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Fathers Rights - Change the law now

Fathers Rights - Change the law now

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 3 months ago
We the undersigned petition the government to review both the law and legal system in relation the rights of fathers, to ensure that the rights of the father are equal to that of the mother both in law and it\'s application. Every child needs a dad. The law recognises that children need and deserve both parents to be active in their life: emotional, educational, social and love are all aspects of a childs life that every father should be part of and can give so much in, yet the courts still do not do enough to preserve and uphold the rights of fathers; even in cases where the evidence is compelling the courts still choose to side with the mother, which is absolutely disgraceful in todays modern society. The fact that the views and wishes of the father can be disregarded are a sad idictment on this country. Change the law now.

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August 17, 2015

FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED!! I AM COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY BY THE STRENGTH OF THIS MOVEMENT AND HOW QUICKLY WE ARE GROWING!! THIS IS A MASSIVE STEP FORWARD FOR FATHERS EVERYWHERE AND I AM SO PROUD OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TOGETHER!!

Reached 500 supporters

August 14, 2015

August 14, 2015

WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD 500 SIGNATURES AND THE MOMENTUM IS INCREDIBLE!! GRAB THE LINK RIGHT NOW AND BLAST IT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW SO WE CAN HIT THIS MILESTONE FAST!!

Reached 100 supporters

May 31, 2008

May 30, 2008

WE ARE ALMOST AT ONE HUNDRED SIGNATURES AND I NEED YOU TO PUSH HARDER RIGHT NOW!! GRAB YOUR PHONE AND SEND THIS LINK TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU KNOW SO WE CAN SMASH THIS INITIAL GOAL!! THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND WE CANNOT STOP UNTIL THE LAW IS CHANGED!!

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Eric lythall
11 years ago Featured

I have a four year old daughter and im currently having to battle see her. I feel quite helpless in this situation as legal side of things takes time and all the while I'm having no contact. I hope that things will change in the future as this does not only effect the father but also the child involved.

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Linda Reutzel
12 years ago Featured

My son is being bullied by his ex-wife with the courts approval. He is a loving and hands on father, but the court decided one day a week was enough for him. And of course the mother is sticking to the judge's ruling to the exact minute.

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Paul Daniels
11 years ago

The law is a disgrace, can't believe nothing is being done and its seems like its all ignored. How can they go on and on about women's rights its always on the news when fathers get treated like this which is the most important thing in the world being a parent.

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Paul Daniels
11 years ago

The law is a disgrace, can't believe nothing is being done and its seems like its all ignored. How can they go on and on about women's rights its always on the news when fathers get treated like this which is the most important thing in the world being a parent.

debra

I know I'm a mother but I've seen that mothers do call the shots

Ibrar Hussain

Finally, someone trying to make a difference.

Christina

Amen! I hope one day this comes to light for great father's everywhere!

Nicole Simonson

Congrats. Right now trying to come up with money to help my fiance get his rights for his daughter.

Mary-Jo Lentini

AGREE! This needs to be changed ASAP! Some women feel they are entitled to do nothing all day so that they can collect a bigger pay out at the end. Its sickening. This law should be changed to reflect all the evidence. Sometimes, the father is the better parent and he should not have to pay for the mothers poor choices when raising their child.

Whitney emmett

I think father's should have just as much time with his kids as the mother and for our country to stop being one sided I'm a mother and if it was me I'd be just as mad

Tommy connell

I with you all the way !!

Traci Parcell

Along with Family Law reform, child support needs reformed. Too many women are stealing from their children's fathers. So many fathers are working and handing over half their paycheck and don't even get to see their kids half time. The system is making it impossible to get ahead! Please reform Family Law and Child Support!!

Rob

I hope that this works in making the system better for both the children & the families.

Anthony Wilson

Share with everyone

Jerry Holguin

I pay to much child support. I feel every dollar should be documented.

Eric J. Davis

Please, PLEASE consider the mental and emotional stresses of children forced to live their lives without their fathers.

Peter Resendes

Fathers need urgent help.

