Fathers4Justice call for boycott of Mothercare over allegations Myleene Klass denied dad access to kids
Fathers4Justice today called on mothers and fathers to boycott the retailer Mothercare until they delist the Baby K range by celebrity mum Myleene Klass. The group say that Ms Klass has refused to deny press reports that she denied her children access to their dad for over a year and that the retailer should delist […]
Fathers4Justice launch Myleene Klass fundraising t-shirt
F4J have launch a “Come on Myleene” t-shirt to raise funds to fight legal threats made by lawyers for Myleene Klass after she threatened to sue the group over their advert of the same name. The limited edition t-shirt will be available for sale on the campaign web site and through independent retailers on 27/7/15. Supporters […]
F4J respond to Mylene Klass demands that advert is removed “IMMEDIATELY” or face defamation claim
23rd July 2015 Zoe Morris [email protected] Lee & Thompson LLP Tel: +44 (020) 3073 7600 www.leeandthompson.com REF: YOUR CLIENT MYLEENE KLASS Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of 22nd July 2015. Please be aware that as this is a matter of public interest, we do not regard correspondence on this matter as […]
Why Scottish fathers deserve shared parenting. By Matt O’Connor
Every month, thousands of desperate Scottish dads turn to the courts as they battle for access to their children. All too often, the court orders they secure are broken with impunity by mothers, who face little or no court sanction. As a result, around 50% of all court orders for contact between children and their […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lorraine Kelly interviews Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor on ITV1 about helping dads this Father’s Day
Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor went on the Lorraine Kelly show on ITV1 this morning to explain why he has hung up his superhero costume to take his organisation in a different direction this weekend. You can watch his interview below, and here: http://www.itv.com/lorraine/hot-topics/fathers-4-justice-helping-dads-this-fathers-day Fathers4Justice will be setting up a phone line where Matt himself will […]
Courts try to ban public and F4J supporters from criminal trials
Pic: Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice The ongoing trial of Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor for a Section 5 Public Order Act Offence has now entered its 10th month. He was arrested just yards from his former Hampshire Home on 4th September 2014 after being challenged by Police Officers in the street over complaints he had made […]
The Patron Saint of Stolen Children, by Matt O’Connor.
By Friday evening the Deification of Rebecca Minnock was complete. Where the Police and Court tipstaff couldn’t find a mum on the run, a newspaper with a cheque book could. In an ‘EXCLUSIVE’ interview and photoshoot with the Daily Mail, Minnock paraded her reasons for ‘fleeing’ with her son, whilst the Mail claimed the glory […]
F4J Founder says public ‘can have no confidence’ in IPSO after MP ruling
Pic: Caroline Nokes MP and the bite mark suffered by a victim at the home of F4J Founder Matt O’Connor. The Founder of Fathers4Justice today criticised the Independent Press Standards Organisation after he complained about the failure of the Romsey Advertiser newspaper to report the involvement of an MP in a violent incident at his home […]
