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Originally Posted by richard1960
They had a very good phone in on radio five live between 9am and 10 am on this subject,and Nicky Campbell found not one single caller that thought men were treated equally that included a woman family lawyer and a lady mediation specialist.Equality ie shared parenting must be one of the last taboos.
Ten years ago i was going through my own contact nightmare my ex refused mediation and was obstructive,which led to a day in the family courts with a legal team costing thousands,sadly governments and the people they choose to chair enquiries will not let things move on.
In america i understand there is equality where there is a presumed assumption of shared parenting,but sadly the powers that be will not equal things up here,if this was happening to women,their groups would be up in arms.  |
It may well be in large part due to the lobbying activities of certain powerful women's groups that change isn't happening. Let's face it, control over the children is the key factor which determines financial settlements, housing arrangements etc. and is frequently used as a stick with which to beat the ex partner. Even those fathers who have the money to try for redress in the courts find that in practice there's nothing they can do to force their former partner to allow contact.
Those mothers (my sister-in-law being one such) out there who do the right thing and encourage their children to have regular and meaningful contact with their fathers are probably just as appalled by the actions of these other women as we are.