Woman steals £38,000 but AVOIDS prison after Judge says “I hate jailing women”
In yet another example of how the law discriminates in favour of women with ‘light touch’ sentencing, an office manager who went on a £38,000 shopping spree on a company debit card was spared jail because the judge ‘hates sending women to prison.’ Sophie Franklin, 30, helped herself to the cash when working for Circle […]
Fathers4Justice Father’s Day Survey 2017
Fathers4Justice today announced their first Father’s Day Survey aimed at securing a better understanding about the challenges facing separated dads ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday 18th June. Supporters are invited to fill in the survey, which takes just a few minutes to complete. The results will be published at www.fathers-4-justice.org on 14th June. Scroll on […]
Comedian Chris Rock says family courts leave you “out of your f***ing mind…”
Comedian Chris Rock is the latest Hollywood dad to talk about his experiences at the hands of the family courts in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine this month. Rock was divorced from his wife of 10 years, Malaak Compton-Rock, last August amid claims Malaak prevented Chris from seeing their two daughters, Lola and Zahra. […]
Media Request: Men and Abortion
Raw TV is making a documentary for the BBC to mark the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act. The programme will ask if this legislation, now half a century old, reflects the views of modern Britain. If we were to rewrite the law to reflect our opinions and beliefs in 2017 how exactly would we […]
Important Notice: School Holidays & Child Abduction
We have recently experienced a spike in a number of child abductions where children have been removed from the UK to another jurisdiction and have not been returned. In some instances, children have been taken abroad on the pretence of a holiday, which has been agreed with the father*, then not returned. Fathers whose partners […]
Why Parental Alienation IS child abuse
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice Parental alienation (PA) is an increasing and worrying feature in many cases we manage. It involves a child irrationally rejecting one parent (normally the father) after parental separation, without legitimate reason, and is characterised by extreme withdrawal or contempt. Children are alienated through the abusive conduct of the primary carer […]
Scottish Daily Mail: Mothers who deny dads access to kids ‘should be jailed’
By Gareth Rose, Scottish Political Editor MOTHERS who deny fathers access to their children should be locked up, fined or lose custody campaigners claim. Fathers4Justice has been lobbying MSPs ahead of delivering a new report to Scottish ministers, who the group accuses of being ‘anti-dad’. It cites the ‘Stalinist’ named person scheme and the way […]
The love that dare not speak its name
By Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice As the father of three boys, I’ve long been aware that showing any affection to your children in public can land you in hot water if you are a dad. Recent media coverage has included the story of dad Craig Darwell, who was staying in a Travelodge with his teenage […]
F4J Founder told not to hug son in restaurant as it was ‘inappropriate’
The founder of Fathers4Justice has told The Sun newspaper of his anger after claiming a waiter told him he was making fellow diners “uncomfortable” for hugging his son. Matt O’Connor, 50, said he was in a restaurant in London with just his youngest son, Archie, 11, last November when he was reprimanded by staff. The […]
Fathers4Justice to visit Scottish Parliament
Fathers4Justice are calling on Scottish dads to lobby their MSPs to support a motion lodged on behalf of F4J in the Scottish Parliament by MSP Finlay Carson. The motion calls on Parliament to support the ‘Forgotten Fathers’ campaign by F4J in advance of a series of meetings at Holyrood later this month. You can read […]
