Parental Rights To Child Contact

What it asks

What the petitioner did first

1. 22 Sep 2015
   Public Petitions Committee

   New Petitions
   1 mention
2. 1 Dec 2015
   Public Petitions Committee

   Current Petitions
   1 mention
3. 9 Feb 2016
   Public Petitions Committee

   Continued Petitions
   1 mention
4. 23 Feb 2016
   Public Petitions Committee

   Continued Petitions
   1 mention

1. Scotland73 68.2%
2. England13 12.1%
3. United Kingdom13 12.1%
4. Wales4 3.7%
5. United States4 3.7%

1. Frankie Ku 11 Jun 2015
   Good luck!
2. paul mowat 11 Jun 2015
   Seconded.
3. Alison Waugh 11 Jun 2015
   Absolutely agree. Too many lives destroyed by vindictive contact disputes. Contact.should only be restricted or denied if there are strong, genuine reasons why this would be in the interests of the children. The system should not encourage or condone adversarial behaviour.
4. Sara brown 11 Jun 2015
   I think the social work department have to many rights
5. Karen kinley 12 Jun 2015
   Social workers playing god with people's life,they have so many rights
6. Ashley wilson 13 Jun 2015
   Couldn't agree more with this.
7. Mandie Wilson 13 Jun 2015
   yes ! Two many people play God with there kids and think about there slfs rather there child ! No one should be stop from seeing there kids unless they where a risk to the child! Tht is a different matter but just because the parents relationship is over doesn't mean there relationship with there kids are ! Two many kids are involved in this and it's not right ! Both parents should have a say and see there child ! People should stop making these poor children feel like there in the middle of there parents business so unfair ! And the parents who put there kids through this should be stopped !
8. Darren Towill 13 Jun 2015
   Equal parenting... Why is one sided ? Dad's have feelings and hearts ..we love our children to. And they love us as much
9. Sharon McAllister 13 Jun 2015
   This should of been put in place years ago x
10. Louise Reddell 13 Jun 2015
    Children need both parents where both parents are deemed fit.
11. Yamin Zakaria 14 Jun 2015
    It is obscene that the resident parent. which is usually the mother, can simply deny all contact to the father, its inhumane. Law needs to change so that both parents by default have access to the children, unless its varied by a court order.
12. Kathleen Anderton 14 Jun 2015
    I think mothers who block access should be given three chances to comply with a court order allowing contact to their childs other parent, if they continue to block access then they should go to prison. Too many children are being emotionaly messed up. Children want and need both parents to grow into well ajusted adults. The only restriction being if either parent is a danger to the child
13. Jennifer kennedy 14 Jun 2015
    Completely agree, resident parents should be stopped from dictating contact arrangements with non resident parents. The current system enables resident parents to falsely accuse non resident parents of abuse to access legal aid. Even when child protection investigations are conducted and are unfounded. The current system causes huge inefficiencies and wastes resources within the legal system, police, and social work services. There needs to be more joined up partnership working amongst these services to stop these situation progressing which is ultimately failing children in this country. The current system contradicts every peice of legislation that underpins the rights of children and makes a mockery out of the justice system.
14. Lydia Reid 14 Jun 2015
    Imagine being a child
    You go to bed at night your Dad reads you a story He has already given you your supper and bath
    All is normal
    When the child wakes up in the morning They are no longer allowed to speak to their Dad or of their Dad
    With no real explanation this child has been removed from Dad granny grandad and Aunts uncles and cousins
    Their whole life as they know it is destroyed
    Their Dad is not allowed to buy their favourite crisps Not allowed to read to them cuddle them or pick them up from school
    
