Over the tireless efforts of his partner to prevent it, a Virginia father, William Breit, has succeeded in securing his parental rights to his daughter. On January 10th, the Supreme Court of Virginia finally swept away the objections of … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Single Fathers/Single Mothers’ Category
Virginia Sperm Donor Dad Secures Parental Rights
Thursday, January 24th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Utah High Court Greenlights Terry Achane’s Custody of Daughter
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Terry Achane won another battle in his fight to gain custody of his daughter whom the child’s mother, a Utah attorney and the Adoption Agency of Choice in American Fork, Utah, attempted to traffic for adoption. They almost succeeded. … Read the rest
Happy MLK Day!
Monday, January 21st, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.And while we’re remembering Martin Luther King and his fight for equality and dignity for African-Americans, let’s pause and consider what he might have said about the current plight of African-American fathers and their children. What might he have … Read the rest
Socializing Childcare for Single Mothers Who Don’t Support their Children
Friday, January 18th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Michael Lind is a smart person who writes interesting, considered articles that are often published, as this one was, by Salon.com (Salon.com, 1/16/13). It’s good to publish the work of an adult sometimes; Salon.com should do it … Read the rest
Slate’s XX Blog – Still Campaigning Against Fathers and Children
Monday, January 14th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.In case I left readers with the impression that the only thing wrong with Slate’s XX blog on single motherhood was the introduction’s utterly fraudulent claim that there is some body of social science supporting the notion that … Read the rest
Slate’s XX Blog Wrong, Wrong, Wrong on Single Motherhood
Sunday, January 13th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It’s Oscar season, so I guess I should give one of my own, particularly since the recipient is so obviously deserving. So, without further ado, may I have the envelope please. And the Oscar for Most Intellectually Dishonest Statement … Read the rest
Alternet, Salon.com Promote Divorce, Forget Dads and Kids
Thursday, January 10th, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It tells you a lot about an article on divorce in the U.S. that it starts with a study about marriage and divorce in the United Arab Emirates. That was in the first sentence, but you didn’t need to … Read the rest
Kansas Seeks Cash from Sperm Donor Dad
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The State of Kansas has sued Topeka resident William Marotta for about $6,000 it says he owes for his three-year-old daughter. The case has drawn nationwide attention largely because Marotta is a sperm donor for a lesbian couple, Angela … Read the rest
Report Shows Mothers Control Fathers’ Access to Children
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 by Robert Franklin, Esq.One last piece on the report “Are We Nearly There Yet, Dad?”
As I’ve said before, the report is about teenage fathers in the United Kingdom and includes the stories of several of those young men. Unsurprisingly, they have … Read the rest
How the Government Marginalizes Young Fathers – One Man’s Story
Monday, December 31st, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.In my last post, I discussed the report by the British children’s charity, Barnardo’s, that came out recently. It’s about teen fathers and the treatment they receive at the hands of various governmental and charitable agencies. Unsurprisingly, young fathers … Read the rest
