Wednesday, 1 September 1999, 1:30 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble and Wellington Central MP
Richard Prebble said demonstrations by father's groups in
Wellington and Porirua today and Friday indicated a need for
a look at whether changes needed to be made in family
law.
"The family is the cornerstone of our society, and
fathers have an important role to play. We are seeing the
devastating effects of fatherless families in our social
welfare and crime statistics. If our family law is
preventing fathers from having contact with their
children, then we need to look at the situation."
Mr
Prebble said he had received complaints about one parent
being able to gain a non-violence order without the court
hearing from the other party, the low threshold for testing
of evidence in the Family Court, difficulties experienced by
custodial parents in receiving support payments from
liable parents, and difficulties experienced by
non-custodial parents in gaining access to their children.
He said the increasing amount of legal aid spent on family
court cases was also of
concern.
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