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The co-founder of FNF, Keith Parkin, sadly passed away on 17th January 2021

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Published: Tuesday, 19 January 2021 16:46
Keith Parkin's family got in touch with us to inform us of Keith death at the age of 93.
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Message from the President of the Family Division: The Road Ahead 2021

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Published: Tuesday, 12 January 2021 14:44

On 8th January, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, issued "The Family Court and COVID-19 – the Road Ahead 2021".

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Can children still move between the homes of separated parents under Tier system?

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Published: Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:27

On 21 December, The House of Commons published a briefing paper which provides brief information in response to some key questions regarding the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on separated families, maintenance arrangements and access to children.

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Can children still move between the homes of separated parents under the latest National Lockdown? **5 January Update**

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Published: Wednesday, 06 January 2021 15:40

On 5 January, The House of Commons updated its briefing paper which provides brief information in response to some key questions regarding the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on separated families, maintenance arrangements and access to children.

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New and more credible research now challenges the claims that allegations of Parental Alienation are only a tool used by men to abuse mothers

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Published: Wednesday, 06 January 2021 10:55
Significant attention was given last year to a US report published in 2019 by Joan Meier et al ‘Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations’. The report, now powerfully challenged, claimed that courts were failing to protect children when mothers claimed domestic abuse because of counter-claims of parental alienation.
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  1. FNF submission to Justice Committee inquiry into the Future of Legal Aid
  2. Surviving Christmas for Separated Parents
  3. We spoke with The Guardian about ONS findings suggesting that sharing of childcare and housework was seemingly temporary during the lockdown
  4. You can now vote for the FNF Ordinary Resolution
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Families Need Fathers has been awarded the Help and Support for Separated Families Kite Mark which is a new UK government accreditation scheme for organisations offering help to separated families.

Families Need Fathers work with a range of family law professionals, including Family Law Panel.

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