Petitioner: John Ronald
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
03 July 2014
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend child contact laws to provide that the starting point for the judge should be near to 50/50 contact for both parents if parents are fit and proper to parent.
Summary:
30 September 2014: The Committee agreed to consider the petition alongside petition PE1513 on equal rights for unmarried fathers at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 30 September 2014 (509KB pdf)
25 November 2014: The Committee agreed to defer further consideration of the petition until the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 had come into force and been implemented. Link to Official Report 25 November 2014
12 May 2015: The Committee agreed to close the petition, under Rule 15.7, on the basis that there is opposition to the specific legislative changes sought by both petitioners. Link to Official Report 12 May 2015
Written Submissions:
Co parenting and equal time to see your children is proven to be beneficial and proven to have the children raised feeling loved and wanted by both parents and has also been proven to reduce conflict between parents as the number one issue for conflict is access and time. Courts have to reform and start every child case with shared equal time unless risk is proven instead of old aged thoughts that a parent seeing their child every second weekend etc is best for the child. All research in this field from around the world proves children who have been raised by co parenting and near equal time between both homes have become better people and less likely to be unlawful or not have respect for others. Most importantly they feel both parents want and love them and feel the don't need to choose or feel one parent doesn't want them because our courts with their old values in this matter decide a few hours is best for children. Wake up scotland let's become fair and just and stop using our kids as weapons and be proper parents who can communicate and raise their children in this fashion. This is for the kids who want their parents in their life more but don't have a voice. Think of the kids who don't have a father or mother think of how you would feel if you only seen one of your parents now and then because a judge can't move with modern times. Kids are our future and they learn from us do we want them to learn to hate others because we can't get along with each other as parents. Equal time, co parenting, and cooperation. Is it too much to ask