Demo on 1st December 2011. Christmas theme.

                                        Demo of all Demos.

Thursday 1^st December 20011 10.am-3pm @ The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh marching up the Royal Mile.

A Christmas Theme for the love of our children. Dress code Santa’s outfit pressies and carols will be sung.  (ahem)

We call on the Scottish Government to listen to the people who suffer rather than the people who profit from the unfair Justice System of our country.

1.       Shared Parenting to be the norm in the UK.

2.       The Charter for Grandchildren to be made legal.

Shared Parenting as defined in the following.

 By FNF Scotland on Wednesday, November
23, 2011 at 2:16PM

The Swiss government has decided that separated parents should automatically have joint custody of their children except in cases involving the specific protection of the child.
When a couple splits or gets divorced, custody of their children will be shared without the need for a prior agreement or the approval of a judge.

Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said that the Federal Council considered the move obvious, since a child has the right to build an autonomous relationship with both father and mother.

All political parties, as well as family and children's associations, welcomed Sommaruga’s proposal, which is widely expected to pass into law when voted on in parliament in the coming weeks.

But while joint custody is set to become the norm, a judge will still have to sign off on the suitability of both parents to take responsibility for their children. A parent may be denied custody for reasons including infirmity, a history of violence or absence.

At present in Switzerland, when a couple divorces, one parent generally gets sole custody. If the couple is not married, the mother is the legal custodian. For now, joint custody is only possible if both parties sign an agreement on how they plan to distribute and share alimony and childcare.

The draft proposal also regulates the question of residence. If a parent wishes to move, either alone or with the child, he or she will need the consent of the other party. If there is no agreement, a judge will have to intervene to protect the well-being of the child.

Making The Charter for Grandchildren Legal:- 

 The Charter for Grandchildren was created by a Scottish Government in response to the evidence for the need of it by Grandparent’s Apart UK. However it was only made advisory to accompany the new 206 Family Law 2006 Act.

 It has proven that professionals working in the welfare of children are not entering into the spirit of the Charter as the government had hoped and now requires for the Charter to be made mandatory for the benefit of our children.  The Charter for Grandchildren does not give grandparents any power over parents or any authority looking after children but does ensure that the role grandparents can play in a child’s lives is utilised to the full or an explanation to the contrary. At present grandparents are mostly ignored as irrelevant persons when they express concern over the way children are being treated by the said professionals.  (Totally blind obedience or out)

It is well recognised that grandparents are the biggest carers of children in the world and a child has a far greater chance of growing up with love and stability than a child that has been through the care system. It is well known again that a child that goes through the care system is being deprived of the family stability element and joins gangs to fulfil that need.    The often become unmanageable, bitter, resentful and a greater chance of being a non-achiever with no respect for anyone.