Child Support & Custody

Grieving Parents Lose Thousands To Con Artist

Monday, April 6, 2009
By Teri Stoddard

Whether by disease, accident, murder or suicide, losing a child is one of the worst experiences a person could face. Another tragedy that ranks at the top of the list is having a missing child. Strangers abduct a small percentage of these children. Most are abducted by one of their parents. There’s one type... »

The Michael Connolly Tragedy Should Not Have Happened

Monday, April 6, 2009
By Jeffery M. Leving

Chicago, IL – The death of Duncan and Jack Connolly, two Illinois children allegedly murdered by their father Michael Connolly, touched many people’s hearts. I lament this terrible tragedy. However, as a fathers’ rights advocate and attorney, I regret that this case is now reinforcing the malicious stereotype of the brutal father,... »

Don Quixote Lanced Marriage

Friday, March 27, 2009
By Marc H. Rudov

Failing Institution Marriage is a failing institution. There are some basic factors driving this failure — judicial and societal — but the bottom line is indisputable: For the first time in US history, across all ethnic groups, the majority of women are unmarried and 40% of babies are born to unwed mothers. The judicial reason is... »

Goldman Abduction Case Opens Wounds For Parents Of Children Abducted To Or Within The US

Monday, March 9, 2009
By Teri Stoddard

Watching the Sean Goldman parental child abduction case unfold in the media has been bittersweet for parents of children still missing. All American parents with children abducted to foreign countries experience the same emotions and frustrations as Sean’s father David Goldman. He’s fortunate to have the help of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Foreign parents... »

Grandmother Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Monday, January 12, 2009
By Roger F. Gay
Grandmother Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Source: American Coalition for Fathers and Children (ACFC) Contacts: Mike McCormick: (800) 978-3237 acfc.org Ann Slaw: (817) 913-0455 FDNow.org Grandmother to Climb Africa’s Tallest Peak Charlotte, NC – 70 year old grandmother, Sheila Peltzer, will climb Africa’s tallest peak, 19,200′ Mount Kilimanjaro raising awareness for Shared Parenting and Familial Dysautonomia. Peltzer, departing January 21, 2009, will make the ten... »

Money Trumps Love

Friday, January 9, 2009
By Marc H. Rudov

House in Malibu On a February 28, 2008, appearance on Fox & Friends, I said that a woman meeting a man at a party will assess his value to her based purely on his profession: “If he says ‘I’m a doctor,’ she thinks, house in Malibu; if he says, ‘I’m a teacher,’ she thinks, Chevy... »

Children of Fallen Police Officers Remembered on Christmas

Saturday, December 20, 2008
By Jim Kouri, CPP

In 1990, National Association of Chiefs of Police treasurer, Debbi Chitwood, suggested that a program be put into place where age-appropriate new gifts be selected, wrapped and sent to survivor children at Christmas time and at the time of each child’s birthday in honor of their mother or father who was killed in the... »

Curing Selectile Dysfunction

Friday, December 5, 2008
By Marc H. Rudov

Rubber Screwdriver The nonstop TV commercials touting cures for erectile dysfunction paint a dismal picture of widespread male inadequacy. It’s as though every handyman in America is trying to fix his wife’s pipes with a rubber screwdriver. Nonsense. According to the National Institutes for Health (NIH), only about 5 percent of 40-year-old men and 15-25... »

Taking the Hassle out of the Holidays for kids – Dads can Help

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
By Jennifer Whiteside

Children often get caught in the middle of bitter arguments between separated and divorced parents during the holidays and are compelled to take sides. Holidays can intensify parental conflict and leave children feeling responsible during a time that should be filled with joy and wonderment.  Parents need to learn to resolve their differences before... »

Requiem for Dr. Daniel Amneus

Saturday, November 22, 2008
By Richard Doyle

by Robert Lindsay Cheney Jr. January 8, 2004 (T)he honorable Dr. Daniel Amneus passed away … on December 18th, 2003. Like a somber mid-December storm, a great passing has occurred in this nation; quietly, and without fanfare. Like a dark rain, something important has passed us all, in profound silence. But that passing has meant something.... »

