I read a lot about the family, parents, children, child rearing, family law, the social science of the family, etc. Much of what I read is in some way ill-informed, biased, shallow, etc., but sometimes I run across a … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Move Away/Relocation Cases’ Category
HuffPo: Fathers at Fault for Single Motherhood
Friday, February 1st, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The Guardian: Gender Equality in International Custody Cases Means ‘Mothers Lose Out’
Thursday, October 25th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It’ getting to the point where a mother can’t abduct her children to a foreign country and deprive them of their father’s love. And, according to this article, there’s a problem with that, although it never explains just … Read the rest
Washington Times Blog: Virtual Visitation = Parenting
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A blog at the Washington Times is happily promoting the wonders of “virtual visitation” for non-custodial parents whose children have been taken to another city/state/country by the custodial parent. Read about it here (Washington Times, 4/15/12). Put … Read the rest
Scott Ritchie Update: Go West Yound Dad!
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Remember Scott Ritchie? He’s the Michigan man who agreed with his wife to be the stay-at-home father for their son Kyle. Ritchie and his wife Kathleen decided that, since she earned more than he did as a middle manager … Read the rest
Illinois S. Ct. Reverses Trial Court’s Termination of Dad’s Rights
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion on October 27th that does two important things. First, it reveals the considerable disdain in which fathers are viewed by both child protective agencies and the courts that rubberstamp their decisions. Second, … Read the rest
Why I Support Fathers and Families: Sony Pictures Television Writer-Producer John Eisendrath
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 by FAF StaffVeteran writer-producer John Eisendrath of Sony Pictures Television has been Executive Producer of numerous successful TV series, including Alias, Felicity, Beverly Hills, 90210, and numerous others.
John has been helping us raise money in the entertainment … Read the rest
Study: 27% of Dads Live Apart from their Children
Friday, June 17th, 2011 by Robert Franklin, Esq.This article from the Associated Press has a happy headline (Salon.com, 6/16/11). It reads “Study: Dads Spending Much More Time with Children.” Nice, no?
Ah, but that headline obscures more than it reveals. The study, done by … Read the rest
F & F’s Glenn Sacks Appears on Nationally-Syndicated Jesse Lee Peterson Show (Audio Available)
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 by FAF Staff
Fathers and Families Executive Director Glenn Sacks appeared today on the nationally-syndicated Jesse Lee Peterson Show–to listen to the audio, click here and go to “April 27, hour 3.”
Peterson, a frequent guest on national television, said that … Read the rest
Judge to Dad: ‘Visitation’ via Skype is Good Enough
Thursday, March 31st, 2011 by Robert Franklin, Esq.I hate to say ‘I told you so,’ but…
Back in November I did this piece about what had become a familiar refrain – that non-custodial parents can “visit” their children via the Internet and, if they’ve got the … Read the rest
‘Virtual Parenting’ Must Not be Used to Facilitate Move-Aways
Thursday, November 4th, 2010 by Robert Franklin, Esq.I’ve been wanting to do a piece on this forever, so I’m finally getting around to it.
“This” is the concept of “virtual parenting,” which means that parent-child contact occurs online.
As we all know, the vast majority of … Read the rest
