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=A0 </SPAN=3ETo be a witness to it is bad enough, but to actually go through=
 the experience yourself would be quite horrific=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf course the children are the ones that pay the pri=
ce when mum and dad can=92t get along=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EFor me, the thought of the children=92s pain is simply too much=
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ana'=3ELast Monday I found myself in the office of <st1:country-region w:st=3D=
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 head of the Lone Father=92s Association and Paddy Murray, representing Men=92=
s Health & Well-Being, NSW=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Mr Ruddock, who I know to be a decent sort of guy and well disposed to matte=
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gh to give us an appointment at comparatively short notice=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs time was running short, I asked for per=
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=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=93Mr Ruddock, we thank you for=
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re here for the children of <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:s=
t=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey deserve a fair hearing today=2E<SPAN s=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EIn the event of marital break-up, the deliberations of the Fami=
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alia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E should be based on the presumption=
 of shared parenting=2E Whilst the solution of shared parenting is imperfect=
 to say the least, so is the process of divorce as is the process of marriag=
e=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EUltimately, introducing=
 the Presumption of Shared Parenting will not solve all the problems but at =
the least it will create a level playing field for those who want to partici=
pate in the negotiations for the best future for our children=2E=94<o:p=3E</=
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vernment was following the joint bi-partisan recommendations of the House of=
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 the Tribunal which was a recommendation of the committee, so why couldn=92t=
 it accept a recommendation for a presumption of share parenting after divor=
ce=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EKnowing I only had a =
few minutes, I told my own personal story of growing up in a home wracked by=
 marital breakdown=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI told=
 him of the time, as a ten year old boy, that I was called into the principa=
l=92s office, with my young 8 year old brother,<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eto be told by a community worker that I was going to be =
taken away from Dad and put into a boys home for =91protection=92=2E My brot=
her and I both had a good set of lungs and we didn=92t stop crying for two h=
ours=2E Eventually the caseworker realised that we wanted to stay both dad a=
nd mum no matter how much they were going to argue=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat was 1964 and the family law court did not exi=
st=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThank God, if it had e=
xisted we may never have seen our dad again, so determined was mum to separa=
te from him=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESuch is the f=
ate of over a million Australian children at the hands of the current family=
 law system to a greater or lesser extent=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Government=92s many family law reform proposals, whi=
le admirable in overall direction are doomed to failure because they do not =
address the chronic bias within the current legal and counselling profession=
s=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENo matter how many time=
s you respray a rusting car, the car will still rot and ultimately be found =
to be a death trap on the road=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThe current family law system, without the introduction of the presump=
tion of shared parenting will continue to be a death trap=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt will continue to penalise fathers, many =
of whom will go to an early grave due to suicide, grief stricken at the pros=
pect of losing the ones they love=2E Our children will continue to bear the =
burden of fatherlessness and our society will continue to self destruct=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs Bob Dylan said, =91When wi=
ll we ever learn=3F=92 in a song many years ago=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-b=
idi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ELovework</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI am so=
rry to write about such a depressing subject this week=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHowever my concern for fatherless children is =
what keeps me writing to you each week in order to encourage you to be the b=
est father in the world for your children, and to love your wife at all cost=
s, at all <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblas=
t/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fcoffee%20couple=2Egif' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 =
border=3D0=3Etimes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you=
 don=92t, the consequences are unthinkable=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWhatever you do, put your children first, a=
nd not any other part of your body=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3ETake your wife out for coffee and make sure you stay in love=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s much easier than healin=
g a broken heart=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
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-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for staying in love<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E=
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AMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick</SPAN=3E</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPS=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis week we leave on a nine week tou=
