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October 2nd, 2017

Fathers4Justice issues warning to dads over new DV measures

Campaign group Fathers4Justice today warned that tougher court guidance introduced to allegedly protect children from violent parents was aimed at making contact more difficult for dads separated from their children. F4J said a de-facto presumption of “no contact” already existed between children and fathers in family proceedings, but did not apply to violent mums or […]

September 20th, 2017

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 […]

April 25th, 2017

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 […]

March 2nd, 2017

If the Nazis ruled Britain, would they have invented anything as unspeakable as our secret family courts?

As the BBC broadcasts its new alternative history TV series SS-GB, which imagines what the UK would be like if the Nazis had invaded Britain, F4J founder Matt O’Connor asks some uncomfortable questions. In 1925, Adolf Hitler declared in Mein Kampf: “The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. […]

December 18th, 2016

Fathers4Justice warn Cafcass of legal action over false allegations

Monday 19th December 2016 Anthony Douglas Chief Executive Officer Cafcass National Office 3rd Floor 21 Bloomsbury Street London WC1B 3HF BY EMAIL TO: [email protected] LETTER BEFORE ACTION: SLANDER OF FATHERS4JUSTICE BY CAFCASS AT A SPIP COURSE Dear Mr Douglas, We have recently been informed that representatives of Cafcass have made slanderous allegations about Fathers4Justice (F4J) […]

June 19th, 2016

Fathers4Justice back Justice4Sam campaign

F4J announced on Father’s Day that it was backing dad Nicholas Harry in his campaign to secure justice for his son Sam, who was killed with the force of a 60mph car crash – just 18-months old – by his mum Deanna Buffham, and her boyfriend, Ryan Bate. The pair blamed each of other for […]

May 18th, 2016

The demonisation of dads is killing kids

When will we learn. Yesterday, another mum was sent to prison for stabbing her children to death. That isn’t to say fathers don’t commit equally heinous crimes, because they do. But what is desperately frustrating and tragic, is that we keep putting children at risk because of our obsession with demonising dads when they are statistically the […]

June 21st, 2015

Sunday Express: Fair deal for families on Father’s Day. By Matt O’Connor, founder of Fathers4Justice

Today, on Father’s Day, Fathers4Justice is launching a new political and social Manifesto, calling for the creation of a new government post, a Minister for Men and Boys. As a father of three boys, who experienced difficult, life-changing problems during my divorce I understand better than anyone the lack of support for men and other […]

June 21st, 2015

Fathers are for life, not just Father’s Day. By Darryl Westell

Pic: Darryl Westell and Matt O’Connor, Fathers4Justice protest, Trafalgar Square 2012 And so Father’s Day 2015 comes to haunt the fraternity of fatherhood once again with pub signs declaring their ‘fab dads’ menu and glossy Sunday supplements presenting us with whimsical throwbacks to dads in their element: manning the BBQ, fixing the leaky tap, playing […]

April 7th, 2015

George Galloway interview with Matt O’Connor

George Galloway discusses the forthcoming General Election, Shared Parenting, fatherlessness and who his favourite superhero is with Fathers4Justice founder, Matt O’Connor.

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