14 July 2010
A
Private Members Bill on shared parenting was tabled yesterday in the
House of Commons by Brian Binley, Conservative MP for Northampton South.
The legislation would provide for the
making of Shared Parenting Orders following separation or divorce and to
create a legal presumption that such Orders enhance the welfare of the
child unless certain exceptions apply. It would also provide appropriate
safeguards for cases where shared parenting is not the best solution.
Critics argue that the current the law
too often has a divisive impact on families, treating one parent as the
sole carer and the other as the sole financial provider.
Shared
parenting legislation is increasingly common elsewhere in the world.
Australia, France, Denmark, Belgium and a number of US states are
examples.
Mr Binley said: "Shared Parenting
legislation is vitally important for all involved, especially the
children. Very often court orders are made without the knowledge of the
importance of a father's involvement and my bill will make sure that
neither parent is shut out from the child's life when sadly a
relationship breaks down. I don't need to underline the importance of
both parents in a child's life.
"A significant proportion of the social
problems in today's society are a result of when a child doesn't have
the love and support of both parents where safe. I hope that this bill
will go some way to help this, which will only be good for society."
The Bill will be debated in the House of
Commons next summer.
also:
The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the making of shared parenting orders and to create a legal presumption that such orders enhance the welfare of the child unless certain exceptions apply and for connected purposes.
Brian said: “Shared parenting legislation is vitally important for all involved, especially the children.”
“Very often Court Orders are made without the knowledge of the importance of a father’s involvement and my bill will make sure that neither parent is shut out from a child’s life when sadly a relationship breaks down.”
“I don’t need to underline the importance of both parents in a child’s life. A significant proportion of the social problems in today’s society are a result of when a child doesn’t have the love and support of both parents.”
“I hope the Bill will go some way to help this which can only be good for society.”
The Bill is supported by 10 other MP’s and includes: Dr Therese Coffey, Douglas Carswell, Phillip Hollobone, Christopher Chope, Peter Bone, Mark Reckless, Caroline Dineage, Mark Pritchard, Harriett Baldwin and David Nuttall.
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