r of Asia, Africa and <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'o=
n'=3EUSA</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E We would greatly appreciate=
 your prayers and thoughts=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
The newsletter will continue to come to you via laptop from the other side o=
f the world, hopefully with some unique stories on fatherhood in other parts=
 of the world=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3EIf you would like to help the orphans of Africa and help us=
 deliver some much needed aid to <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3EUganda</s=
t1:country-region=3E and <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D=
'on'=3EKenya</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E, there is still time=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGive us a call on 0418 22 5212=
 or email me direct on <A href=3D'mailto:info@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau'=3Einfo@au=
sheart=2Ecom=2Eau</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAll the best - WM</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt'=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been m=
arried=A0to Alison for=A028 years=2E He is the father of five children, four=
 boys and one girl, ranging in age from 23 years to=A012 years=2E=A0 Warwick=
 is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to think h=
e can still laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div al=
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ic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E'I have the meanest daddy in the world=2E Every day, =
my dad makes sure I eat a good breakfast and take my vitamins=2E Yuk! He say=
s I have to brush my teeth morning and night, even if I don't want to=2E Whe=
n we go anywhere in the car, he makes me wear my seatbelt, even if it wrinkl=
es my clothes=2E' =A0=A0=A03rd Grader </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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'MARGIN: auto 0cm'=3E<OL=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=
=3D2=3EThe later you stay up, the earlier your child will wake up in the mor=
ning </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EFor a =
child to become clean, something else must become dirty </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT=
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ONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EYour child is =
always the one that doesn't behave </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=
=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EIf the shoe fits, its expensive </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT=
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lor=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EThe gooier the food, the more likely it is to end=
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o the bathroom </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D=
2=3EThe more challenging the child, the more rewarding it is to be a parent=2E=
=2E=2Esometimes </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D=
2=3EThe chances of a piece of bread falling with the grape jelly side down i=
s directly proportional to the cost of the carpet=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EThe garbage truck will be two door=
s past your house when the argument over 'whose day it is to take out the ga=
rbage' ends=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D=
2=3EThe tennis shoes you must replace today will go on sale next week=2E </F=
ONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EGym clothes le=
ft at school in lockers mildew at a faster rate than other clothing=2E </FON=
T=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EThe item your ch=
ild lost, and must have for school within the next ten seconds, will be foun=
d in the last place you look=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D=
steelblue size=3D2=3ESick children recover miraculously when the doctor ente=
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ue size=3D2=3ERefrigerated items, used daily, will gravitate toward the back=
 of the refrigerator=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblu=
e size=3D2=3EYour chances of being seen by someone you know dramatically inc=
rease if you drive your child to school in your robe and curlers=2E </FONT=3E=
<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3ETrying to dress an a=
ctive little one is like trying to thread a sewing machine while it's runnin=
g=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EHere a=
re only two things a child will share willingly - communicable diseases and =
their mother's age=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue =
size=3D2=3ECleaning your house while your kids are at home is like trying to=
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na color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EKids really brighten a household=2E They nev=
er turn off any lights=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelb=
lue size=3D2=3EAn alarm clock is a device for waking people up, who don't ha=
ve small kids=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D=
2=3EShouting to make your kids obey is like using the horn to steer your car=
 and you get about the same results! </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana col=
or=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EAny child can tell you that the sole purpose of a =
middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EA child will not spill on =
a dirty floor=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D=
2=3EA young child is a noise with dirt on it=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EAn unbreakable toy is useful for breaki=
ng other toys=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D=
2=3EFamiliarity breeds children=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=
=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EFor adult education, nothing beats children </FONT=3E=
<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EHaving children is l=
ike having a bowling alley installed in your brain=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT f=
