Greater enforcement of laws governing parental access is needed to help fathers maintain relationships with their children, businessman Ronnie Sutherland has argued.

Sutherland, a former educator and managing partner of Strategic Solutions Limited, said many men become discouraged when they are denied access to their children following the breakdown of relationships and often feel the legal process does not work in their favour.

Speaking during the inaugural staging of The Paradigm Shift Father’s Day Forum at the S Hotel Kingston, Sutherland urged fathers to use the courts to protect their parental rights, while calling for stronger support systems to help men remain actively involved in their children’s lives.