Matthew w. Marshall

Hope to share to everyone

cedrick agent

We need this change

Andrew DiVito

Fathers have rights, fathers mean just as much to a child as mom

Christopher B. Bell

I am the father of a 3 year old daughter. My ex threw me out for another man. She did not have my name placed on our daughters birth certificate and always said I had no rights to her. The state in which she lives and was born informed me that for me to have rights I must do a paternity test to prove I was her father. I did paternity and was still told the same thing. Now they claim I have no rights but yet are making me pay child support. My ex has cut of any and all communication I had to my daughter

paul mccormick

98% or residency is given to the mother. How is this equal rights? The government, family courts and all their affiliates are killing dad's literally. Equal residency should be assumed. Enough of gender wars. Actually put the children first

Cathy Kezar

I'm signing for my son and grandson and all the father's out there that just want to be part of their children's lives and not have to rely the mother doing what is right

James D Benge Jr

Sign for my twin boys I have custody of after 2years of fighting for them. And the unnecessary hell they had to go through with their mother that eventually proved I was the better fit parent from the beginning. But the Judge wouldn't listen.

Matthew w. Marshall

What more can i do more then just sign. Is there anything i can do in local area in Michigan to help more and is there any updateds on how the petition is doing or what inpact it made in the court systems ?

Cecil watson

I a single father in a bad situatio

Ronnie Lott

We Cosign we are battling to get back my two year old stepson who is in foster care. It is a lot of red tape, but we stand with this petition.

Dagan Harman

They should treat the fathers that want to b n their kids life with better rights

Carly Carravetta

I agree! Let fathers have a chance to be a dad. Dont hold kids in the middle like its a game. Not cool

Ross archibald

Im a single father that took my daughter on at 18 i had her for two years but was returned to the hands of my ex partner through no fault of my own .... On her 2nd birthday, fathers should have equal rights !!!! Fathers4justice

Paula Biederman

Yes I seen my son go through 5 year CPO from his kids on lies she made up and courts and child support beleived . weres justice . amen.

anthony dean

we will win

David Rosser

Since my ex-partner walked out three years ago social services obstruct my every attempt to have contact with my 11 year old daughter. Every new unfounded accusation by my ex is treated as an undeniable truth. All the proven evidence I produce to show her as a liar is ignored. as is the proof I give to them and in the court of her mental instability. £43,000+ legal costs to get nowhere.

Dennis Wildgoose

I have a lovely daughter Hallie whom I have not seen since before Xmas last year. I also have an older daughter Olivia who stays over regularly, she also has not seen Hallie. I am taking former partner to court to gain access

Johnathan Hedgepeth

I agree with you, I also believe that we should be given joint custody as well. In my case, the mother and I weren't in a abusive relationship or anything for her to have full custody but the mother living with her parents is in her best interest? I believe both parents need to be in the child life equally. There needs to be a change. I'm tired of seeing parents not being able to have a relationship with their children because the court sides with the mother, even though they advise that isn't the case but I see it all the time. Even mothers with drug addiction have been given full custody. The change needs to happen now.

Billy Hayes

The government needs to understand that when a women the creator spreads her legs and engages in sexual activity she needs to take full responsibility for what the outcome of that act may be. She should hold the stronger burden as she has the choice to or not have that child. Infact she can disappear once impregnated and do whatever she choose with no say on the fathers part. She can even show up years later and tell the father that you are the father and owe back and future child support. This is not fair or healthy power or rights structure.

DARLENE

MY SON AND OUR FAMILY HAS HAD NOTHING BUT GRIEF FROM THE MOM SINCE THE BIRTH OF MY GRANDDAUGHTER- TO HURT US- AND IN TURN IS HURTING MY GRANDDAUGHTER-VERY SAD FOR ALL OF US- MUCH PAIN- WE MUST FIGHT FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THIS COURT SYSTEM.- GOD BLESS US

Matthew Carlson

There are less legistration protecting fathers rights then there are of animals. My ex wife went to jail twice for domestic violence, and they still awarded her the kids. She has kept my kids from me for 6 months now violating my visitation rights, and the courts dont seem to care. This is the second time I have had to take her to court for contempt, and can only hope they finally do something. The time and damange she has took, and done cant get back to me. I must add Im a combat veteran of the Afghanistan War, and disgusted with how the system just seems not to care that my rights are constantly violated even after I sacrifised my life for this country. The system is a joke.

