Divorced mothers who refuse to give their former husbands access to their children could be hit with penalties under new plans to change the law

oneiorosgrip · 2012-06-13T12:23:26+00:00

We need something like this in the U.S. It's so tolerated here that even after my husband took his ex to court for contempt of their divorce agreement, and she settled with a new custody agreement, she still withheld access to the kids.

On their first visit after the agreement was signed, the girls told us, "Mommy says we're moving away."

A couple of months later, they packed up and fled across the state to a little podunk town with no jobs. The ex told my husband that since the town was outside the distance requirement stated in Ohio's paperwork, she didn't have to let him see the kids any more. Local lawyers told us that since we'd just legally agreed to shared parenting, (aka joint custody) with primary residential custody going to the mother, local judges would not now award my husband primary residential custody even though she fled with the kids and stated that he wasn't allowed to see them any more. This was partly because she didn't leave the state, but according to everyone we consulted with, mostly because she was the mother, and the father is "just a man."

Faced with the threat of losing our family, we moved to a nearby community to stay close to the kids... right at the worst possible economic time. Keeping contact between our residential family (my husband, me, and our son) and the girls was a huge challenge - she fought every step of the way, with attempts at parental alienation, manipulation of the kids' schedules to exclude time with Dad, lies, slander, and manipulation of the child support system to try to have him jailed. We managed, but I know a lot of parents can't. It would be nice if the law would back up non-custodial parents in their efforts to be part of their kids' lives.

firelord1973 · 2012-06-13T11:46:09+00:00

About time somthing happened, and I peronsonly think it's due to pressure from groups like father for justice, it may seem silly climing up a building dresses as batman but it got them noticed.

TheDongerNeedsFood · 2012-06-13T09:13:33+00:00

And its about fucking time we started seeing stuff like this!!!

The family courts need to be recognized for what they truly are: a totalitarian regime that systematically excludes fathers from the lives of their children while at the same time transferring as many resources from these fathers to the group of conniving cunts that make up the mothers who think they're justified in preventing their children and their fathers from seeing each other.

buddamus · 2012-06-13T11:16:50+00:00

I'm so glad to finally see this

Hypersapien · 2012-06-13T14:12:32+00:00

YAY....

Oh. England.

megazen · 2012-06-13T21:21:40+00:00

Finally some common sense!

2012-06-14T01:27:37+00:00

GOOD. BRING IT STATESIDE PLEASE.

Unenjoyed · 2012-06-13T16:48:50+00:00

Yes, this is step generally in the right direction, but it seems wrong.

and mothers who defy court orders requiring them to give such access will face a range of penalties including the removal of passports or driving licences and the imposition of home curfews.

When someone defies a court order, shouldn't they be subject to arrest and fines? Why make a list of judgements that may be meaningless to some of these women?

2012-06-13T19:00:34+00:00

It's nice to see a little parental equality finally ebb it's way into our legal system. Mothers have enjoyed an unfair bias in the court room for far too long.

ss_camaro · 2012-06-14T17:15:43+00:00

More BS propaganda.. nothing will come of this.

oneiorosgrip · 2012-06-13T15:57:10+00:00

All that's going to happen is an increase in the number of women making false abuse claims to keep men away from their kids.

Title	Divorced mothers who refuse to give their former husbands access to their children could be hit with penalties under new plans to change the law
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Date	June 13, 2012 6:54 AM UTC (14 years ago)
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