    All of a sudden this person and people the child loved have gone
    
    How would you feel if this happened to you as an adult
    How do you think a child feels
    What kind of affect do you think that has on a child
    If you believe this is an exaggeration go and speak to just a few families disputing contact
    Children need consistency and security if they are not to be damaged
    It surely is simple common sense that the life of that child will stay more secure with a simple explanation and continuance of contact with both parents unless their is a genuine reason to stop contact for one parent
15. Alan Lee 15 Jun 2015
    Your comments are extremely valuable..
    It is extremely sad that as a father, I have to fight to see my child, sad I have to petition the government for change, sad for my kids...
    It is not in the best interest of the child that they don't get to see their father or mother and extended family.
    I understand the Scottish Government has no plans to change the current law, however, I hope to get as many signatures as possible and push for change.
    Change not for me but for my children.
    I want to thank you for your comments and signing the petition. Please share the petition and ask your family and friends to sign.
    Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
16. gavin ritchie 19 Jun 2015
    Its really sad how one parent can be so harsh towards a person they loved at one point in time and for there own hatered towards the other stops a father seeing there child and also go to the lengths of going to court to see there own child. As adults are we not supposed to be the ones teaching our children moral guidance when a child is involved in these disputes what must they think. As a person who is just about to go through this process very soon I believe any help to make the process faster is fantastic as the bond between father and child is just as important for the childs well being as that of mother and child. And lets all be honest its the childrens well being thats important not a grudge held by the mother towards the father.
17. Eric Tarkington 19 Jun 2015
    Family courts and social services simply cannot spend time or money in amounts that match the difficulty of trying to predict who will be the better single parent. The country already spends more than it can afford on the job of unjustly taking parental rights from fit parents, causing untold terror and grief to their helpless children, and devastating the family financially. Equal parenting is what children need according to the convincing research, but decisions are based on Victorian Era bias, instead. Until the day when we can stop this evil, the sole custody system should at least enforce its own rules.
    
    The law should demand fines based on mother's income or significant community service or both for every incident of access withholding by a custodial parent. Children's lost access time should be compensated twofold at the noncustodial parent's convenience. At the third or subsequent incident of access withholding within a year, the noncustodial parent should have the option of taking interim custody of the child while the system considers a permanent change of custody. These provisions are feasible as changes in law.
    
    The government should stop corrupting custodial parents by awarding legal aid in custody disputes only where there is an allegation of domestic abuse. False allegations are quite possibly doing more damage to more children than actual abuse in families -- we don't have the research to know. Family courts and social services should first do no harm, and they are failing that standard miserably in this and other ways.
18. Nicky John sevenoaks 19 Jun 2015
    I think every father should have the right to see there children unless there a rapist towards kids
19. Ian Mclean 29 Jun 2015
    It's time some of the people in judgement of these cases got some background info from friends and neighbours. The men fighting to see their kids are doing it because they love them no other reason.
20. Lindsay Johnstone 29 Jun 2015
    Jealous bitter females who flaunt the court and social work systems time and time again...breaking numerous court orders, making false allegations against the father (with no evidence may I add) ongoing emotional abuse towards the child and being obstructive at every opportunity should be made examples of! There needs to be a shake up in the law and the system as a whole as there are thousands of fathers out there who are being pushed out of their child (s) life for no reason. Time and money wasted on courts that could be better spent on the child....isn't that "what's in the best interest for a child" to be able to spend time with both families (and extended family) of both parents...not just the mothers! Time for a change! NEVER GIVE UP! MOTHER DOESN'T ALWAYS KNOW BEST in situations such as these ones!
21. Alan Lee 29 Jun 2015
    On the day of my birthday, I don't even get to see my kids. Where is the justification in that??
22. Kymm monkhouse 30 Jun 2015
    If you have a son its hell to watch women using kids as tools
23. Dunc Mackay 10 Jul 2015
    A child requires both parents in their lives. Sick to death of seeing, reading and first hand, the child being used as a weapon to try and hurt by woman who flaunt and play the courts to hurt good dads! Now I have no doubt that there are certain scenarios where extra contact should be assessed but 90 percent of the time, lack of contact is out of spite purely to hurt. Time to get the law re-assessed and appropriate punishments put into place for those that break contact. I also fully support the reducing of legal aid, another system that is in place to fill other people's pockets with cash and allows this nonsense to continue.
24. Gordon Mckie 15 Jul 2015
    If the legislation is in place why not enforce it simple