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Divorce - General

Americans for Divorce Reform
Americans for Divorce Reform is an organization with the objectives to tell the public, lawmakers and the media what's wrong with divorce, to help people get involved in state-level efforts to pass divorce reform laws, and to give people the information, statistics, analysis and drafting help that they need in order to advocate divorce reform in their states.

Divorce as Friends
Divorce as Friends is a website created by relationship and divorce expert Bill Ferguson. This site includes everything from helpful articles on divorce to E-Books to help you get through this difficult time.

Divorce Magazine
The Divorce Magazine website provides insight for members of generation "ex" through articles about divorce and separation, expert advice and even humor for those having experienced divorce and separation.

Divorce Online
Divorce Online is an electronic resource for people involved in, or facing the prospect of, divorce. Divorce Online provides free articles and information on the financial, legal, psychological, real-estate, and other aspects of divorce. Additionally, you can turn to the Professional Referral section of Divorce Online to locate professional assistance near you.

Divorce Support
Divorcesupport.com is devoted to connecting you to valuable and comprehensive divorce-related information on the internet: materials on divorce, child custody, child support, visitation, modifications, separation, alimony, spousal support, divorce laws, statutes and much more.

Responsible Divorce
The Responsible Divorce Website offers advice which is geared towards making the effects of divorce gentler on children and families. This site also offers a variety or statistics and information on divorce, child custody, states custody laws, and the effect of divorce on children.

The Divorce Center
The Divorce Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization which is comprised of professional attorneys, mediators, therapists, and financial experts who volunteer time to work with and give support to divorcing people.

Families and Children - General

American Family Rights Association
American Family Rights Association is an organization which provides a national directory of existing groups and individuals who are working on issues concerning the rights of families, parents, and children.

Center for Research on Child Well Being
The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing (CRCW) conducts research on children's health, education, income, and family structure. Our faculty is made up of economists, sociologists, demographers, psychologists, and political scientists. The Center hosts visitors, supports postdoctoral fellows, and students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Our goal is to promote basic research on children's wellbeing and link research to practice and public policy.

Child Trends
Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to improving the lives of children by conducting research and providing science-based information to improve the decisions, programs, and policies that affect children and their families. In advancing its mission, Child Trends collects and analyzes data; conducts, synthesizes, and disseminates research; designs and evaluates programs; and develops and tests promising approaches to research in the field.

Children's Rights
Children’s Rights is the nation’s leading organization promoting and protecting the rights of abused and neglected children in failing foster care systems, using policy analysis, public education and the power of the courts.

Children's Rights Council
Children's Rights Council (CRC) works to assure a child the frequent, meaningful and continuing contact with two parents and extended family the child would normally have during a marriage. CRC works to strengthen families through education, favoring family formation and family preservation. CRC is genderless; they are not a women's group nor a men's group. Rather, CRC advocates for what they believe to be in the best interests of children.

Council on Contemporary Families
The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the national conversation about what contemporary families need and how these needs can best be met. CCF has a membership consisting of national noted family researchers, mental health and social work practitioners, and clinicians.

Dads & Daughters
This is probably the outstanding organization in the country dealing with fathers and their daughters. They are proactive on all major issues.

Enter the Freudian Slip
This site is a source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings.

Equal Justice Foundation
The Equal Justice foundation advocates the preservation of families and strengthening the institution of marriage as a contract between two individuals when raising their children.

Equal Parenting
The Equal Parenting organization protects the child's right to both parents through news and updates, essays and a 24-hour help line.

Families Worldwide
Families Worldwide's mission is to strengthen families around the world through supporting and unifying family-friendly programs and organizations. The website is designed to be the center for the most current scholarly work and news on the family and provides hundreds of articles and news for family unity and strength.

Family Group Conferencing Worldwide
Family Group Conferencing (FGC), a restorative approach to problem-solving that involves the children, young persons and adults within families in making their own decisions. Family group conferencing began in the field of child welfare and youth justice, but is now used in mental health, education, domestic violence and other applications.

Focus On The Family
Advice and guidance for husbands and wives, teens and kids.

National Center for Youth Law
The National Center for Youth Law uses the law to protect children from the harms caused by poverty, and to improve the lives of children living in poverty.

National Council on Family Relations
The National Council on Family Relations provides a forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships and works to promote family well-being.

SPARC
The Separated Parenting Access & Resource Center (SPARC) strives to ensure that children of divorce continue to have meaningful relationships with both parents, regardless of marital status. SPARC advocates on behalf all non-custodial parents (especially fathers) to ensure they get equitable treatment in court and continued access to their children.

Fatherhood Organizations and Websites

Alliance for Non- Custodial Parents Rights
Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights (ANCPR) is an organization which is a resource for information and support dealing with the issues of child support, custody, and visitation.