Joel coos

If a women commits adultery than the father should get the kids and she should have to pay child support or the mother should not get child support instead have to get a job.

duncan terras

It's about time men were recognised by the courts.

Heather Terras

My son is fighting to get access with his daughter he is going through the courts but the mother keeps breaking court orders to stop him seeing his daughter this has to be stopped.

CHASE BLACKWELL

Give us rights

Lisa Marie Stock

Children NEED both parents!

Nick Federico

Stop the injustice. The tide is turning ....

Aziza Poggi-Ortiz

Fathers deserve equal rights from birth just as mothers do. Children need both parents. I feel your pain This is unjust.

Jason Daugenti

The legal system is biased against father's and in this day and age, with women using father's and the government for a supplemented income it's seriously a flawed system. I can work every day of my life and pay for everything my son will ever need, but his mother couldn't survive a month on her own without child support and free state assistance. Not to mention the obvious flaw in the fact a mother can simply tell a father no, or chose for him how and when he can see his child and this must change. I get that a mother carries a child for 9/10 months but she couldn't even get pregnant without our seed so this biased and flawed system MUST CHANGE.

Robert Gillon

Mone the faithas

Andrew gibbs

The law so needs to be changed

Dana Rogers

My son is currently fighting to see his child the doctor out him on a depression medicine and it made him go crazy. He tried killing his self and all of his rights were taking away after being cleared by 3 physiatrist. That it was the medication that made him like that we flushed the rest of the medicine down the toilet.

hossain azima

The law in England discriminate against fathers. This discrimination is aganist human law of untied nation which states every human being should be treated to others irrespective of gender, race, sexual orintation, religous beliefs. The law must be changed providing equal rights of every father and mother to children as well as providing residency according to childs performance and wish. Hossain Azima London

martin davies

Tri Burnam

Change it now!!!!

Jessica Brown

Fathers are just as important as moms ..

Adele williams

I THINK ITS IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THERE FARTHERS UNLESS AT RISK AND MOTHERS WHO DENEY THEM ACCESS SHOULD BE PUNISHED

Rhys Smith

Something has to give.

Jack

Wake up Aus Government. Instead of following suit with everyone elses ways, take leadership and change the way we live for the better. These laws are so outdated that even when they were brought in they were outdated.

Anonymous

Where custody is shared and mum s ignore the courts and not let the dads see the children at all there should be a fine

Lorraine Scoffins

It is time the law was changed and a end came to all benefits received by Mothers

Kevin Parker

I have not saw my children since 10-15-2016 there mother lied to have me arrested " Charges was dismissed NOT DROPPED" and moved out of Tennessee to her he state of Texas and has since admitted to making fake social media accounts to send threats and other harmful Messages to her self and her family to use as evidence to get order of protection against me

Thomas sweat

I DEMAND MY RIGHTS!!

Joan Kuhn

Fathers rights the father and the mother should have equal rights to the children and neighter should have to buy the other child support they both have to support and provide for the children when they have them they both have to pay rent and by food and clothes and shoes and coats and toys and pay car payment utilities !! This needs to change asap and suspending the fathers license is a joke it only but them more behind and hurts the child/ children because the fathers having to pay cant get thier child on their weeks or weekend visits this must change asap!!!

Susan winzer

This needs to be changed urgently why should mother have all the say if the father wants to be involved

chris vaske

i need help about the case i will be starting in cincinnati ohio if you are not married nor ever married to your childs mother you have no rights and have to fight to get dna proof that you are the father even then they do not give you rights they only come after you for child support without custody please help me get the law changed i will be getting a petition started to change fathers rights in the state of ohio thank you in advance -chris vaske

Zachariah Hoffer

Help Fathers. Help Children.

Shaun winterton

Equality for parents

Jillian cross

I believe that it is a medieval misconception that children are best with the mother. In some circumstances. The father is the better option for the wellbeing of the child.

