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It’s a great privilege and honour to me to be invited to come and speak to you this morning. I think it’s one of the most important parts of my responsibility as President of the Family Division to get out and meet as many people as possible who are tied up – often typically unwillingly – in the family justice system.
It enables me to do my job better if I can hear directly what people have to say. It is also very important that as many people as possible should have the opportunity of seeing and hearing in the flesh as it were, the person who for good or ill has been put in charge of the system.
It is a particular privilege if I may say so to be here on your 40th anniversary. You as an organisation have been doing invaluable work for far too many years. The fact that there is still so much to be done is no criticism of you but is, if anything, a commentary on the system. All I can say is keep up the good work. We all have a very long way to go.
You will not, I hope, accuse me of complacency. I tend to speak my mind. And down the years and long before I became President I have spoken my mind in judgements which have reverberated at the time. It saddens me considerably that it is over 10 years now that I gave a judgement on the 1st of April 2004 which was critical and was thought at the time to be strikingly critical coming from a judge about the deficiencies of the private law system.
I recently reread that judgement. There is not a word in that judgement which I have resiled from. The diagnosis of the problems seems to be as accurate now as it was then. And in very large measure the necessary remedies are as I suggested in that judgement. It was as I observed earlier this year that almost ten years after I gave that judgement Lord Justice McFarlane had occasion to condemn in a court of appeal case towards the end of last year in the strongest possible language private law proceedings that had gone on for 12 years or so and had become an exercise - taking a phrase I had used ten years ago - in complete futility.
I said publicly as President earlier this year that we had come so far but in a sense so little distance.
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Families Need Fathers often receives requests from academics and organisations looking to carry out research on separated families, particularly the experiences of dads.
Social research is of great importance in family law, and the evidence built up by researchers helps to drive forward improvements that can benefit children and families in the future.
We list current research requests below. If you are interested in the study and would like to find out more or take part, do contact the researchers on the details provided. If you would like to speak to us about any listed requests, or you are a researcher that would like to speak to us about a project, please email us on admin@fnf.org.uk.
Splitting up or divorcing? Already separated but need to agree what happens next about your home, children or finances?
If you’re looking for a low cost separation, want to avoid court or hoping to keep things amicable, then we’d like to hear from you.
A BBC documentary series is working with National Family Mediation, the largest provider of family mediation in England and Wales that provides highly qualified family mediators to help separated couples come to agreement on vital issues.
1 in 3 marriages in Britain end in divorce, yet few people know there is a positive way to resolve practical problems and move forwards. We’re looking for separating/separated couples who could use mediation and are prepared to share their experience to help others learn about it. If you need help and are interested to know more about this ground-breaking series, please contact: Rhiannon on 07502112208 or Rhiannon@wildpictures.co.uk.
FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru is a registered charity providing information, support and advice to parents and grandparents with child contact problems in Wales. Roughly 70% of those who approach us for help are men.
We are aware of the excellent work undertaken by Rights of Women and others capturing the experience of women who are victims of Domestic Violence. Their most recent report on the position of female victims can be accessed here http://rightsofwomen.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Evidencing-DV-a-year-on-2014.pdf
This survey was inspired by that work but is focused on the experience of MALE victims exclusively.
Please only complete this survey if you are
1. MALE - including transexuals identifying as male
AND
2. identify as a victim of 'Domestic Violence' * (PLEASE NOTE)
You can access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/maleDVvictimssurvey
'Domestic Violence' is defined by the UK Government as:
Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. This can encompass but is not limited to the following types of abuse:
The follow links contains more detail about the definition of domestic violence: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-government-domestic-violence-and-abuse-definition
PLEASE NOTE
This survey is designed to be anonymous. Please ensure that you do not include any information that would identify yourself or others in completing the survey.
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