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Times Leader Editorial Board Endorses OH HB 121

Monday, May 23rd, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

The Times Leader Editorial Board endorsed Ohio HB 121, a military parents child custody bill modeled in part on Fathers and Families’ California AB 2416, in its recent editorial Patriot Parents (5/23/11).

The Times Leader commended the Ohio House … Read the rest

Columbus Dispatch Endorses Ohio Bill Modeled on F & F Legislation

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

The Columbus Dispatch has endorsed HB 121, a bill to protect military parents’ child custody rights which is modeled in part on AB 2416, which we helped pass in California last year. In their editorial they explain:

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GA Gov. Signs F & F-Inspired Child Custody Bill

Friday, May 13th, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

At Fathers and Families we receive many letters from divorced or separated military servicemembers with painful but preventable family law problems. Currently, Georgia is one of the few remaining states that has no protections in statute.

To address these … Read the rest

F & F’s Sacks Discusses NV AB 313 on KDWN in Las Vegas

Thursday, May 5th, 2011 by FAF Staff

Fathers and Families Executive Director Glenn Sacks discussed NV AB 313 and SB 284, bills to address many of the family law/child custody problems faced by Nevada’s active duty and reserve service members, on The Heidi Harris Show on KDWN in … Read the rest

F & F Writes Op-Ed for Las Vegas Review-Journal in Support of AB 313, SB 284

Sunday, May 1st, 2011 by FAF Staff

In Protecting parents who serve (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/1/11), Fathers and Families Executive Director Glenn Sacks lays out the case for AB 313 and SB 284, bills to address many of the problems faced by Nevada’s active duty … Read the rest

F & F of Ohio Writes Op-Ed for Columbus Dispatch in Support of HB 121

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

In Custody agreements should survive deployments (Columbus Dispatch, 4/6/11), Fathers and Families of Ohio Executive Committee Chairman Donald C. Hubin lays out the case for HB 121, a bill to protect military parents’ child custody rights.

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F & F Helps Introduce Georgia Military Parent Child Custody Bills

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

At Fathers and Families we receive many letters from divorced or separated military servicemembers with painful but preventable family law problems.

Many parents serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, or other distant locales are anguished that custodial parents have impeded or … Read the rest

Action Alert: Stop Family Court Financial Abuses by Passing SB 528 & SB 917 in Oklahoma

Monday, March 14th, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

Short Version: Veterans’ groups have contacted Fathers and Families and asked us to do a rapid campaign in support of Oklahoma’s SB 528 and SB 917–bills to protect 2.5 million active and reserve military servicemembers from spousal support … Read the rest

F & F Helps Introduce Hawaii Bills to Protect Against Family Court Financial Abuses

Sunday, February 6th, 2011 by Glenn Sacks

Although federal law is clear, judges are often ignoring it and calculating veterans’ disability compensation into divorce settlements as a divisible asset. Very often these payments are the only assets a veteran has. When judges include it as income, … Read the rest

F & F-Inspired Bill Protects Disabled Veteran from Family Court Destruction as Case Tests New Law