'Men you cannot put your wives out' - Dr Sylvia M. Simmonds
This shocking revelation was made by Director of the Family Support Network (FSN), Dr Sylvia M. Simmonds following a health awareness march through Road Town by the Youth Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of the Virgin Islands on November 26, 2016.
The march especially sought to bring awareness to Alzheimer’s disease, Diabetes, Breast Cancer, HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence.
Dr Simmonds was at the time sending the message to women to know their rights since their husband cannot just put them out of their matrimonial home.
“Then we have some husbands that decide they have to put their wives out. Understand something, the law when it comes to wife and spousal property, men you cannot put your wives out. It is against the law…women you have to know your rights. He cannot put you out. Dial 311, tell police…” Dr Simmonds urged.
186 new clients for 2016
According to Dr Simmonds, FSN saw 186 new clients seen this year, with 126 being females 33 males and 27 children and had over 1200 counselling sessions, from January to now. 136 she said were walk-ins.
She said too that much of the counselling sessions have to do with anger management as clients are often referred to them by the courts. Some 56 persons were sent to FSN by the court for this year.
“Keep in mind we don’t get paid for this. These are clients the court sends to us, we see them and send them back to the courts.”
Many fed but food limited
The FSN Director also stated that this year alone more than 1900 persons were fed by FSN, an announcement that drew a “wow” from the crowd.
“We have serious problems with that since sometimes the food is limited…We do not turn anyone away when they come for food,” Dr Simmonds said, adding that families are given food supply once a month, usually a bag of rice, sugar, corn beef, sausages, snacks and drinks.
You can divorce wife but not child
At this point, Dr Simmonds said a lot of the women who come to FSN complain that they are not getting child maintenance and are sometimes unable to provide for their children, pay rent and take care of their basic needs.
She stated that something needs to be done to address this frequent situation.
“Most of the time a father believes that when he has a child that’s it, he moves on to another family or another relationship and fails to realise that the child is still his. Even after you divorce that woman that child is never divorced from you.”
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58 Responses to “'Men you cannot put your wives out' - Dr Sylvia M. Simmonds”
Women, some of us may not have had the best education, but let's teach our children the value of a good education (especially the girls) so that when they grow up they can stand on their own two feet independently and don't have to depend on any man for a hand out. Let's teach our boys how to respect women, and that they are not some door mat that they can wipe their feet all over.
run, as fast as she can away from him.
Something is wrong with me because I pay all the bills and moved my wife into my house, some of you never seen a real man in your life
Obviously don't know what to bawl about & what to praise.
because of them.. these woman who come and. marry. men. and hide that they have children young ones tobooth and. after marrying. bring any number of kids into your house, later on they create incidents and run to athourity complaining about abuse and the law wants to put the men out of their houses, to see the same policemen who came to get the men out with them liming and in and out of your house,isnt that time for the unexpected.