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It's unfortunate that schools have to put up with all these family issues. The man should be put in jail for (attempting to) violating the court order.
A DISGRACE........ A FATHER WANTING TO SEE HIS SON...... WHAT DO THEY THINK IT IS,CHRISTMAS??
VERY SAD.......... If possible the father should take his son OUT OF THAT SCHOOL!!!!!!
Nothing disgraceful about it. He has a restraining order against him and he was attempting to violate it. I don't know why the cops wasted so much time with him. If this had happened in the US, he would have been taken out of there in handcuffs, and possibly tasered in the process.
Well that may be... Its called ELECTRONIC HARRASSMENT!! (It can be quite scary)
Well technically he did not,THERE IS NO COURT ORDER SAYING HE CANT WATCH EVENTS @ THE SCHOOL remember!! (He was not planning direct contact)
No. He's mentally ill. Classic signs associated with paranoid schizophrenia. I've worked with clients like this. He also has several websites that show delusional thinking. Unless you really believe someone is sending thought control energy beams into his head to make him hear voices?
I don't think you understand what Family Court Orders with NO direct contact means. Clearly there was evidence or reason to believe he was a danger to the child's wellbeing, otherwise a no contact order (other than photos/letters 3 times a year) would not have been put in place. "Technically" doesn't cut it when a child's safety is the issue.
Um, what?
I'm a divorced father that went through a nasty custody battle so I know how the system can be stacked against the father if you're not careful. But that doesn't mean this dude is in the right ... especially when there's a court decree severely restricting him from access to his son.
I've known plenty of dads who were the main carers. I suppose this might be different where you live.
It can be 'stacked' when the children are very young and need one main stable caregiver (either parent - but often it's the mother for the usual reasons that it's most often the mothers who are the stay-at-home parent when the children are young, although this is changing. 50/50 shared living arrangements just doesn't work well for children's development when they are very young. After about age 7 or so, 50/50 can work okay if there isn't high conflict between the parents and the parents communicate in the best interests of the children. (which often doesn't happen sadly - but ending a relationship is often very messy).
If the court order stipulates no direct contact, that's what it means. Apparently, he gets photos three times a year and that's that.
An acquaintance was briefly married to a a man with significant mental health problems. As he drifted off into paranoid and psychotic states, he was totally unable to parent but only concerned about his "rights." Finally, a judge said enough and restricted his contact.
Had this father been allowed to attend the school play, he would have undoubtedly disrupted it.
The school and police were correct to remove him. He was there illegally.
Agreed. What can happen is that the mentally ill parent tries to pull the child in on their paranoid delusions and it can be very frightening and confusing for a child.
If someone is being treated, this can be mitigated and they can have a more normal relationship with their kids.
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