Shared Parenting Information Group (SPIG) UK

- promoting responsible shared parenting after separation and divorce -

Miscellany

Historical items of interest - many still relevant today

General

Do's and Dont's - advice on conducting your divorce
The best interests of the child - transcript of a Judith Wallerstein video
Doing the best for your children after divorce - summary of the above
Examining resistance to joint custody - Joan Berlin Kelly, PhD
How to complain effectively

Press

Big rise in stay at home dads - UK numbers treble in four years
Each parent needs a home - landmark UK judgment

Research

Quotes - which are as true today as they were in 1990
Access - extracts from 1980's reports
more extracts

Law

Re S - the case of the persistent father
Re H - the case for restarting contact
Dipper v Dipper - parental involvement at school
Appeal - notes about going to appeal
A Friend in Court - the right of a Litigant in person to be accompanied by a friend
Advice on coping with an abusive legal culture - Leonard Kerpelman
Divorce - a Guide for Men - Leonard Kerpelman - book review

Children Act 1989

Children Act 1989 - summary
Section 8 Orders - how to apply
Family Assistance Orders - a better way of ensuring contact?
Family Procedings Rules - summary
Regulations - for protecting the interests of children after parental separation

pre Children Act decisions

Custody - duties of the court
Joint custody - even when opposed
Procedure - is your judge conducting the case properly?

Last updated - 29 February 2000

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