F4J Founder says public ‘can have no confidence’ in IPSO after MP ruling
Pic: Caroline Nokes MP and the bite mark suffered by a victim at the home of F4J Founder Matt O’Connor. The Founder of Fathers4Justice today criticised the Independent Press Standards Organisation after he complained about the failure of the Romsey Advertiser newspaper to report the involvement of an MP in a violent incident at his home […]
Ex-Apprentice star jailed for denying child access to father
Pic: Sharon McAllister A REALITY TV star was jailed for contempt of court today and berated by a sheriff for her attitude towards her son. Former Apprentice contestant Sharon McAllister, 38, was jailed for three months after repeatedly failing to hand her son over for contact with his father. McAllister was told ‘You’re jailed’ and […]
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Shared Parenting & Fatherlessness
Pic: Joseph Rowntree We were recently contacted by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) after we posted a tweet stating that the JRF opposed equal rights for fathers and shared parenting. We knew that JRF reports were used by the anti Shared Parenting lobby, so it seemed like a reasonable assumption this was the case. However, […]
Fathers4Justice National Media Request
A national newspaper magazine is looking for a 35-50 yr old man to talk about the impact of divorce / separation on his life, the fallout from this (depression, suicide) and how he felt about his role in society afterwards. If you are interested please send a few lines about your case to [email protected] with the title […]
An Election Message from Matt O’Connor: The Campaign for Shared Parenting Continues.
Without doubt, it has been a difficult night for campaigners who want to see urgent family law reform. We face profound challenges given there will be another Conservative led administration, which not only broke it’s 2010 election promises to F4J, but will continue to oppose equal rights for dads and support a punitive and discriminatory […]
#Election2015: Caroline Nokes Threatens Injunction against F4J ahead of Election
– Fathers4Justice have received correspondence from solicitors acting for Prospective Tory Parliamentary Candidate, Caroline Nokes, which they say is a matter of serious public interest – Nokes threatens INJUNCTION against Matt & Nadine O’Connor and Fathers4Justice in attempt to silence group before election after Fathers4Justice founder sent a letter to MPs defending Fathers4Justice from false allegations made by Ms […]
Statement by Fathers4Justice about Conservative Party Allegations
Fathers4Justice publish the letter sent to MPs and members of the House of Lords on 26/3/15 before the dissolution of Parliament, after a member of the House of Lords raised allegations made by David Cameron, Prime Minister, & Caroline Nokes MP, with the organisation. The letter was widely read, particularly by members of the Labour […]
Prime Minister David Cameron apologises to Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor
In a letter on behalf of Prime Minister David Cameron, from his Political Private Secretary, Mr Cameron wrote to F4J Founder Matt O’Connor to apologise directly for his original remark wrongly accusing Fathers4Justice of damaging his roof and to ensure Mr O’Connor had seen his public apology below. “During the interview I gave to Sarah Sands […]
Fathers4Justice joins the Equal Parenting debate at the explosive new production of Strindberg’s The Father
F4J campaign spokesman Darryl Westell joined the panel discussing Equal Parenting in a ‘no-holds-barred exchange’ with other experts including author Peter Lloyd, Sally Peck and family law barrister Kyra Cornwall. You can listen to the podcast and read about the debate here http://www.terripaddock.com/photos-podcast-equal-parenting-fathers4justice-and-strindbergs-the-father/ Photo courtesy of Peter Jones (@pj001 on Twitter)
Meeting with the Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, Ross Matthewman, Family and Childcare Trust, and Matt O’Connor, Fathers4Justice.
Fathers4Justice is pleased to report it recently met with the Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham and Ross Matthewman from the Family and Childcare Trust to discuss Shared Parenting and fatherlessness and the impact this was having on children and families. Ross kindly provided a copy of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Parenting and Social […]
