Parents for justice
Posted by Popple on Thursday, 08 February 2007 09:04:51
"Once my ex-partner remarried I became completely marginalised, apart from money. After three years, they are going to succeed in cutting of all contact with my only daughter, whom I love dearly and to whom I was dedicated. Unless the law is changed to give an assumption of equal parental rights and contact, this hideous situation of one parent calling all the shots will continue. Can this be in the child's best interests?
I did everything possible to continue my relationship with my daughter despite overwhelming obstacles - even moving from Scotland to England. It would appear the courts view the non-resident parent as the problem and eliminate the problem by granting the mother's wishes to avoid conflict. I suggest this is, dare I say, a human rights issue.
I know of five people in my situation. They are all professional people with no accusation of abusing the children because they are not the resident parent"
The above extract comes from the Daily Telegraph, 28 Nov 2006.
My question is, will the next Conservative government do anything to improve the situation for non-resident parents?
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