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Interesting take on custody post divorce
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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.
Though I wish it were true..... -
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" myComment
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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"Comment
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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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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostGood point - but I still think if women want equality at work then men should have equality at home.Comment
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