Ipswich Court Protest: Parental Access & Suicide Concerns Highlighted

Simon Cobb started protests. He founded People Against Parental Alienation. Tuesday’s Ipswich protest finished a protest series. These protests were outside courts. They were in East Anglia and the East Midlands.

Mr. Cobb protested court decisions. He wants to highlight their impact. Some parents cannot see their kids; this happens after relationships end. He says many members can’t see children. “Thousands and thousands” are affected, he stated.

Many have court orders. Other parents still block access. They return to court for help. The court often won’t punish the blocking parent; they deem it not in the child’s interest sadly.

One parent might stop the other completely, and that parent will pursue child support as well. Mr. Cobb has many Ipswich members. Courts force some parents to pay.

Called “target parents,” they face debt. The CMS collects the child support. Target parents lack housing assistance initially. They must pay for housing and child costs. They also pay court fees for visitation.

The CMS then pursues child support payments. This forces some to stop seeing their kids. Members have ended their own lives because they feel trapped, having exhausted all options. The family court failed them.

The system seems to encourage conflict. It does not resolve it, he claims.