Real fathers for justice Press Release 19/03/10

Real fathers for justice Press Release 19/03/10

Staff ‘denied access’ to family court

This morning at around 5am a lone activist barricaded the entrance to Darlington county court with a motorcycle chain.

The action was to highlight an injustice meted out in the family courts to a serviceman who had recently returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Real fathers for justice can confirm we were approached for assistance prior to this stunt by a serving soldier, he wishes to deny staff access to the building the way they have assisted his estranged wife to deny him access to his home and children.

An Rffj spokesman said:

“Although we were not directly involved in this stunt we have sympathy with this father and fully understand why he chose to break the law”

“We suggested if he was determined to protest that as today was St. Joseph’s day, the patron Saint of fathers, it would be an appropriate day to take peaceful direct action”

“The father in question is a serving soldier so cannot be identified, we will call him Clive”

Clive asked us to prepare the following statement as to the reasons he took the action this morning.

“I am a decorated soldier and have recently completed a 6 month tour of duty in Afghanistan; I also served in the conflict in Iraq.”

“I recently returned from duty fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan to find that judges at Darlington county court had granted my wife a non-molestation and an occupation order of the marital home, this was all done ex parte in my absence whilst serving Queen and country overseas”

“My wife has since moved her new lover in and has been denying contact to our 2 young children”

“If this is how the courts treat a serving soldier based on a false allegation, imagine how they could treat you”

“All my wife needed was to say there was a ‘perceived fear’ of what I may do when I found out about her affair, the judge said because I was a soldier I was ’obviously violent’ he then granted her an occupation order and has denied me going within a mile of our home”

“I’d prefer to be fighting the Taliban than fighting the legal system, they operate in secret behind closed doors and the judges remain unaccountable for their actions”

“I’ve already seen a Cafcass officer who has told me I’m looking at an occasional hour with my kids in a supervised contact centre, probably for at least the next 6 months”

“Due to the sheer frustration and the delays in dealing with my case, I feel I have no other option but to protest in this way, so I decided to give the Judges a taste of their own medicine and ‘deny access’ to their court”

“Perhaps while they are waiting for the chains to be cut, they might reflect on the damage they have done to my children in denying them contact with their father”

“We spend billions of pounds fighting the Taliban; they have killed hundreds of my colleagues”

“The family courts are responsible for at least as many deaths through fathers deprived of hope, taking their own lives, yet we actually support them through our taxes”

He was quite upset, but went on to say;

“The Taliban sneak about and plant I.E.D's  (improvised explosive devices)  in the cover of darkness. These bombs not only kill soldiers but maim and kill children. I would say that family courts are just like the Taliban.”

“I left my family to serve my country, and to help other families live a life of freedom in Afghanistan.”

“My children have been maimed for life, just for like those children in Afghanistan that are caught in I.E.D explosions. They may not have lost limbs or have scars, but they have lost a father who loves them “
 

Notes to Editor

Real father for justice (Rffj) is a breakaway group from Fathers 4 justice and was formed in June 2005.

Rffj last hit the North East headlines on father’s day 2008, when Simon Anderton spent 3 days protesting on the Tyne Bridge Newcastle, after spending 4 days incarcerated for the peaceful protest he was later cleared of any wrong doing by a jury in Newcastle crown court.

Rffj campaign for accountability and transparency in family law, for the rights of a child to have a loving and meaningful relationship with both parents post divorce or separation.

Contact Mike Kelly on 07782 440072 or email info@realfathersforjustice.org

UK - What have human rights done for family justice?

http://www.resolution.org.uk/news-list.asp?page_id=228&page=1&n_id=114

For immediate release: Saturday 13^th March 2010
Speaking at the Resolution annual conference Mr Justice Andrew Moylan reviewed 10 years of the Human Rights Act and its implications for the operation of family law.
Noting that the powers of the family court are amongst the most drastic of any court, as ultimately it has the power to remove a child from their parents, Mr Justice Moylan questioned whether the European Convention and Human Rights Act deserve the criticism they sometimes receive.
In his speech, Mr Justice Moylan argued that the rights to privacy, fair trial and freedom of expression have permeated many aspects of family law and become common features in family proceedings over the last ten years:
“There has been a review of many aspects of the family legal system, consequent on the effective incorporation into our domestic system of the substantive and procedural rights guaranteed by the European Convention. In addition, and importantly, the procedural safeguards implicit in Article 8 (right to a private and a family life) extend to decisions made outside the legal system. In the family arena, the reach of the Convention is broad.”
Mr Justice Moylan concluded that:
“The balancing framework provided by the (Human Rights) Act enhances the administration of justice, both substantively and procedurally.”
A full copy of Mr Justice Moylan’s speech is available here.
Notes to editors
1.Mr Justice Moylan was addressing the Resolution National Conference, which takes place from 12-14 March 2010 at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.
2. Resolution is a group of over 5500 family lawyers in England and Wales. Established 25 years ago, it promotes a non-confrontational, constructive approach to resolving family disputes. To find out more, visit http://www.resolution.org.uk/

Social Workers Want Power To See Children In Private

http://fifesocialservices.com/2010/03/14/social-workers-want-powers-to-see-your-kids-in-private/
With the amount of child abusers and paedophiles within the Social Services and Child Protective Services profession (see Hollie Greig case the girl with Downs Syndrome who was abused by Social Workers, Policemen and a Sheriff), this new law that could be passed in the UK is quite scary indeed.

The UK could be set to pass a law which would allow Social Workers to come into your house and take your child away for as long as they like, without question, without an order (source BBC.)  Of course if a child was in imminent danger, the Social Services should apply for a court order to remove them, but now it seems they want to be able to take your child for an hour or two and then return them to you.  This opens up a whole load of possibilities for corrupted Social Workers and so called “child protectors.”

http://fifesocialservices.com/2010/03/14/social-workers-want-powers-to-see-your-kids-in-private/