Kathleen salvi

The mother of my grandsons little boy has moved to deepest wales with him. She won't school him she's vegan and spends all her time painting! He was in school all last week and loved it. She teaches him nothing. Sorry had to vent. My grandson can get help from nobody. Can't afford the money to fight.

andy platt

the law should be change as i well know thatthe mother always gets the legal right which is wrong children need both parents regardless

Juan

Help stop alimony for ex that work an lie about how much they make so the court will charge male more if thought they have child with another man during the marriage in other states the women lose there rights for alimoney since they cheated that should law in california why should the woman be rewarded for sleeping around

Juan

Help stop alimony for ex that work an lie about how much they make so the court will charge male more if thought they have child with another man during the marriage in other states the women lose there rights for alimoney since they cheated that should law in california why should the woman be rewarded for sleeping around

Nishav Mehrotra

i am very sad rrgarding the condition that men r forced to live in this country and i firmly believe that we cannot love peacefully in silence and have to raise our voices in unity .

Taylur humbarger

I think of the father is trying to be in his child's life or children's life he should be allowed to the mother shouldn't be able to take them away or I think the law needs to be 50/50 if the father is honest hard-working and is trying to be in their child's life what gives us the right to keep that from them more fathers need more bright more father's name to be in their children's lives maybe our generation will be so f***** up

Martin G

Being a grandparent seeing domestic abuse directed towards my family is appalling. The social work have ignored my son and offered advice and assistance to the offender. The police normally follow domestic violence up by contacting the victim...no contact.....so if the victim is female the social work and police contact the victims and follow the enquiry up fully. Because a male is involved the case is ignored as the authorities discriminate against males. Positive discrimination at the highest level. How long can this go on. The criminal justice system is corrupted in favour of females and no one takes cognisance of a genuine complaint from a male victim. The female is afforded priority treatment and allowed to dictate what happens to two lovely children caught up in such a scenario. Again positive discrimination displayed against the male victim having little or no say in the custody of the children. When will the government or someone in the home office actually take stock of what is happening in their domain and actively review the legislation and procedures of the police and social services because at the moment they don't have a clue if a male is the victim. I believe there is an equal opportunities commission which looks at unfair treatment or discrimination, why is this area of business ignored. Why has the government ignored this anomaly for so long. Why has the home office consistently ignored requests to have domestic violence re visited in respect of male victims. It is clear from the biased departments that males are classed as primary perpetrators. Statistics do show the majority of males as the perpetrators but no one in an authoritive position will put their head above the parapet and speak out for males.

V

This disgusting bias of law has been blatantly obvious during my brothers case. The police have no idea how to handle a domestic situation where the male is the victim,and social work, regardless of the victim, will always support the female. I am a female and I already think this is a gross misuse of power. The social work advise women to lie in order to hinder their male partner, who has received nothing but verbal and physical abuse. Men are not deserving of this mistreatment!!! They deserve the right to prove that they are the more suitable and safer parent for the children so that they may gain full custody never mind having to fight daily to try see their children. I am sickened by the amount of men who are diminished and degraded and assaulted by their ex partners and yet the female is always looked on in the eyes of the law as the victim. It is disgusting!!! Men deserve better!!! How dare we suggest that it is worse for a female to be domestically abused than a male! The law needs to start recognising the huge misjudtice that occurs when a male parent is domestically considered insignificant because he is the male. Women should not automatically gain all the benefits and support. I'm appalled at the behaviour of several organisations in not tackling this injustice.

Stacey Lambourn

I stand by any father who is loving enough to fight for their child/ren. I think fathers should have just as much rights as mothers do. If a father was to pack up and move with the child/ren it would be classified as kidnapping, but when mothers do it, its fine and the courts side with them and say that the mother has more rights. Stop this sexist crap and give the fathers a chance. Stop mothers moving states/ countries without the fathers permission.

Tariq Ali

Yes we should have equal rights in the uk as so much has changed and we are living in the 21st century. Men are suffering with being made homeless, women get the family home and the children and men have to csa payments how on earth is this fair.

David Muir

The system needs to change, father's deserve as much rights as the mother whether they are on the birth certificate or Not!

