“On this page you have a text book case. People are disagreeing as to the 'worth' of a father. For the mother she has the luxury of law siding with her, the father has the law against him. This in turn leads on to his persecution. It is assumed that the mother is completely fit to be a mother purely based on her being female.

There in lies in the inequality.

The only way this issue will be resolved is when women get together in support of Fathers for Justice or similar initiatives.

It seems to me that some mothers fear inequality on this issue and maybe they have had it too good for too long.

For further reading, google Parent Alienation Syndrome to see how parents use children to hurt ex-partners.

No parent should use children as a weapon. I have seen my sister misuse this inequality to maximum effect and also seen the devasting consequences it has had on the children.”

“Pray tell us Anon "What is this correct way you speak of"?”

“You need to get a life love! So I don't know my husband then? How silly of me to think I know him better then you do. Bring on the drug tests, bring on the references, bring on the breathalyzers, bring on the character witnesses, bring on a work reference. ANYTHING you throw at him, he WILL pass and I do believe you know that deep down. The paper typing '2 kids' was a mistake by them, as for '3rd child' not being counted, you tell me then why my daughter is a Daddy's girl. Grow a backbone and start sticking up for what is right by the boys, not what makes your life easier!!!!”

“mrs p that wasnt a lie nor was it slandering this person and myself have seen the drug evidence drinking pics on facebook and in person smoking illegal substances and has been told by the school its just you that obviously doesn't know what he does when he isnt with you! so no one is going to be in SERIOUS trouble because it is all truthfull. If you read the echo you will see he is a liar 1 saying he works part time well we both know thats not true 2 he says father of 2 when he has 3 children or doesnt the other child count?”

“i agree with Anon glos fathers for justice is a waste of time and is pathetic it isnt grown up nor is it clever they should be sorting out the reason why they cant see their kids because in most cases but not all there is a strong reason as to why fathers or even in some cases mothers denied access. I think these fathers need to grow up and stop feeling sorry for themselves its self centered and pathetic they trying to do it as a control thing and it makes me wonder what there parenting is really like especially acting in a illegal manor and going climbing buildings, although for some fathers maybe they have not done anything to be treated this way but this fathers for justice is going the wrong way.”

“Cameron in a Spidey suit, doing a Nazi salute? Do my eyes deceive me? At last, some political sense!”

“Fathers for Justice has been set up because the court is irrevocably swayed towards the mother, and mothers can do whatever they want with regard to the child, while the father is left with very little recourse (and I speak as a mother). The law should be equal, with the father's rights as important as the mother's.”

“Well at least this shouldn't turn people against Father's 4 Justice as effectively as causing major traffic snarl-ups in Gloucester did some time ago. Water-cannon would have been turned on that lot if I had had my way!

This is a complex and serious issue where the welfare of the children must always be paramount. Unfortunately there are mothers who, sometimes for purely spiteful reasons, deny ex-partners reasonable access to their children and, where this is judged to be the case, mothers need to be held accountable for their actions and punished robustly where necessary.

However, from what I've read about several high-profile Father's 4 Justice activists, their ex-partners appear to have very good reasons for keeping them at bay, and if I was an estranged father I would avoid this group like the plague! If estranged fathers were to start a new group where the character and background of members was checked out, they might be taken more seriously and hopefully achieve their aim.”

“To Anon.

I think your final statement highlights the problem...'resolving the situation in the correct way'.

When you have inequality in a system, there is no correct way. Both mum and dad spend thousands on solicitors who seem to be the only winners.

Children need both mum and dad for role models, that is what is best my view. To have a system that favours a parent is not what is best for the children. I can say that from experience.

I cannot comment on the cases above, but I can say that there are fathers and grandparents who are being denied the right to see their children due to this gross inequality.”

“I hope that fathers for justice get somewhere with this government in terms of enforcing equality in these issues.

If people believe that this is just an issue for parents, then I assure them it is not. It affects whole families.

My sister has abused this inequality and alienated her children as much as she can from her ex-husband, their father. She has tried to have him put in prison on made up charges which despite the police not believing and it never making court, still caused a lot of problems for every family member.

She has also called the police on members of her own family who try to help resolve the issue by getting the children to have a fulfilling relationship with their father. Again the police see her as wasting their time, but do they act on her? No.

Despite the courts ordering her to ensure the children see their dad, she still abuses the system because she knows that at the end of the day, social services will always be lenient on her.

Had her ex-husband behaved as my sister did, I have no doubt the courts and police would have acted immediately.

The result of inequality has actually had the worst affect on my sister, who now never sees her family, likewise her daughters are stuck in the same house as her in a virtual prison, unable to see the family, including all the new members, due to their mothers actions.

This inequality tears families apart, it needs to be resolved. We need to move on from the frankly backwards opinion that is only mothers who have the children's best interests at heart.”