American Coalition for Fathers And Children
The American Coalition for Fathers and Families is an organization which is dedicated to promoting equal rights of all parties affected by divorce. ACFC is active in all major issues including gender bias, child support, and custody issues.

Childs Best Interests
The CBI website is a great source for news on child custody issues, recent court rulings, and information on up coming conferences dealing with the best interest of the child.

Dad's Divorce
The Dad's Divorce website is an information source and instruction manual for divorced and divorcing dads facing child custody litigation.

Dads as Primary Caregivers
Dads are provided with a searchable collection of articles and media clips written by, for, and about primary care-giving fathers. From poems to tips on what not to say to a stay at home dad, the website is a helpful resource for fathers.

Dads at a Distance
Dads at a Distance provides visitors with advice and stories from other dads who are away from their children as a result of military service, business or those who are non-custodial parents in order to maintain and strengthen the relationships they have with their children while they are away.

Divorced Dads
Offers support and understanding for divorced parents. Contains personal experiences and discussion forum.

Father Matters
Father Matters is a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of helping fathers become the best fathers they can be. Our main goal is to commit dads to encouragement, support, and accountability with other fathers, as well as themselves. By mentoring other fathers through our positive actions and examples, we will not only become better fathers, but more importantly, our children will have better dads.

Fathermag
Fathermag.com provides support for fathers, providing tips on food, fiction, forums and fathering in general.

Fathers Awareness of Rights and Custody Equality
Fathers Awareness of Rights and Custody Equality (FARCE) is an organization which considers itself a watchdog in the court system helping to ensure fathers rights. FARCE offers education and support to fathers who are faced with either custody or separation from their child.

Fathers Network
The site's mission is to celebrate and support fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.

Glenn Sacks
Glenn Sacks is a men's and fathers' issues columnist and a nationally-syndicated radio talk show host. Read Mr. Sacks' insightful columns advocating fathers' rights that have been published in top newspapers and scholarly publications.

I Love my Children Too
Non-custodial parents can find statistics, book recommendations, recipes and general information.

National Center for Fathering
The National Center for Fathering website was created in response to a dramatic trend towards fatherlessness in America. Championed by Dr. Ken Canfield, the goal of the National Center for Fathering is to conduct research on fathers and fathering, and to develop practical resources to prepare dads for nearly every fathering situation.

National Congress for Fathers and Children
National Congress for Fathers and Children is an organization whose goal is to promote and preserve the relationship between a father and child. NCFC has chapters located in most states and offers legal resources and support to fathers.

National Fatherhood Initiative
The National Fatherhood Initiative is an organization which is working to educate society about responsible fatherhood through various programs and are working with bi-partisan task forces in the legislature on different father and families issues.

National Organization for Men
The long-term goals of NOM are to protect the family, children and men's rights through positive programs of education.

Single and Custodial Fathers Network
The Single and Custodial Fathers Network, Inc. is an international, member-supported, non-profit organization with members throughout the world whose goal is to provide education, research and supportive services to single and custodial fathers throughout the world.

Still a Dad
A father's website advocating joint custody, offering online support groups and resources for fathers, wives and second wives as well.

The FatherHood Coalition
The Fatherhood Coalition (CPF)is a Massachusetts organization which works to promote shared parenting and to end discrimination against divorced and unwed fathers.

Issue - Child Support

Calculate Massachusetts Child Support
Calculate Mass Child Support on Divorce Net U.S.

Child Support Group on Yahoo
Here is a chance to discuss all child support issues (legal and moral) from the perspective of both parents. Are the new laws unfair? Can a NCP afford to support two families? Are our courts gender biased? Has the system turned Non-custodial parents into a criminal? Let's hear your view…

Child Support Guidelines Research
Economic research on child costs and support guidelines

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Office of Child Support Enforcement Website includes links to state guidelines as well as recent news and is a great information resource on child support issues.

U.S. Child Support Guidelines - State-by-State
Comprehensive Resource of Child Support Guidelines in U.S.

Issue - Custody (General)

Custody 911
This site had been ranked number one for custody research and provides links to over 100 helpful websites regarding various aspects of child custody.

Custody Links Provided by fathermag.com

U.S. Child Custody Law
An overview of child custody law.

Winning Child Custody
This organization is dedicated to providing you with the information you need to be successful in your endeavors to win or defend custody of your child.

Issue - Custody (a Sample of State Statutes)

Connecticut Child Custody Statute

Connecticut Child Custody Statute

Maine Child Custody Statute

Rhode Island Child Custody Statute

What is a Typical Child Custody Statute?

Issue - Custody (a Sample of State Proposed Bills)

Issue - Custody Evaluation

CASA Net
Provides information for those looking to becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate or Guardian ad Litem, including information on local workshops and training programs.