ace=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EThe best thing to spend on your c=
hildren is time=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue siz=
e=3D2=3EThose who say they 'sleep like a baby' haven't got one=2E </FONT=3E<=
LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3ESummer vacation is a =
time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid=2E </FONT=3E<L=
I=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dsteelblue size=3D2=3EIf you have trouble ge=
tting your children's attention, just sit down and look comfortable=2E<BR=3E=
</FONT=3E</LI=3E</OL=3E</H4=3E<H4=3E<SMALL=3E<I=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=
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3 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/em=
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a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<=
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g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 14pt'=3E<FONT color=3Dslategray size=3D5=3E<SPAN class=3Dbod=
yCopy=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 14=
pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 14pt'=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast=
-language: EN-AU'=3EChristmas =96 A Lonely Time for Single Dads<=3Fxml:names=
pace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EBy Tony Miller<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=
=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fa=
reast-language: EN-AU'=3EThe Attorney General has=A0released a discussion pa=
per on Family Law Reform=2E Take the time, read it and put a submission in t=
o: <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D28=
42&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Eag=2Egov=2Eau/'=3Ewww=2Eag=2Egov=2Eau</A=3E=
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 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThink about pa=
rallel parenting=2E Why can't it work here=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EWe are coming up to Christmas=2E <SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EMany dads won't be seeing their kids for C=
hristmas, someone else may be handing out their presents from under the tree=
 this year=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EWhile you are having Christmas din=
ner or while you are handing out the presents to your kids, spare a thought =
and give them an extra hug from us=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-S=
IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EJust because=
 you're a divorced or separated dad doesn't mean you're any less a dad=2E<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-f=
areast-language: EN-AU'=3EThe domestic violence=A0campaign has been rammed d=
own our throat in television, print, etc and rightly so=2E <SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EAny decent dad abhors domestic violence, but =
little has been spent on domestic violence perpetrated on men=2E It's a viol=
ence that is often overlooked, that is often unspoken because of the stigma,=
 because of the disbelief,=A0because of the John Wayne theory of I'm tough, =
I'm a man, I=A0can handle it=A0and yet in reality I am just too ashamed to a=
dmit that I am the one who was abused=2E And while we are on the subject of =
violence and abuse, what could be more violent or abusive than to deny a dad=
 his own children=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-A=
U'=3EWe go to war over our children everyday in the family law court of <=3F=
xml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smartt=
ags' /=3E<st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustrali=
a</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EEveryday someone loses=2E Mostly it's our children=2E<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-=
language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FO=
NT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDo you realise as a male,=
 as a father in Australia today, <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SP=
AN=3Ethe moment you separate from your wife for whatever reason - could be s=
he has just found another love, could be he has, could be any reason=2E If y=
ou as a male wish to see your children and your wife doesn't wish you to, th=
en you need to get orders=2E And quick=2E You need to seek out a lawyer unle=
ss you are brave enough to represent yourself=2E=A0Basically if your wife do=
esn't want to give the children to you, even fortnightly access, you have go=
t buckley's, until you get into the court system=2E And then=A0the normal is=
 every 2nd weekend and half the holidays if you are lucky=2E <SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EWe know this can be work in reverse, but on=
ce in court we also know what will happen=2E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EYou know we have a small window of opportunity =
when our children want to spend time with us=2E It's a time when they don't =
need to make choices=2E They love both mum and dad=2E Divorce or separation =
affects all around it=2E They will grow up too quick=2E Before long they wil=
l be seeking their own independence=2E Before long they will want to spend t=
heir time with mates or girlfriends or boyfriends rather than mum or dad=2E =
It's this small window of opportunity we are fighting for in this family law=
 reform=2E Don't let it pass without having you're say=2E Don't tear another=
 child away from his or her dad=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
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ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
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com=2Eau'=3Etmiller@nor=2Ecom=2Eau</A=3E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Edadsindistress=2Easn=2Eau/'=3Ewww=2Edadsindistress=2E=
asn=2Eau</A=3E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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NT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<H2=3EDiversity and change in Australian families: Sta=
tistical profiles</H2=3E<H3 class=3Dcentred=3Eby David de Vaus</H3=3E<P clas=
s=3Dcentred=3EA small summary of what is available in this recent study by t=
he Australian Institute of Family Studies=2E</P=3E<P class=3Dcentred=3EThe g=
