Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. David Drakeford:

We are in the 21st century and everything is becoming equal. As there are personal circumstances, it is very hard to generalise, but there is no gender-based reason one parent should be the primary or secondary parent. The facts of the particular case determine who will be the best parent. I am not a legal person either; I am a lay litigant. It is part of the Constitution that every citizen is equal. I see no reason parents cannot be equal also. There are plenty of cases in which it might more appropriate for the mother to be the primary carer. However, there are just as many in which the father might the appropriate primary carer.

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