Melissa Silva

I believe in equal rights among parents. Children need both parents equally for their optimal development. Children are the future and problems occur when lacking parental visititation to both parents. Research proves that 50/50 is in the best interest of the children.

david

no money, no children, no rights. Justice system causes just as much harm as an alienating parent

Callum Turley

Over the past year and a half I have been fighting just for access for my little boy who is 3 and a half. I have had 7 hearings and it's still ongoing after winning my last hearing. Fathers should have as much right as mothers

Alice Alvarado

I was a Mother of 3 boys, I worked full-time to support my Children. Never demanded child support. Carried insurance on children. Women want equal rights. .courts need to give them equal rights... in all issues. The courts allow the Mother to us their child to hurt the father's. Shared parenting. ...no child support. Split medical bills, visitation every other week. If a Mother says "I cannot afford the child."..and the Father says he can and proves it. The Father should be custodian and residential parent. The Mother still gets the same rights as Father except he is not demanding child support Stop these Mother's from using their Child as a weapon. These Mother'ss go buy a new vehicle and purchase name brand household furniture and purchases a house. After cry they cannot afford it and demand child support. Yet the Father has equal responsiblities and drives and ild vehicle, buys a house he can afford and furniture/ appliances he can afford. Goes without to ensure he can provide for his Child. Works full time job to ensure he can maintain a home for his parenting time and still have time with his child. The Mother and courts make it hard for father's demanding child support, which makes the Father work two jobs today meet these demands. What happens...Father's have to give up presious time with their child in order to make child support payment. Help stop this injustice

Selena Anderson

My son is currently fighting his ex for visitation until custody goes to trial. She has done everything she possibly could and is still doing it to keep the paperwork going back and forth between lawyers and my son hasn't seen his baby girl in 6 weeks. He was a very active parent in all aspects since birth and she has accused him of so many heinous things that we have proved are lies, but her lawyer keeps submitting stupid letters which only delay things. Now they will only allow him 4 hours supervised once a week and none of his family is allowed to see her. I miss my grandbaby so much and my son is devastated and we are running out of money. We have spend $8000.00 so far and we still can't see her. I don't know what else we can do.

Amy Kobos

The court systems MUST change! I can't tell you how much I am sickened by the courts NOT allowing (or limiting) rights to the willing and able father! This is an act of heinous child abuse! This is about the child's well-being, not because of an angry parent who can't get over his/herself. And, lawyers and judges, you are contributing to the problem just as bad as the narcissistic sociopath alienating parents. WHY?!!! Can't you read beyond the lies! Do the right and fair thing! KIDS NEED BOTH PARENTS!!!!!!! Change must happen!

Amanda Burdette

I am absolutely shocked that the laws are still this way. So biased and unobjective. It should be based upon a case to case basis where both parents are looked at and how they've been present with the children. What the kids want should be listened to and considered as well. Instead I am a step mom who cannot sleep at night worrying about two sweet kids who live in a dysfunctional house hold and cry when they have to leave our house during visits.

Aaliyah Newson

My significant other is fighting tooth and nail to have his rights as a father to his son, and regardless of the mother’s drug and alcohol abuse, financial dependency on her parents and legal troubles with others, the court is prepared to grant everything she wants regarding custody simply because she is his mother. His son and him even have an incredibly tight bond plus he can provide a loving, stable, non violent home but since he is the father he may not have the chance. It’s hard for me to watch a genuine injustice and fail in the system.

Brandon

Total agree with this!! I am a father to a beautiful daughter who is 2! Who I do not get to see because her mothers has said no! Total not far as I would go through heaven and hell for her!

Freddie Valdez

Fathers Rights, are Equal Rights

Michelle stephens

Stop mothers refusing dad's to see their child should receive prison

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Ian Best
11 years ago

Sick of lies and being ripped off

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Ian Best
11 years ago

Sick of lies and being ripped off

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Currently going through a common law separation. I feel like I've been very naive all these yrs. I had no idea. I've completely lost my faith in humanity. Something NEEDS to be done!

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Dan Proulx
11 years ago

Currently going through a common law separation. I feel like I've been very naive all these yrs. I had no idea. I've completely lost my faith in humanity. Something NEEDS to be done!

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