來自英國今年37歲的史都華 (Stuart Whipps) 擁有一位可愛的9歲兒子查理 (Charlie),但因他和前妻離婚,法院將孩子判給媽媽。這讓他過去7年,每2個禮拜會飛到賽普勒斯 (Cyprus) 看看寶貝兒子。
![Stuart Whipps, 37, (left) has been flying to Cyprus every fortnight for the last seven years to see his nine-year son Charlie, pictured as an infant, after his Greek-Cypriot ex-wife returned there](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC27AF00000578-3214095-image-a-11_1440760778988.jpg)
他說:「我只是想要成為兒子生命中的一部份,自從他出生的那一天開始,我感覺到自己和他之間有著強烈的連結,而我會付出一切努力只為成為一位最棒的父親。」
因為前妻是希臘籍賽普勒斯人,離婚後便從英國帶著兒子回到故鄉,這讓偉大的爸爸花了將近50萬英鎊 (台幣2500萬) 在探視兒子身上。
![未命名-1](http://www.teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/未命名-1144.jpg)
據估計,他總共在機票、飯店、租車以及爭奪兒子失敗的法律訴訟費上,付出了超過45萬英鎊 (台幣2240萬) 的高價。
2008年查理還只是個2歲小孩時,便和媽媽一起搬離英國,史都華除了要支付自己前往看小孩的費用,也需支付15萬英鎊 (台幣747萬) 的贍養費。
![Now married to Hayley, 44, a full-time mum, Stuart (centre) has one daughter with her, Sophia, three, and a step-daughter from a previous relationship, Poppy, six, pictured (right)](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC27C300000578-3214095-image-m-15_1440760870960.jpg)
必須拿出這麼大一筆費用,你可能會想史都華一定是位有錢人或富二代吧?事實上並不是!他為了支付這些錢,原本每天都在自己開的IT公司上班20個小時,之後將公司賣掉,轉到能夠遠距工作的投資銀行業當兼職。
他說:「我兒子在他18個月大之前,每天都會陪在我身邊。直到他媽媽決定帶他搬到賽普勒斯,而我在法庭上爭取失敗。」
![Stuart, pictured with Charlie, put in 20-hour days at his IT consultancy firm before he switched to investment banking so he could make as much as he could in order to keep seeing the youngster](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC27EB00000578-3214095-image-a-12_1440760821073.jpg)
因媽媽說她保有在希臘賽普勒斯的繼承遺產,意味著她可以將孩子帶回賽普勒斯。
他至今已飛到賽普勒斯190次,每次都須花費兩千英鎊 (台幣10萬),並須支付過去幾年來爭奪撫養權的6萬英鎊 (300萬台幣) 訴訟費。
![Charlie's mum Chrys maintained she has Greek-Cypriot heritage, meaning when she was granted the legal right to take her child to Cyprus. Pictured, Stuart (left) and Charlie (right)](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC27A200000578-3214095-image-a-17_1440760911520.jpg)
他說:「我讓自己負債、每天工作好幾小時,而且還有心臟病。但這一切都值得,如果能讓我兒子高興我甚麼都能做,即使這會使我破產。」
![Stuart, pictured with Poppy, Sophia and his wife Hayley (right), has already had a heart attack but insists working long hours is 'worth it'](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC287000000578-3214095-image-a-18_1440760925525.jpg)
「我不在乎經濟出了問題,我只想成為兒子成長過程的一部份。法律體系太偏袒母親了,我覺得自己完全沒有機會。我只是想陪著我的兒子,但我覺得自己不應該搬到國外去陪他。」
![The hands-on dad, pictured playing polo with Charlie, said he has been made 'skint', and there's nothing he can do legally to alter his son's location](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC279300000578-3214095-image-a-19_1440760941407.jpg)
「為了保持我和兒子的關係,我把自己置於這樣的情境中,透過法律我甚麼也做不了。」
![Stuart (right) said, 'I want to see my son grow up, but on the other hand, I can’t relocate my family 2,000 miles away, to a foreign country, away from all their family and friends'](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC285600000578-3214095-image-a-20_1440760951402.jpg)
現在的史都華已和44歲的海莉 (Hayley) 結婚,他和海莉生了現年3歲的女兒蘇菲亞 (Sophia),另外還有來自海莉上一段婚姻的6歲女兒帕比 (Poppy)。
![Stuart has fought to keep his new family - daughter Sophia (left) and step-daughter Poppy (right) - in contact with Charlie (centre) - and has flown the entire family out to Cyprus so they can meet him](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC27E300000578-3214095-image-a-13_1440760828466.jpg)
他會將整個家庭一起帶到賽普勒斯找查理,不過現在他說:「我現在身無分文,我不知道該怎麼辦。一方面,我希望看著兒子長大;但另一方面,我不能將整個家庭搬到3218公里外的國家,這會讓他們和親友們分開。」
![In all, Stuart says he has made over 190 trips to Cyprus and thinks nothing of spending £2,000 each time he goes. Pictured from left, Sophia, Charlie and Poppy](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2BBC288100000578-3214095-image-a-16_1440760894916.jpg)
來源:DailyMail
史都華的父愛真的滿到溢出來了,而且他也沒冷落和海莉擁有的孩子,總是帶著全家一起去找查理~不過希望他可以找到解決經濟的問題!
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