A father has been refused custody of his motherless daughter by a High Court judge who ruled that ‘love is not enough’

The man, who is in his mid-30s, had asked to be given the right to care for his seven-year-old after her mother died suddenly.

However, the judge decided that although he said he loved the girl, the father had neither the ‘understanding’ nor the ‘ability’ to meet her emotional needs after such a heartbreaking loss.

‘I do not doubt that in his own way he deeply loves his daughter,’ he said. ‘He may love her, as he did frequently say he loves her. Sadly, in life that is not enough.

So fathers who want to gain a Residence Order (custody) have to be practical and have a written parenting plan in place. We can help with this.

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