Four parents with the support of the Twickenham (LINK) and Harrow (LINK) branches and the Alienation Support group (LINK) have been awarded 50/50 time with their children. We are happy for the children and their parents and pleased that our support had a role.
No stats are kept by the courts of this kind of thing – that we are aware of – nor indeed of how the procedures allocate parenting time.
But equal shared care orders, used to be exceptional, unless by voluntary agreement. They seem to be becoming less so. Excellent.
Nor has there been any research that we are aware of for nearly twenty years. One done by the Joseph Rowntree Trust was relatively small scale but reported that the majority of the children they spoke to who were cared for equally by separated parents liked it, though not all did. The same research found that a clear majority of children wanted more time with their ‘second parent’ than they were allowed. Children’s Views of their Changing Families, JRF 2001.
The Harrow group in London now organises meeting that are purely social in addition to the support meetings. Attenders enjoy them. They are of course open to everyone, including a Xmas dinner. 4.12.23 at the Beefeater, Ickenham Road, Ruislip. Contact Bahi 07825614477.
Long ago, one of our branches used to have joint social meetings with their local Gingerbread group. We never heard of any successes or disasters!
Thank you BJ. More snippets of local news, especially any ideas that others might take up!
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