering a new report to Scottish ministers, who the group accuses of being ‘anti-dad’. It cites the ‘Stalinist’ named person scheme and the way […]
Simon Danczuk MP leads first debate on Parental Alienation in Parliament
Labour MP and child abuse campaigner Simon Danczuk has led the first ever debate on parental alienation in Parliament. In the debate on 15th March, Danczuk said parental alienation was ‘child abuse’ and it was time the condition was recognised by the courts and parliament. The MP, who met with Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor last […]
Irish Independent: “Malicious claims of abuse ‘endemic’ in family law battles
Pic: Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice Vexatious claims of sexual abuse are now ‘a weapon of choice’ among warring couples engaged in bitter separation or divorce battles. Matt O’Connor, the London-based founder of the Fathers 4 Justice group, said malicious claims of all forms of abuse were ‘endemic’ in family law battles. “It’s a significant factor […]
Fathers4Justice Founder in High Court Judicial Review Final Hearing over Closed Courts
HEARING 21 OCTOBER 2016 The founder of Fathers4Justice appears in the High Court (Royal Courts of Justice) on FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2016 for the trial of his Judicial Review Claim seeking to quash the decision of Aldershot Magistrates Court on 20 February 2015 to hold his trial for a minor public order offence in a […]
Irish Daily Star: Rose protestor Matt O’Connor did us all a favour
Sometimes people do us a good turn and we don’t even recognise it. Matt O’Connor presented us with an issue for consideration which for far too long has been brushed well and truly under the nation’s dirty carpet. He reminded us how we’ve consistently and deliberately abused the rights of natural fathers. And the simple […]
Fathers4Justice Founder in High Court Judicial Review Final Hearing over Closed Courts, Tuesday 26 July 2016
The founder of Fathers4Justice appears in the High Court (Royal Courts of Justice) on TUESDAY 26TH JULY 2016 for the trial of his Judicial Review Claim seeking to quash the decision of Aldershot Magistrates Court on 20 February 2015 to hold his trial for a minor public order offence in a court which banned 90% […]