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FNF is working hard to make sure that both parents can be involved in their children's lives after separation, and that they both share responsibility for their children. We want to ensure that fathers and mothers are of equal status in law, and that children can continue their relationships with both parents. By joining Families Need Fathers you will be giving your support to the campaigning work of the charity.

As a campaigning charity, FNF is widely recognized as the most knowledgeable representative of parents living apart from their children (known as non-resident parents.) We are working to get a fairer deal for separated parents and their children in the courts and have achieved changes in the law: from December 2003 onwards, a father who is on his child's birth certificate now automatically has Parental Responsibility, which means that he is recognised as having responsibility for his child and is entitled to be consulted on his child's education, medical treatment and other matters important to his child's welfare. Also, parents who wish to represent themselves in court are now permitted to have someone to help them (known as a McKenzie Friend).

FNF is active in highlighting the problems faced by non-resident parents in particular, and in influencing public opinion by raising awareness of how the current family justice system and social policy can fail separated families, and the effect this has on parents and children alike.

For our campaigns to be effective, we rely on members telling us what they are experiencing as the result of separation, and making their own opinions heard - this is vital in FNF being considered an authority when being consulted with on matters related to parenting after separation and, as a large group, ensures that our message reaches a wider audience and is more powerful.

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