Government will hold 'dads' summit' to launch fathers campaign

Last post 03-18-2009 19:05 by nuala wainwright. 3 replies.
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  • 01-08-2009 13:26

    Government will hold 'dads' summit' to launch fathers campaign

    The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is to stage a "dads' summit" before March to hammer out details of its forthcoming Think Fathers campaign.

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  • 01-08-2009 13:26 In reply to

    RE: Government will hold 'dads' summit' to launch fathers campaign

    I know of one father who is already £30,000 down in trying \(successfully - so far) to protect his disabled child against the depradations of social services, cafcass, and an NHS Foundation Trust. Hardly below the radar is he? \(Though much of their dirty work was amied at him in the secrecy of the locked box of the Family Court - a disgrace in itself) So will the DCSF now help to regain that money and bring his disabled child out of the 'professional'-induced poverty? Being awash with legislation, \(and the Family Court)none of which actually protects children or parents from any passing 'professional' it is surely time to get the rubbish out of the system, so that they are left in peace. More than that, will the DCSF get into social work records and have them cleaned out and made accurate, so that lies are no longer told about loving and ever-present fathers being 'violent and absent'? No-one else seems interested in doing that.. though lots of shuffling has been going on for nearly 2 years. Just how much ongoing deliberate and crippling stress must fathers face, before common sense prevails? No wonder some brave males took to abseiling down the Houses of Parlaiment!

  • 01-14-2009 0:52 In reply to

    RE: Government will hold 'dads' summit' to launch fathers campaign

    More than just 1 organisation should be invited to present their case at this 'summit'. There are many fathers/mothers/equal parenting groups out there, who are all pretty much after the same thing.The injustices meted out by the family courts are so blindingly obvious to all those who have suffered at their hands. Labour have ignored these issues for over a decade and have wrecked thousands and thousands of families lives. What exactly is meant by "see good practice at first hand"? It's simple - anything and everything should be done to ensure that children maintain a healthy loving relationship with both of their parent, post separation, unless there is a PROVEN risk to them. Judges who still think that "Any contact is meaningful contact", and then go on to say that they are "going to allow" the father to "write to your children once a month and send them small gifts at appropriate times", are completely out of touch with reality and the best interests of the children concerned. These sort of nonsensical judgements have got to be stopped. What happens to the children after parents separate, should be sorted out immediately the separation occurs, by mediation if necessary and the out of touch judges and CAFCASS should be the last people making decisions like this. What is needed is a mediation service that separated parents should attend with a view to making the parents see that the interests of their children are best served by maintaining a healthy loving relationship with both. Every other weekend contact does NOT allow for that to happen. Long running contact disputes only serve one purpose, to line the pockets of the solicitors involved, which in turn directly harms the children financially. Is it any wonder that many family law solicitors go out of their way to promote as much conflict as possible?

  • 03-18-2009 19:05 In reply to

    RE: Government will hold 'dads' summit' to launch fathers campaign

    In the tragic case of innocent Baby P - my MAIN QUERY when the horrific news broke initially was WHERE WAS HIS BIOLOGICAL FATHER? and WHY WAS HE NOT AWARE OF THE TORMENT AND ABUSE BEING VISITED ON HIS LITTLE BABY SON? apparently, he couldn't be arsed to care! Shame on him forever. This little toddler needed his protection but he just couldn't be bothered to be involved.

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