Customer Reviews
Ultimately demotivating and depressing - By: Mr. I. Dale, 19 Sep 2007 
I found it light on practical information for Dads going through the system (how about a section on how to get the best from a CAFCASS investigation?) and, in the end, depressing from the sheer unfairness of the many examples given.
Fine for promoting victimhood, but short on real help for me.
Three stars for effort, one for practical effect on me = 2 stars
Time of the signs - By: Ian Wood, Author of 'Here's 2 Absent Fathers', 18 Sep 2007 
I Want To See My Kids! claims to be a guide for Dads who want contact with children after separation. Real cases are used to illustrate that a Judges excesses cannot be curbed by public scrutiny, claims of Legal Aid gender bias are examined & upheld, bankruptcy & benefits are discussed as tools for the non-resident parent to gain access to the children.
What would you do on receiving an ex parte order from a Judge to leave the family home? Tina Rayburn & Timothy Forder will lead you to the right course. Dad must be a distant benefactor with no emotional ties to his children; if he loves or misses his children then he is needy.
The central theme of the book is that dad must 'play the game' if he wishes to see his children. I wish I could take issue with anything in this book, unfortunately bitter experience shows that this is the only course of action to take. If on finishing this book you don't want to take to the streets with Fathers 4 Justice then you haven't been paying attention.
A warning for Dads - By: Mr. F. Chatburn, 10 Jul 2007 This book is an eye opener, designed not to 'scare', but to make individuals 'aware' of what can happen behind the wallls of the secret courts. This is a wake up calll for alll Dads who think they have 'done nothing wrong' & who think that going to court will be a breeze. - The book shares stories of similar guys - some of the results are devistating for them & their families.
Why secret family courts are so wrong. - By: plymouth Dad., 29 Jun 2007 
I've read this book & I think it underlines the pressing need for family courts to be opened up to public accountability. Because this book referes to so many cases, the identities of the public servants are alll protected. But why should this be? If a judge, highly paid at the taxpayers expense draws his fat salary from the public purse, why is he not publicallly accountable for his errors & mistakes? Likewise, if he does a good job in resolving a dispute, then he could & should be praised for it too.
Same applies to the well paid expert witnesses who often enter such disputes with a clear agenda to tilt the proceedings almost always in favour of the mother. Open courts are not about the parties washing their dirty linen in public, open courts are about having some form of quality control over the Judiciary & the way the proceedings take place. As the saying goes, justice not only has to be done, but has to be seen to be done. But what passes in family courts for justice-when the mother is hostile-needs to be seen to be believed-but no one will let you
Not Very Informative - By: Lloyd Green, 19 Jun 2007 
I was hoping to receive lots of good information for us single Dads. Sadly, the book only seemed to deal with one particular case with nothing new or useful to contribute.
Save your money.
