Mothers Apart from Their Children (MATCH) has existed since 1979 as a non-judgmental
support group, run by
volunteer
Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve ...
s who are, or have been, mothers separated from their children after
divorce
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...
,
family breakdown,
care orders,
adoption or
abduction. Separation can last several months, years or decades. Sometimes forever. In September 2006 MATCH was granted
charitable status.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20040730154406/http://www.shebytes.com/splashdirectory/showorg.php?refnum=2952
The mothers who fight 4 justiceBBC Monday, 14 February 2005
* https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/21/helping-mothers-living-apart-from-their-children
External links
Mothers Apart from Their Children
1979 establishments in the United Kingdom
Family and parenting issues groups in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1979
Support groups
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