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Family Law Reform Fiasco – Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic

The proposed Family Law Amendment legislation by the Labor Government will be another case of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, instead of fixing the hole in the hull to stop the ship from going down. Many of the reform proposals, such as considering the best interests of the child, are well-intentioned, but unless they solve the fundamental problem, they really become another layer of bureaucracy to waste taxpayers’ money. ...

By Warwick Marsh|2023-02-26T07:32:32+10:00February 25th, 2023|SINGLE DADS, Children, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE, FAMILIES|2 Comments

Parental Alienation is Child Abuse

Parental alienation is a systemic plague infecting the family court system. Inoculating the courts against this would clear the emotional quagmire brought on by The Court of Emotion’s atrocious toxic waiting queue in a matter of months. Not only this, the disproportionately high suicide rate among men, as well as domestic violence numbers, would likely nosedive across the board. Defusing the manipulative device, instead of downplaying its effects, can go a ...

By Rod Lampard|2023-01-04T21:22:32+10:00January 3rd, 2023|SINGLE DADS, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE|6 Comments

Blood is Thicker Than Water

The family law system is unfairly stacked against separated fathers who simply want joint custody of their children. "Custody -- Blood is Thicker Than Water" is an inspiring true story of a loving father who fought the system so that he could be a dad to his son. As Dads, we are all our brother’s keepers. In this case, Single Dads are our brothers. We must all do our best to ...

By Warwick Marsh|2022-10-29T14:11:03+10:00October 29th, 2022|SINGLE DADS, Dads, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE, FAMILIES, GOOD BOOKS & VIDEOS|0 Comments

Frontline… The War on Men

There is a war on men but the greatest perpetrators are the men themselves. As Walt Kelly once said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Our single greatest enemy is our own passivity - mine included. Daily, I make the decision as Robert Lewis says, to “reject passivity.” That is why you are getting this newsletter. The number one objection women have about husbands is their passivity. I ...

By Warwick Marsh|2021-06-29T11:18:04+10:00July 6th, 2015|FAIRNESS & JUSTICE, MANHOOD, NEWS, RESEARCH & SCIENCE|1 Comment

Right Here Waiting

Cup in hand, deep in thought, It's like this every day. And it twists my heart I know But there is no other way. I dream of you, there's nothing else, No picture I can see. To see your smiles and how you've grown Or how much of you is me. To hold you close, to hear you laugh, To put you to bed at night. To tell you things a ...

By Guest Writer|2021-06-29T12:03:41+10:00September 25th, 2005|SINGLE DADS|0 Comments

Delinquent Dads?

The best decisions about the care, welfare and support of children are those made by their parents. However, the Child Support Agency has decided that it should take over this role. As a result, I know plenty of non-custodial fathers (and one mother) who not only have no intention of ever paying child support, but also do everything they possibly can to avoid it. I’m one of them. What do you ...

By Roland Foster|2021-06-29T11:13:51+10:00October 10th, 2004|SINGLE DADS, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE|0 Comments

Teachers versus Fathers

The observation that separated couples rarely get along with each other would come as no revelation to anyone. It is generally relationship problems that lead to the separation in the first place. Yet these relationship difficulties are often used by the Family Court as the basis for refusing shared parenting and for restricting a father’s contact with his children. I know of one case where a judge, who found no fault ...

By Roland Foster|2021-06-29T11:13:56+10:00June 3rd, 2004|SINGLE DADS, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE|0 Comments

Equal Parenting

Letter to the Prime Minister from The Lone Fathers Association of Australia Part Two The best interests of the child With a legal presumption of equal shared physical custody, a clear message would be sent by the Australian community to the divorce industry that a child is a human being with an inalienable right to equal parenting (including parenting time) by both its parents and a right to not have a ...

By Barry Williams|2021-06-29T11:45:32+10:00January 18th, 2004|SINGLE DADS, Children, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE|1 Comment

Shared Physical Custody

Letter to the Prime Minister from The Lone Fathers Association of Australia Part One General comments The LFAA, as the national peak body representing separated fathers and their children, wishes to inform you of our extreme disappointment with the Report on “Shared Custody” by the House of Representatives Committee on Family and Community Affairs released on 29 December 2003. While the fathers and children of Australia have asked for bread, the ...

By Barry Williams|2021-06-29T11:34:08+10:00January 11th, 2004|SINGLE DADS, Children, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE|0 Comments

A Tale of Three Cities

A few years ago I was a happily married man -- a beautiful wife, three sons, a home that was well on the way to being paid off, a job, and settled in the community. We had just had our 10-year anniversary -- a night on the town for the family. A few bumps along the way, including some really tough surprises with our sons' births, but everything was fine -- ...

By Guest Writer|2021-06-29T11:14:01+10:00October 13th, 2003|SINGLE DADS, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE, FAITH, MENS HEALTH|0 Comments