ood news is Families are in the majority ,although a couple without kids is =
now classed as a family!! Is there a subtle engineering change here=3F</P=3E=
<P class=3Dcentred=3E<STRONG=3ECouple Families</STRONG=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E<UL=3E=
<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThere has been a rise in the percentag=
e of couple families=2E In 2001 they represented 35=2E6 per cent of all fami=
lies, compared with 28=2E7 per cent in 1982=2E Further, of couple families w=
ith and without children, in 2001, 43=2E2 per cent had no children living wi=
th them - an increase from 37 per cent in 1982=2E By far the largest proport=
ion of child-free couples are older people whose children have left home=2E =
</FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ECouple families with dependen=
t children now form a minority of households, families, and couple families =
and represent a declining percentage of families (a 20 per cent decline betw=
een 1976 and 2001)=2E However, couple families represent the vast majority o=
f families in which children live=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana siz=
e=3D2=3EOf couple families with dependent children 90 per cent are intact, 5=
=2E5 per cent are step-families and 4=2E4 per cent are blended families=2E <=
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mall proportion of household couples (0=2E5 per cent), with 20 per cent of f=
emale same sex couple households and 5 per cent of male same sex couple hous=
eholds containing children=2E </FONT=3E</LI=3E</UL=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerda=
na size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3ELone Parents</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<UL=3E<LI=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ELone parent families, including those with dep=
endent children, are becoming more common (7=2E1 per cent in 1969 to 22=2E3 =
per cent in 2003 of families with dependent children)=2E Almost 27 per cent =
of children spend some time up to the age of 18 living in a lone parent fami=
ly=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe main route to lone =
parenting is via relationship breakdown</FONT=3E=2E </LI=3E</UL=3E<P=3E<FONT=
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ONT=3E</P=3E<UL=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ECohabitation is beco=
ming a more common form of partnering (72 per cent of people live with their=
 partner before marriage), but cohabiting relationships tend to be less stab=
le than marriages=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EA third =
of all marriages now consist of at least one person who has previously been =
married=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EEstimates of divor=
ce vary but indicate between 32 per cent and 46 per cent of marriages will e=
nd in divorce=2E </FONT=3E<LI=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOf those who=
 divorce the average length of time until final separation was 8=2E3 years=2E=
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rces involve children under 18 (51 per cent) than in 1971 (67 per cent)=2E O=
f these divorcing families over a quarter involved children 0-4 years old=2E=
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riage are at greater risk of marriage breakdown due partly to longer time in=
 the relationship but mostly to the characteristics of those who cohabit (mo=
re likely to have divorced parents, less religious, lower education, and of =
English speaking background)=2E </FONT=3E</LI=3E</UL=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVer=
dana size=3D2=3EFollow the link for more information and ordering of the stu=
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es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis creativity takes many shapes and forms=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWarwick Marsh was one of the prime mov=
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 is now the premier event in the nation for unsigned artists and can be seen=
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s success in other areas=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
In 1997 =91Unusual Addiction=92 made up of young local musicians including t=
he Marshes rhythm section, Nat & Jono Marsh, achieved airplay on Triple J=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey then went on to form t=
he award winning rap-core band called =91Bent=92 who received numerous natio=
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0=3EThe dad of the family band, Warwick Marsh, has been busy himself receivi=
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and <B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3ENational Coordinator of the =
Praise Corroboree</B=3E held in Federal Parliament from 1996 to 1999=2E<SPAN=
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warra</B=3E for initiating the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation, based in <st1:City w:=
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1:country-region=3E by empowering Australian men to become better fathers=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWarwick & Alison Marsh are =
also the founders of Australian Heart Ministries which has been involved in =
aid work both in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E=
Australia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E and internationally for many =
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#000000=3EWarwick & Alison Marsh, with their family band called =91The Marsh=
es=92 leave Wollongong on the 15<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E December for a nine week g=
lobal music tour which also involves raising monetary and practical support =
for orphans in Uganda=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<st=
1:City w:st=3D'on'=3EWarwick</st1:City=3E said, =93<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E=
Africa</st1:place=3E is in deep need, not only of practical assistance, but =
in leadership training and mentoring programs=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
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g</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E for your support=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
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