Sergio Martinez, Trustee, reports on a case as follows: 

Another great outcome reached yesterday in court with one  regular attender to our support meetings. ‘Live with’ order and nearly 50/50. Considering he had five years of complex proceedings, in the face of allegations, not being represented, and against a legally aided mother, it was an excellent result for the child. This dad claims that it was mainly thanks to the Central London Branch of FNF. 

Please report more successes. As the underdogs, we cannot expect to win all the time, but can grow stronger.

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Lip presents false citations to court after asking Chat GPT

Litigants in person can find themselves in a frantic state as their hearing date gets closer and reach out to any source of information or help in desperation. This case, reported in the Law Gazette serves as a valuable reminder to get advice from somebody you trust before putting pen to paper. The LIP used the Artificial Intelligence chatbot Chat GPT to find research citations to back their argument that turned out to be fictional. More worrying is there have been cases in Columbia and India of Judges using the same software to make rulings. Watch this space for more ideas on how we can protect children in the family court. 

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Everyone who has been affected knows the scene. And all those who might be affected need to know.  

Often, the first sign that something is awry is the delivery of a ‘NonMol’, as they are known.  The terms vary, but they usually forbid communication with the other party, usually the mother, going within a range of her home or other places she might be. Sometimes this includes the school the children attend.  Contact with our children is sometimes forbidden too, amongst other things.  

Breaching a Nonmol is a criminal offence which involves immediate arrest. In the worst cases, the mother invites the father to discuss things, he responds, and gets taken into custody.  

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Our cause is the right to children to a relationship with both their parents and with their wider families on both sides. 

In a wholesome society, that would be taken for granted.  It's in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely supported international treaty in the history of humanity. The UK has ratified it. 

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Get ready to move those legs!

We are raising awareness of what we do to support better outcomes for separated parents.

8th July 2023, 11am at Exeter Cathedral: meet at the steps in front.

The 5-mile route takes us from Exeter’s Cathedral Green through Exeter to Southernhay gardens, then on to the Crown and County Court, making our way along the river to Double Locks and then finishing at the Mill on the Exe and is perfect for any walkers to simply enjoy a leisurely walk by the River Exe with friends.

For details: Walk for Families Need Fathers (Exeter & Cornwall)

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