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A former Minuteman Project volunteer faces possible 20 year sentence due to child support has been in jail for over 100 days awaiting a jury trial that is scheduled for December 3, 2007.

Judges are also placed in a very difficult position oftentimes having to make a decision about child custody in a few hours. Society is outraged over the current state of affairs in family law.

Why is it that fathers appear to be completely oblivious to the fact that their parental rights can be taken away within a nano-second of their wife filing for divorce. In the eyes of society dads are second-class parents. This needs to stop! DADS NEED TO WAKE UP!

Addressing the need for shared parenting.

The Fathers' Movement has become more of a Family Rights Movement with the inclusion of noncustodial mothers, grandparents, and families dealing with Child Protection Services. Equal and/or shared custody is what children say they want after divorce.

No, fathers should not have equal custody rights to his children. There are two sides to every story.

More divorced men are winning custody or residential parenting rights. A decade ago, fathers were primarily viewed as sources of child support, not as necessary nurturing contributors for their children.

It's official! August 11th 2007 Robert Pedersen and Rob Mackenzie will start their over 600 mile bicycle trek from the Lansing Capitol to Washington, D.C..

Michigan Democrats do not care about your fundamental liberties! They have essentially betrayed Michigan families and children by their actions while slowly stripping our rights away from us. Perhaps Lincoln was right?

When children are born or adopted to parents of a same-sex relationship, the issues of child support and child custody can be complicated should the same-sex relationship become dissolved.

A Vermont court ordered a woman to pay $240 a month child support to her former lesbian civil-union partner.

If you receive child support for your kids through the state of Indiana and need help collecting, the IV-D program can help. The State of Indiana and the Indiana Child Support Bureau offers services to help custodial parents collect child support.

When facing a child custody battle, following simple measures can mean the difference between losing and retaining custody.

An overview of the custody process and what a father should be prepared to do in order to obtain custody of their children.

How to keep the children a priority during divorce proceedings by avoiding an unecessary custody battle.

Joint child custody after a divorce is a life-changing reality for this mom of two.

A general overview of the child custody dispute and resolution process.

Providing an overview of the various factors that are considered in child custody disputes, and the state of custody law at the time of this writing.

My experience with shared parenting

Fathers get screwed under Florida child support laws

For as long as anyone can remember, the court system has been very biased when it comes to child custody. And it usually falls in the mothers favor.

In many child custody battles, fathers are winning when courts examine the effects of negativity and detachment in the parenting model of mothers

When dealing with child custody in the state of New Jersey it is important that you make sure you fully eduacte yourself on this topic.

This article will provide a brief overview of tactics to employ when negotiating child custody in court.

Any parent who has been through the ordeal of child custody and visitation issues understands how many legal issues can be involved. Thankfully there are some ways to make visitation go more smoothly.

After a divorce or perhaps a remarriage, many parents consider the custody of the child, and may want to change it. In a divorce, it is common for parents to desire to win the custody of their child, but they often neglect the children's best interest.

Why do some parents who are involved in the custody or divorce lawsuits feel the need to slam the other parent to the ground verbally? Have they not already hurt the other person enough already within the marriage or separation.

Are you a single parent? Do you need financial help in taking care of your children? If you are not receiving child support, thing you should look into getting that started.

Filing for custody of your children can become a very complex process. There are certain steps that can be taken to make this process much less painful for yourself and most of all your child.

A Georgia mother's child was taken away from her based on her religious beliefs. She has acquired over $70,000 in legal costs in her ongoing struggle to regain custody of her son.

Frozen embryos are a hot topic in the field of divorce law. Who gets custody of the embryos, and how is it decided?

Custody cases can become incredibly complicated, and can become even more complicated when the parents of the children reside in separate states.

Nobody wants to find themselves in a situation where they are discussing custody of their children. Emotions get involved, and unfortunately, things can deteriorate very rapidly.

Lately, we have been hearing more and more about foster care. But have you ever stopped and think about when that child first goes into foster custody. Can you imagine how he/she must feel?

Divorce in the United States seems to be inevitable. The divorce rate currently stands slightly above 50%, causing a million new children each year to be affected by a broken home. My research involves the negative effects divorce has on children.

Divorce is never easy, but it's especially hard when there are children involved. Trying to make the divorce as painless as possible for everyone, especially the children, is very important.

For a battered woman , leaving her abuser is frightening enough. Fighting him in court for property or who will get custody of the kids even more so. But armed with a bit of knowledge and the right resources, breaking free doesn't have to be so scary.

Today's teens are becoming more violent and irresponsible perhaps as a result of parenting. This interview can shed a little light of the mentality of teenagers today. The truth can be a bit shocking.

The 2008 event is already shaping up to become even more significant. Five fathers will pedal 758 miles to bring awareness of a child's fundamental right to be loved, guided, educated and nurtured equally by both fit and willing parents

Fathers around the world fight for equal rights to raise their children. "The best parent is both parents," they state. Family law reform groups are succeeding in changing society's attitude, and the laws, albeit slowly.

United Van Lines releases a annual migration study across the United States. This is nothing to be proud of if you are Jennifer Granholm: Michigan tied at #1 for the highest outbound rate in THE ENTIRE COUNTRY!

Psychologist Louise B. Silverstein and sociologist David Popenoe talk about whether fathers can "mother." Should fathers emulate mothers' traditional nurturing activities, or should fathers uphold their role as masculine role models for their children?

Approximately 41% of marriages end in divorce. Many of these marriages resulted in children. As a result, people who can't get along, now must try to get along for the sake of the children or must become involved in a custody dispute.

I have a great relationship with my teenage son. It's not because I'm perfect or our lives have been easy. Quite the contrary, our lives have been ridden with one challenge after another.

Fathers Rights is a topic that is often ignored, shoved to the side, or misrepresented. Statics show that Fathers Rights is very viable and that divorce should not ever mean fathers lose their children.

Children need their fathers and fathers need their children. This essay will shed light on the struggles they face to have meaningful relationships after divorce.

Millions of moms and dad's suffer every year because their children have run away from home. They say it is like a never-ending nightmare. Parents are left to struggle with why their child would leave home.