31 AUGUST 2002, Page 25

From Mr Robert Bartlett

Sir: Griffin Stone should know that the family-court system in the United States is also absolutely biased against fathers. I have spent the last ten years waiting for my child to grow up and to see how her mother has used her as a pawn in an extortion racket. I have had to ignore the pain and have focused on building a relationship by phone, email and using our time together wisely. Finally, my daughter, at the age of 16, has moved in with me and my patience has paid off. There is no joy in this vindication only sadness and anger at the incompetents who glibly enforce biased social policy.

Robert Bartlett

San Rafael, California