Is this Britain’s most corrupt, anti-father MP?
Today’s story in the Sunday Times alleging that Cabinet Minister, Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North, illegally and deceitfully broke planning laws regarding the building of a Coach House in her grounds, is the latest in a long line of scandals to plague the MP. On 20th February 2014, Nokes was involved in […]
Family courts in meltdown as judges are brought out of retirement
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, has told the House of Commons’ Justice Select Committee that retired judges are being sent back to work to help manage the increase in family law cases. In his final appearance before before he steps down, Lord Thomas repeated the concerns raised in his final annual report, which was published […]
Swedish study finds separated parents should share custody equally
Children who live with one of their separated parents are more likely to feel stressed than those whose custody is shared equally, a Swedish study has found. Youngsters living with one parent had a higher chance of experiencing stress several times a week than those whose parents had split living arrangements fairly. This trend could […]
Fathers4Justice call on Mothercare to review brand name
Fathers4Justice have written to Mothercare CEO Mark Newton-Jones calling on the store to review the use of its brand name and to consider replacing it with “Parentcare”, “Babycare” or similar. Mothercare have not responded to the letter dated 9th August, or a separate letter calling on the store to withdraw the “My K” brand by […]
Who should dads vote for? The 2017 party manifestos compared.
INTRODUCTION The glaring omissions from this years election manifestos are again the cancer of fatherlessness and the men’s health crisis. At a time when 3 million plus kids live in fatherless homes and suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50, it is unconscionable that politicians from most parties continue to […]
The Telegraph: Hollywood’s dads must break their omertà over the crisis of fatherlessness by Matt O’Connor
Hollywood, it seems, has a problem with the idea of parental equality. In recent years, Jeremy Renner, Jason Patric, Guy Ritchie, Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin have all found themselves embroiled in toxic access disputes. Some of these men have been attacked in the media by their ex-partners, and now receive only limited access to […]
Fathers4Justice Statement: Children on Fathers4Justice demonstrations referred to government anti-terror programme
Shared parenting campaign group, Fathers4Justice (F4J), will today be seeking a full disclosure from the government’s anti-terror programme, Prevent, about claims in the media by the MP Lucy Allan that children who attended Fathers4Justice demonstrations have been referred to them by their teachers. F4J are also seeking clarification about how those referrals were managed, what […]
The Mail on Sunday: Angelina Jolie branded ‘malevolent’ in Hollywood campaign by Fathers4Justice
Fathers4Justice is launching a guerilla advertising campaign in Hollywood this week about Brad Pitt’s access problems to his children. The mobile billboard campaign parodies the Disney fantasy film ‘Maleficent’ which features Pitt’s ex partner, Angelina Jolie, as a vengeful fairy. The red and black ad replaces the film title with the word ‘malevolent’ and uses […]
Minister claims dads seek court orders to see kids in attempt to REDUCE child maintenance payments
Pic: Matt King & son / Caroline Nokes MP A government minister has told a Fathers4Justice supporter that dads who seek court orders to see their kids, do so in order to reduce their child maintenance payments. In a letter to Robert Syms, MP for Poole, the Minister for Welfare Delivery at the Department for […]
Judge Judy backs equal rights for dads
Want to know what Judge Judy Sheindlin thinks about fathers’ rights and shared parenting? When interviewed on Larry King Live recently, the issue of joint custody came up. Here is an excerpt from the interview: “I’ve always thought in this country we do a terrible disservice to fathers.” Judge Judy JUDGE JUDY: I was a […]
