From PAPA - People Against Parental Alienation 

Tonight, with profound sadness, we share devastating news.
Another parent has been lost.
This week, we were made aware that Gareth had taken his own life after years of unrelenting conflict and systemic failure.
For nearly seven years, Gareth was trapped in family court proceedings shaped by repeated and highly serious allegations, allegations that were ultimately found to be unsubstantiated.
Seven years of hearings, assessments, and proving the same truth over and over again.

During that time:
• Court orders were breached repeatedly.
• Child arrangements were ignored.
• Relocation restrictions were defied.
• Contact was obstructed again and again.

And despite this, there was no meaningful enforcement.
No sanctions or accountability.
Only warnings that changed nothing.
Independent professionals confirmed there were no safeguarding concerns.
Still, the obstruction continued.

Gareth complied with everything asked of him.
He attended every hearing, completed every assessment, followed every direction.
He believed that if he respected the process, the process would protect his children. It didn’t.
While fighting simply to remain in the lives of his two children, Gareth’s finances were devastated.
Years of legal fees drained his savings.

He sold personal belongings, borrowed from friends, and downsized his home.
And even then, he faced relentless pressure from the Child Maintenance Service for sums he disputed and could not realistically afford, calculations he repeatedly challenged, evidence he repeatedly supplied.

The pressure never stopped.

He was fighting in court.
Fighting financially.
Fighting emotionally.
Fighting to be heard.

A father who followed every rule, who trusted the system.

A father who never stopped loving his children.
The weight became too much.

Now three children will grow up without their dad.
A family is shattered.

And another preventable tragedy has unfolded in silence.
This is not about one case.

This is about a system that allows orders to be ignored without consequence.
A system that drains parents emotionally and financially.
A system that too often mistakes endurance for resilience.

Gareth deserved better.
His children deserved better.

We honour his love, his persistence, and his determination to stay present in his children’s lives against every obstacle placed in front of him.
We will continue to speak out.
Because no parent should be pushed to breaking point simply for trying to be a parent.

Rest in peace, Gareth.   
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We will be laying down more memorial demonstrations outside family courts in honour of parents like him, who are sadly no longer with us.

If you’d like to help us, please donate to the campaign:
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Each donation helps us to honour more parents, and do more memorial demos.