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Are family courts biased against men?13 Jan 2006
Former Law Society president speaks out

The issue of divorced fathers getting access to their children has become much more prominent since the high profile stunts of Fathers 4 Justice - throwing flour bombs at the Prime Minister and staging protests on public buildings. Now beleaguered fathers have a new ally: a former Law Society president claims that the family courts are institutionally biased against men - both fathers who want contact with their children and husbands seeking a fair divorce settlement with their wives. So is he right?

Institutional Injustice: The Family Courts at work by Martin Mears published by Civitas ISBN 1-903386-48-9

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