A leading British children’s charity has found that teen age fathers are systematically marginalized in their children’s lives by governmental and private organizations. Here’s one article on the new report by the charitable organization, Barnardo’s (BBC, … Read the rest
Archive for the ‘Single Fathers/Single Mothers’ Category
Report: UK Government Shoves Young Fathers Out of Children’s Lives
Sunday, December 30th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Government Assault on the Family Threatens Social Welfare
Sunday, December 9th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.So, I was reading this article the other day (Salon.com, 11/25/12). It was re-posted from the website The New Inquiry that seems to suggest certain anarchist leanings although there’s no philosophical coherence I can see. Whatever the … Read the rest
Florida Dad Ramsey Shaud Stops Utah Adoption of His Child – For Now
Thursday, November 29th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Ramsey Shaud finally caught a break. He’s the Florida man who’s been fighting a Utah adoption agency and Utah courts to stop the adoption of his daughter and gain custody of her. He’s been at it for three years, … Read the rest
Arizona Republic Glosses Mom’s Paternity Fraud, Shooting of Two Kids
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.On August 11th, Perla Morales of Tucson took a loaded pistol from behind the cushions of a chair in her living room. She pointed it at her four year old daughter Emma’s head and, from two feet away, fired … Read the rest
What’s Most Important to Children’s Education? Parents.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Effective, active parenting makes all the difference in children’s academic performance. After decades of research, that’s not exactly news, but several new studies on parenting styles and children’s academic results add important details to the growing body of information. … Read the rest
Barbara Kay Calls for Gender-Neutral Justice in Child Support
Friday, October 26th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Lucien Khodeir is a man on a mission. His mission is nothing less than the reform of Canada’s child support laws, and he’s got Barbara Kay of the National Post in his corner. Read about it here (National … Read the rest
Daniel Quinn Fights for His Daughter
Monday, October 22nd, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.It’s been quite an odyssey for Daniel Quinn, and he’s not home yet. Read about it here (WNEM, 10/19/12). I’ve written about Quinn here and here.
He’s the Michigan father who’s been fighting for his daughter … Read the rest
Police, DA Launch Broad Investigation of Child Protective Services in Wake of Child’s Death
Sunday, October 21st, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Tiffany Nicole Klapheke of Abilene, Texas, was so upset about her husband’s overseas military deployment that she walked off and left her three children, ages three years, 22 months and 6 months, alone, apparently for several days. Such, at any … Read the rest
Texas Man Stops Daughter’s Adoption, Barely
Friday, October 19th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A Texas man stopped the adoption of his daughter, but still plays second-fiddle to the couple who tried to adopt her. They have custody; he has visitation rights and pays them child support. Apparently, so does the mother who … Read the rest
TN Supreme Court: Man May Sue for Paternity Fraud
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Good sense reigned supreme at Tennessee’s highest court Tuesday. By a unanimous vote, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that paternity fraud gives rise to a claim for civil damages. There are some limitations on the court’s holding, but generally … Read the rest
