Paul O’Callaghan
Families Need Fathers, both parents matter.
Paul is the Chair of Trustees, for FNF. As an alienated father of Lily, he knows too well the challenges of maintaining relationships with children post separation and the emotional trauma on children and parents. Paul is committed to reform of the family justice system to benefit children and bring better outcomes for families, increasing children's life chances and emotional wellbeing.
Parental divorce or separation should not mean that children lose the love and care of one of their parents. Families Need Fathers seeks to obtain the best possible blend of both parents in the lives of children; enough for the children to realise that both parents are fully involved in their lives. Legally, parents should be of equal status. Responsibilities and obligations, caring and financial, should be fairly shared between the parents.
