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Study session on representing yourself in court
Following recent changes allowing lay representatives in Sheriff Courts, FNF Scotland is holding an event to consider the issues facing parents who represent themselves in court and to contribute to...
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Kids Without Dads programme
ITV's Tonight programme on Thursday 28th August looked at fatherlessness, following the recent Centre for Social Justice report on fractured families. Recent research has shown that the number of lone...
View ArticleNew contact centre video from Aberdeen
This short video from VSA outlines the role of a contact centre, and stresses the need for funding for this volunteer run service. FNF Scotland is working on a user's guide to contact centres, and...
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Mum and Dad are splitting up
Separated families are also covered in a recent documentary on BBC2 - Mum and Dad are splitting up - which was broadcast on the evening that FNF Scotland held its first AGM in Glasgow. "With a third of...
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Change of address
The FNF Scotland national office has moved to 10 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AU. The phone number remains the same (0131 557 2440) - apologies for any delays while we were in process of moving....
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Seeking examples of needlessly hostile legal letters
One of the concerns most frequently raised by FNF members is the unwarranted hostility they experience from their former spouse/partner's solicitor making unwarranted personal remarks of their own in...
View ArticleOne in ten Scottish fathers may suffer from post-natal depression
AS many as one in 10 Scottish fathers is struck down by postnatal depression, according to Wendy Jessiman, a lecturer at Stirling University. The situation has become so severe that Scottish midwives...
View ArticleThe 53rd Hour
Waving goodbye to your kids is something most parents do without thinking. Follow this Australian single Dad's journey as he documents 8 months of saying goodbye to his two children, by capturing the...
View ArticleChristmas tips press release
Families Need Fathers Scotland has issued the following press release publicising our Christmas tips factsheet: Christmas can be the loneliest time of the year for divorced or separated parents. It is...
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Comments from a criminal defence lawyer
"The problem is that zero-tolerance policies are not compatible with the exercise of reasonable discretion, which in turn is why every household barney must now be categorised as domestic abuse and why...
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Equal Opportunities Committee considers single fathers
The Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee is keen to hear about the experiences of single fathers and fathers with shared residence of children. They wish to identify the key challenges...
View ArticleReform moves a step closer for civil cases in Scotland
The newly published Courts Reform Scotland Bill is intended to overhaul the whole system in order to direct proceedings to the most appropriate judge and court and make civil justice quicker and...
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Parental Alienation study wins conference awards
The background to Sue Whitcombe's study of the professional debate about Parental Alienation (PA) and the experience of alienated parents is described in an article in the The Psychologist, journal of...
View ArticleNews from Families Need Fathers Scotland
Our weekly e-newsletter was paused last Autumn when we moved office in order to rectify some problems in the way the links were working. Although plenty has happened since then and some news articles...
View ArticleBuilding up twitter following
We are increasingly using our twitter feed @fnfscotland to post reminders of monthly meetings and flag up useful news stories of our own or judgments/research that will be useful to members and...
View ArticleGrateful thanks
We received a wonderful surprise at the Aberdeen group meeting last week when Graham Cowie turned up with a donation of £900 to support our work. Graham recently celebrated his 40th birthday. He...
View ArticleCall to recognise the contribution of fathers after separation
FNF Scotland has submitted its contribution to the Scottish Parliament Equalities Committee enquiry into Fathers and Parenting. We are calling for equal recognition of the contribution that fathers can...
View ArticleFathers reaching out in West Lothian
Reach Out Fathers is a new organisation offering support to fathers, based in West Lothian. They aim to offer support from being there to listen and help through hard times, to doing research and...
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International Council on Shared Parenting launched
Responding to the alarming increase in psycho-social and developmental problems among children whose parents are living apart, 26 leading research scientists, family professionals and representatives...
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