Help, Advice & Support for Separated Fathers...
Being separated from your children is tough if you're a dad. We're here to help with all aspects from emotional to financial to legal. We also have a great facebook community to help you through the difficult times. We've recently started up a new directory to help you find advice and support. If you're from a relevant business or organisation, please list it in our directory.
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Your Separated Father's Rights
YOUR SEPARATED FATHER'S RIGHTS: When you've split up with your ex it's important to know what your rights and responsibilities are regarding your children. The most important thing is to…
Shared Custody of Your Children
SHARED CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILDREN: There are numerous questions surrounding shared custody. What is it? How does it work? And how is it different to contact (as visitation is called these…
Separation Rights for Fathers
SEPARATION RIGHTS FOR FATHERS: If you have a child with your partner but aren’t married, you do have rights and responsibilities. Since the new law in 2003, if you were present when the…
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Case Studies
Case Studies: How We Communicate Through Mediation: A Case Study, The Importance of...
Communication
Communication: Joint Projects to Help You Bond With Your Child, Relationships With...
Emotional
Emotional: Checklist: the Emotional Stages After Separation, Dealing With Being...
Financial
Financial: Working With the CSA on Support Payments, How Many Fathers Don't Pay...
Legal
Legal: Do You Know Your Rights as a Father?, Lobby Your MP About Fathers'...
Lies in Separation
Lies in Separation: Being Falsely Accused of Rape, Being Falsely Accused of Child Abuse,...
Negotiation
Negotiation: Arranging to Take Your Child on Holiday, Checklist: 10 Rules of...
Practicalities
Practicalities: Building a Routine After Separation, Planning Children's Parties,...
Psychology
Psychology: How to Improve Relations With Your Child's Mother, Developing the...
Readers' Stories
Readers' Stories: My Positive Experience of Cafcass, A Separated Dad's Story of How He...
Separation
Separation: Dealing With Your Ex Partner and Child Moving Away, Missing Important...
The Court Process
The Court Process: What Happens at Family Court?, Representing Yourself in Court,...
Live Comments

steveo
Re: At What Age Do Child Maintenance Payments Stop?
my son is 17 and left school and went to part time college and recently got a job on saturdays only. do i have to pay csa now???
17 May @ 2:58 PM

Felipe
Re: Your Separated Father's Rights
I'm a father of 2 beautiful little girls, i am not from this country and i'm only here for the sole purpose of staying closer to my kids. I…
17 May @ 12:56 PM

pete
Re: What Happens at the Family Court?
@Mike, she is trying to see how far she can push you, so for now just try to accommodate what she is asking because chance are she'll change her…
17 May @ 9:51 AM

Eve
Re: Recommended Reading For Separated Dads
@Rich, if your ex partner is the child's mother, then yes. She can take her daughter out of the country for a period of 1 month without your…
17 May @ 9:36 AM

mushy pea
Re: Can My Ex Stop Me Taking My Son on Holiday?
Hi my son is 9 months old and recenly his father got guardianship I wish to take my son for a holiday for a week only and his father wants the same…
16 May @ 1:10 PM

leo
Re: Matrimonial Home: What Are My Rights?
Me & my wife have been married for 12 years & together for 22, around 2 years ago we seperated & I was removed by the police from our council house…
16 May @ 12:46 PM

Diane
Re: Paternal Grandparents' Rights
Its time the law was changed to allow grandparents rights to see their grandchildren.Every time my son faiis out with his ex wife she stops us all…
15 May @ 7:21 PM

Shelly
Re: Ex Partners and Parental Alienation Syndrome
I am in the same position as many of the men on here, difference, I am a woman, I left an abusive husband in the heat of the moment, leaving my…
15 May @ 5:47 PM

andy
Re: Your Rights if You Win Custody of Your Children
I just want to know why women get away with everything and us men get the knife in the back.I have not seen my girl for 2 years I had a contact…
15 May @ 2:43 PM

Appalled
Re: Coping With Life as a Separated Dad
As the partner of a heartbroken man who is going through this with his ex - I am appalled at what I am reading. I also have a daughter and over the…
15 May @ 9:44 AM

kate
Re: Misuse of Maintenance Payments
@minty, the ema allowance stopped in Jan 2011. You wouldn't be able to claim child maintenance back for the time your daughter was getting it…
14 May @ 10:02 AM

kib3000
Re: Being Falsely Accused of Domestic Violence
@rumple9 They like the way it burns when the torch the soul. It gives them reason (in the eyes of ppl that would otherwise criticise) & gains them…
14 May @ 3:27 AM

gutted
Re: Separation Rights for Fathers
This is new too me oki have recently seperated from my wife I have 2 young children we are going seperate ways I have said im willing to pay half…
13 May @ 10:24 PM

MrB
Re: Am I Entitled to Pay Less Child Support Payments?
Have 2 boys age 6 and 10 with my ex wife, who both live with her. I see the 6 year old 3 to 4 times a week, but as yet he hasnt slept over at our…
11 May @ 7:58 PM

donnaz321
Re: When Your Ex-Partner Denies You Access
I asked for £50 a week and he thought it was too much but agreed. he then accused me of not letting him see his son and if he cant see him one…
11 May @ 2:14 PM

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