Fathers’ rights group warns of two-tier family law system

THE battle to improve fathers’ rights will step up in the new year as campaigners yesterday said the Government has a golden opportunity to address the issue.

Tens of thousands of men are believed to have had no access to their children over the festive season, according to the Unmarried Fathers of Ireland (UFI).

It warned plans for a constitutional amendment on children’s rights late next year could create a two-tier system of family law.