Valor, Virtue And Vital Signs

Saturday, November 22, 2008
By Teri Stoddard

Martin Luther King wrote: “Nonviolent resistance … is based on the conviction that the universe is on the side of justice.  Consequently, the believer in nonviolence has deep faith in the future.  This faith is another reason why the nonviolent resister can accept suffering without retaliation. For he knows that in his struggle for... »

Parent Refuses Food And Water To Protest Child Support Laws

Thursday, November 20, 2008
By Teri Stoddard

To some people John Murtari is a deadbeat parent. Others see him as a good parent and man of faith. Graduating Cum Laude from the Air Force Academy with a degree in Astronautical Engineering, Murtari went on to Pilot Training and became an Instructor Pilot. Divorced with one son, he now owns a small... »

The Black Excuse: Leette Eaton- White

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
By Leette Eaton-White

The Black Excuse: Leette Eaton White “They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say ‘Sh*t, it’s raining!’ Ruby as played by Rene Zellweger “Cold Mountain” (2003) I am Black. I am from African decent on both sides of my family with... »

McCain Palin Losing the Gender Gap War

Saturday, October 18, 2008
By Roger F. Gay

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday showed Barack Obama ahead 50% to McCain’s 46%. The two candidates were even among men and Obama leads by eight points among women. A rough estimate assuming equal numbers of male and female voters: Obama’s entire lead comes from the “gender gap.” Even when Democrats lose,... »

Frivolous Claims of Abuse are Common, Demand Remedies, RADAR Says

Monday, October 13, 2008
By Press Release

WASHINGTON – One million claims of domestic violence are filed each year that are false or unnecessary. Such allegations prevent the true victims of abuse from getting the help they need. Today RADAR, a victim advocacy group, released 10 recommendations to curb such frivolous accusations. The recommendations include common-sense strategies such as requiring actual proof... »

Why John McCain is Losing

Sunday, October 5, 2008
By Roger F. Gay

It’s not the economy. Sure – if the economy was better, it would be good for Republicans. Everybody knows that, which is why the McCain campaign could never bet too many chips on the economy as part of a winning formula. Sure, the Democrats – including Barack Obama and Joe Biden – did cause... »

Daddy Activist Claims Family Court Lacks Due Process

Thursday, October 2, 2008
By Teri Stoddard
Daddy Activist Claims Family Court Lacks Due Process

“The family court system needs to be investigated,” says Paul Fisher, the Fathers 4 Justice Daddy Activist who recently spent three days 125 feet above ground on a crane in Ohio. Fisher was drawing attention to what he claims is family court corruption. “The mainstream media is ignoring this serious issue... »

Superhero Daddy Activist Endures Extreme Weather

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
By Teri Stoddard
Superhero Daddy Activist Endures Extreme Weather

Donald Tenn is a California father who says he “had to take action” for his young daughter Madison.  He started his fourth day this morning on a wet construction crane in Columbus Ohio alone. Last night police warned of thunderstorms.  John Fowler, national coordinator for Fathers 4 Justice was able to talk activist father... »

Fathers 4 Justice Dads Refuse To Budge

Monday, September 29, 2008
By Teri Stoddard

Paul Fisher, 34 and Donald Tenn, 52 will come down from their perch on a construction crane on Lane Avenue in Columbus, Ohio under one condition. They’re waiting until Governors Ted Strickland and Arnold Schwarzenegger begin investigations in the family court systems in Ohio and California. Starting their third day more than 100 feet... »

A Dire Warning for Families from the RNC

Sunday, September 28, 2008
By Roger F. Gay

The Values plank of the Republican Platform 2008 contains a section on Preservation of Traditional Marriage. The gist is not new. The federal government has mangled marriage and family to the point of legally destroying the institutions and now they’re leaving their mess in the states. There is an additional sentence tacked on at... »

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