I have contacted my local MSP and my list MSPs in the Scottish Borders, all of whom advised I raise a petition with the Scottish Parliament. I have been in contact with various national bodies across Scotland and the UK and from these discussion I have been made aware that there is an estimated 160,080 seperated fathers and 295,000 children in Scotland alone whose rights are unprotected under our current laws. Evidence of these figures comes from investigative journalism by The Scotsman newspaper and the organistation 'One Parent Families Scotland' website www.opfs.org.uk.