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Fathers 4 justice is starting to have an effect?
But interesting that there are no figures in the article - just a few cases and loads of daily mail rubbish.
"'There's no gender discrimination in the courts,' says Elizabeth Hicks, partner and head of family law at solicitors Irwin Mitchell. "
Heard that loads of times over last 5 years - even when 92% of women get custody(4% shared) and 60% of mem lose contact with their children.
Dont believe what you read in the press. Especially true of rags like the mail.
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Actually yeah, I should have been a bit clearer it was the daily mail...Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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Karen recalls how she was described in court by her former husband's barrister: 'He painted a picture of me as a hard-faced woman who was more interested in board meetings than school plays,' she says. 'It was so far from the truth.'
Barrister, truth ...... that's where you're going wrong, see?Comment
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What followed was a traumatic court battle which saw a judge hand custody of her eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter to their father, who lives on benefits in a council house.
To add insult to injury, the judge ordered Karen to pay maintenance to her former husband.
If he'd been the one on the six-figure salary and she'd looked after the children, she'd have got the house as well as maintenance.
Don't know they're born some people - mainly female Daily Mail readers. "Insult to injury" my
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Good point - I hadn't thought of that!Originally posted by NickFitz View PostWhat followed was a traumatic court battle which saw a judge hand custody of her eight-year-old son and six-year-old daughter to their father, who lives on benefits in a council house.
To add insult to injury, the judge ordered Karen to pay maintenance to her former husband.
If he'd been the one on the six-figure salary and she'd looked after the children, she'd have got the house as well as maintenance.
Don't know they're born some people - mainly female Daily Mail readers. "Insult to injury" myComment
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Just noticed the final sentence:
But the truth, however unpalatable, is that equality goes both ways.
Maybe the clue lies somewhere in the definition of "equality"
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Good point - but I still think if women want equality at work then men should have equality at home.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostJust noticed the final sentence:
But the truth, however unpalatable, is that equality goes both ways.
Maybe the clue lies somewhere in the definition of "equality"Comment
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Yes, I'm afraid to say that none of the happenings that shocked the women would have drawn any comment if they had happened to the men in a comparable situation. So yes, they obviously do expect to get custody just because they are female.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostComment
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