Connecticut Custody Evaluation
Statutes, cases and a general overview of guardianship in CT.

Maine Custody Evaluation
Definitions, rules and standards for guardians ad litem and commonly asked questions are provided by the Maine Judicial Branch.

Massachusetts Custody Evaluation
The Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem provides news, links and contact information.

New Hampshire Custody Evaluation
Brief overview of New Hampshire's family court as well as important contact information.

Rhode Island Custody Evaluation
The Rhode Island Judiciary's family court page provides helpful links.

Vermont Custody Evaluation
Volunteer opportunities, bulletins and general information are posted on the site.

Issue - Custody and Grandparents

Grandparents Again
Provides recipes, stories and insightful information including grandparents-as-caregivers meetings near you.

Grandparents for Children
Grandparents for Children purports to protect the rights of grandparents to secure their grandchildren's health, happiness and well-being.

Massachusetts Information for Grandparents
The Massachusetts Bar Association provides information regarding the visitation rights of grandparents.

Issue - Gender Bias

American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition
This site is devoted to addressing the problem of gender bias in the United States with news updates, access to state gender laws as well as a wealth of information including workplace fairness and violence prevention.

Issue - Parental Alienation

Fathers are Capable Too-Parental Alienation Fact Sheet
Fathers Are Capable Too is a Canadian website which offers information and resources for non-custodial parents. They offer a parental alienation fact information sheet which may be very helpful to those looking for information on this topic.

Parental Alienation Directory
Summary and Directory by Dr. Douglas Darnall

Parental Alienation Information Network
The purpose of the Parental Alienation Information Network is to provide a source for information, books, web sites, attorneys, therapists, support groups and other services related to the Parental Alienation Syndrome, (PAS) as defined and described by Richard A. Gardner, MD in his book The Parental Alienation Syndrome.

Parental Alienation Syndrome
Robert Gardner, MD - an original writer on PAS - Also, an excellent primer on custody

Issue - Paternity and DNA

Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights and Articles on Paternity Fraud
Website that provides recent news on paternity fraud.

Paternity Fraud

Paternity Information Page
The Paternity Information Page is a website dealing with the issue of paternity from a father's point of view. This website also offers links to news articles on paternity.

Paternity Timeline
Provides a timeline of milestone case law and legislation regarding paternity testing and what it means for families.

Issue - Removals / Move Aways

California Move-Away
One state court system's take on move-away spouses is discussed in this insightful article.

Preventing Domestic Move Aways
Preventing Domestic Move Aways provides an article with helpful information for fathers who are dealing with a move away situation.

Issue - Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence 911
Provides links to resources regarding domestic violence by and against men and what you can do.

Equal Justice Foundation
• The defense of human and individual rights as secured by law; • The elimination or reduction of prejudice and discrimination; and • To promote equal treatment of both sexes in custom and under the law. Toward these goals the foundation undertakes charitable acts; develops, provides and disseminates educational materials; and initiates and publishes scientific studies.

Massachusetts Law Protecting Against Domestic Violence
The Massachusetts Bar Association provides an explanation of Massachusetts law protecting against domestic violence.

Legal - General

Massachusetts Law About Fathers' Rights
Maintained by Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries. Excellent resource for actual laws organized by popular names and subject areas. Access to on-line and telephone legal help.

Statistics and Data - General

Effect of Fatherlessness (U.S. Data)

Support for Men

Abuse Excuse
ABUSE-EXCUSE.COM provides resource information and more to parents and others unjustly accused of child abuse, physical child abuse (including Shaken Baby Syndrome), child neglect, sexual child abuse, child pornography via the Internet, "repressed" memories, sexual harassment, or domestic violence (spousal abuse). This site aims to help the falsely and wrongly accused to articulate scientific facts to child protection investigators, teachers, attorneys and judges, urging them to exercise caution in their "rush to judge" abuse calls.

Battered Men's Help Line: The National Domestic Violence Helpline for Men
Battered Men's Help Line is a toll-free crisis line and referral services to victims of spousal or intimate partner abuse.

The Mens Center
The Mens Center is an organization whose mission is to assist men in finding male positive resources, information, and support. This organization offers resources and support for fathers and addreses many of the critical issues facing single fathers.

Women's Websites in favor of Father's Rights

2nd Wives Club
2nd Wives Club is a website which gives support, resources and information to women who are involved in a relationship which is a subsequent marriage or consists of a blended family. This website is supportive of father's rights.

Co-Mamas
The goal of the Co-Mamas Association is to teach step wives and their families how to develop cooperative and respectful relationships so they can end their war and get along for the sake of the children.

Independent Women’s Forum
Independent Women's Forum is a website which offers information, resources, chat rooms on all issues important to women but in particular parenting issues and divorce. This website supports fathers rights.