When going through a divorce or separation, a parent’s top priority is often where their child will live. In many cases, both parents want custody of their child. While, in general, the information on how to get physical or legal custody of a child is the same in all states,…
In an ideal divorce or separation situation involving children, both parents work together to develop and follow a parenting plan. Even though the parents might not get along, they often try to put their differences aside to make custody exchange stress-free for their child. In some cases, however, conflicts between…
A general overview of the fathers’ rights movement – a social reform initiative advocating a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting and defending the rights of fathers in family law, visitation, and custody decisions. – Today’s divorced and never-married often have the experience of asking for (and receive) joint custody of…
If you and your child’s other parent have split up, child custody has become very important. Depending on the specifics of your situation, you both might share custody, or one of you might have custody while the other has visitation rights. In some circumstances, one parent might have supervised visitation…
Are you a father who was never married to his child’s mother? If so, you might be concerned about the rights you have toward your child. Whether or not you are still romantically involved with your child’s mother, you do have rights toward your biological child. In most cases, children…
If you are a father involved in the life of his child, then you know the significance of fatherhood: It means that you have the privilege and responsibility of molding the life of your child, teaching him or her your values, making decisions (often with your child’s mother) for your…