Category Archives: Family Law

Dads Dads Dads!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

This post contains the simplest of messages. But dads…please take it on board! When you are in the middle of divorce/separation proceedings and wanting to secure regular meaningful contact with your children you have to behave impeccably. The mailbox monster will … Continue reading →

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Mums Who Leave Their Children

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

When Landmark Films approached OnlyDads to ask for our help and support in pulling their documentary together about mums who leave their children, we knew immediately that this would in every sense of the word be a landmark bit of television. I … Continue reading →

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Dad Trees!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Can OnlyDads please ask for your help? When we ran our Christmas Tree project  last year the response from mums, dads, and more importantly children, blew us away! On our tree, children were invited to “leave a message for their Dad”. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob blogs, Family Law, Family life, Putting children first, Talking to kids | 6 Comments

Father’s for Justice: Not what men need!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

From the moment we launched OnlyDads (over four years ago) we have faced an ongoing question: what do we think organisations like Father’s 4 Justice have done for men and do we agree with them? Let’s get one thing out … Continue reading →

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travelling to see the ex…

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

OnlyDads gets asked the same question time and time again! The question (in general) goes like this… …my ex sees the children once every other weekend. Why is it always me who does the ferrying round? Shouldn’t she find the money … Continue reading →

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Solicitors – it needn’t be random!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

When I wrote about the importance of internet lead generation the wonderful Nicky replied that the whole thing might still be a bit “random”. It got me thinking… OnlyDads and OnlyMums engage with family solicitors (in particular) more than just about anyone I know. … Continue reading →

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Solicitors Marketing…in plain English

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

One of the many outcomes of running OnlyDads is that I have spoken to hundreds of Solicitors up and down the UK. (we host a legal directory of Resolution family solicitors for our website users). Such conversations often lead on to … Continue reading →

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Parental Alienation

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

OnlyDads hears the expression “parental alienation” every single day. Here we have a description from Charlotte Friedman which is nothing less than frightening! ****************************************************************************  A few years ago, whilst I was still a Barrister, I represented a mother in a residence … Continue reading →

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Every Parent’s Nightmare: International Parental Child Abduction

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

We are pleased to have family law expert Jane from Devon-based law firm Hartnell Chanot explain to us  in simple English some important aspects of Child Abduction. ************************************************************************* “Child abduction”, may sound dramatic, but due to the increase in family … Continue reading →

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Domestic Violence – A United Front

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

The statistics of Domestic Violence cases in the UK (and around the world) are nothing less than horrific. In running OnlyMums and OnlyDads we have been led to ask the question what more the law can do to help protect … Continue reading →

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