Fathers4Justice launch their Shared Parenting Election Briefing Paper for MPs & Political Parties.
A little over a year ago, Fathers4Justice had virtually NO parliamentary support for Shared Parenting. Now, with the help of George Galloway MP and others, EDM 210 has secured the support of 104 MPs from all parties including David Blunkett (Lab), Frank Field (Lab), David Lammy (Lab), Caroline Lucas (Green Party), John Hemming (Lib Dem), Ian Paisley Jnr (Democratic Unionist), John Redwood (Conservative). With UKIP now on board, the Parliamentary consensus for shared parenting is building.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
It’s important we get as many MPs as possible to sign up to Shared Parenting before next years General Election.
1) Please email the Briefing Paper to your MP through http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ OR https://www.writetothem.com OR http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/contact-your-mp/contacting-your-mp/
OR use our letter template and follow our guidelines here:
https://www.fathers-4-justice.org/fathers4justice-general-election-campaign-vote-for-shared-parenting-2/
If you are in Scotland, contact your MSP through http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/help/32438.aspx
2) Tweet the Briefing Paper to your MP here: http://tweetminster.co.uk/mps REMEMBER to include @F4JOfficial and the hashtags #SharedParenting #Fathers4Justice
3) Visit your MPs next surgery with a printed copy of the Briefing Paper. Take any relatives and friends with you, or get them to book in separate appointments for maximum impact.
FATHERS4JUSTICE SHARED PARENTING EARLY DAY MOTION 210. This was the EDM that 104 MPs from all parties signed up to earlier this year. http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2013-14/210
That this House notes that many fathers convicted of no criminal offence have very limited access to their children as a result of decisions made by the family courts following separation or divorce; further notes that the family courts operate in conditions of secrecy in which there is a lack of public accountability for the decisions they make; believes that mothers, children and fathers all have rights in relation to family contact and access where there has been family breakdown; further believes there should not be a presumption that family breakdown is the primary responsibility of either parent; further believes that where there is palpably no threat to children from their father in the context of family breakdown, the courts should try to maximise reasonable access in the interests of the children; and calls on the Government to review the operation of the family courts in general and their decision-making in relation to fathers’ access to children in the context of family breakdown in particular, taking into account the testimony of the many thousands of fathers who feel their rights are being ignored or abused in relation to their children and in particular the organisation Fathers4Justice and the 36,000 families it represents.
F4J POSITION
F4J Campaign Director, Nadine O’Connor says, “Shared Parenting is RESPONSIBLE parenting. It will lead to better outcomes for our children, our families and our country.”
FINALLY…
Remember, if your MP confirms their support for Shared Parenting, please write to them to thank them. A little thanks goes a long way…
