Articles Tagged: access

Gay sperm donor in custody battle with lesbian ex-wife

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 7, 2012

A gay man who donated his sperm to enable his lesbian ex-wife to become pregnant is demanding overnight and holiday access to their two-year-old son.

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The Semi-Detached Parent: Sharing access over Christmas

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 28, 2011

Christmas is coming and the Semi-Detached Parent is getting stressed. LAST Christmas I spent every teeth-clenched, nails-in-palm moment telling myself that NEXT year the festive period would be FINE

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The Semi-Detached Parent: self-help books and the 5 Cs

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 25, 2011

I do love a self-help book. Not because I read them from cover to cover, gulping down the advice and acting on it, but because they make you explore ideas. Mull over stuff you'd usually dismiss as pop-psych clap-trap.

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The Semi-Detached Parent: Being a part-time mum

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 19, 2011

So my son's dad has moved into his new house, and the rigmarole of shared access has begun.

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The Semi-Detached Parent: Grandparents' rights

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Apr 1, 2011

Did you read about the proposals to give grandparents legal rights regarding access to their grandkids when relationships ...

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Grandparents' rights: Access to kids to be automatic under new proposals

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 31, 2011

Grandparents are to be given legal rights to access to their grandchildren after family breakdowns under new proposals to be ...

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The Semi-Detached Parent: Judge rules against move

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 18, 2011

I have spent a while this week mulling over a story about a mum in Australia who has been forbidden from moving away from her ...

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Life as a weekend dad

By Dan Roberts, Oct 24, 2010

Getty Sometimes, when I'm walking through the park on a Sunday afternoon, I look at 'normal' families – mum, dad, ...

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