Dads in Sheffield denied compensation if their children are killed

[The_DADDY]

Thousands of dads are denied the same rights as mothers if their children die due to someone else’s negligence, campaigners have warned.

“The law on compensation for bereaved families in England and Wales is woefully out-of-date and offensive,” said Kim Harrison, president of not-for-profit campaign group APIL (the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) which represents the interests of bereaved families and people injured because of negligence.

 

APIL is calling on the next Government to reform the law.

 

“A father who experiences every parent’s worst nightmare does not receive the same recognition of his loss as the mother if they were not married or in a civil partnership when the child was born,” she explained.

“The insinuation is that unwed fathers do not have asclose a relationship with their children as those who are married or in civil partnerships with the mothers. It’s an insult,” Kim added.

 

Today, more than half of babies born in England and Wales are to parents who are not married or in civil partnerships, according to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures.

In the Sheffield area 50.7 per cent of babies were born to parents who were not married or in a civil partnership

 

Your thoughts?

 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/community/dads-in-sheffield-denied-compensation-if-their-children-are-killed-4685891?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0OHWzW50R3S6Sytocjjm1hZnLzIibpgqY3yXxnnBGsGXAuzKGWMoKa_vo_aem_C3yzeOh6u-rSQ97LosideQ

[Beechwood_S6]

1 hour ago, The_DADDY said:

 

 

Your thoughts?

 

 

My thoughts are that The Star deserves an award the most pathetic attempt at a news site.

[Annie Bynnol]

  In England and Wales there are two Laws already in place allow married, civil partners and cohabiting fathers to receive payments for bereavement, pain and suffering and costs.

  Any father could also benefit from insurance, civil or other criminal law payments. 

  This  article seems only to deal with Fatal Accidents Act 1976 and totally ignores the change in 2020 which used the the  Human Rights Act to allows a cohabiting unmarried man to claim. Maximum £15 000

   In England and Wales any compensation for death through a fatal incident  is largely based on earnings and impact on dependents financial needs. Something a child does not have.

[Delbow]

If my child died, compensation would be pretty much the last thing on my mind.

[The_DADDY]

1 hour ago, Delbow said:

If my child died, compensation would be pretty much the last thing on my mind.

Yup. That was pretty much my first thought.

[Delbow]

3 hours ago, The_DADDY said:

Yup. That was pretty much my first thought.

 

Makes one wonder why you bothered to start the thread in that case.

[The_DADDY]

Just now, Delbow said:

 

Makes one wonder why you bothered to start the thread in that case.

Makes you wonder you mean.

Is your life so empty that you have to over analyse the reasons someone chooses to start a thread?

 

[Delbow]

Just now, The_DADDY said:

Makes you wonder you mean.

Is your life so empty that you have to over analyse the reasons someone chooses to start a thread?

 

 

Bit touchy, eh. Don't worry, I'm super-confident that it wasn't actually a weak attempt at a 'poor men' thread.

[The_DADDY]

Just now, Delbow said:

 

Bit touchy, eh.

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Coming from someone so touchy you seemed triggered by my thread. 

[The_DADDY]

1 minute ago, Delbow said:

 

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Don't worry, I'm super-confident that it wasn't actually a weak attempt at a 'poor men' thread.

Yup. You're triggered. 🙄