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Florida Child Custody Legislation Protecting the Rights of Military Parents

Florida Child Custody Legislation Protecting the Rights of Military Parents

Florida is one of the 36 States that have recently passed child custody bills to protect military parents who might be at risk of having their child visitation grossly diminished or even, eliminated all together while overseas.  Read the full story

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Dwyane Wade ‘Relieved’ Now That Divorce Is Finalized

Dwyane Wade ‘Relieved’ Now That Divorce Is Finalized

Miami Heat basketball player and NBA all-star Dwyane Wade is finally divorced from estranged (now ex) wife Siohvaughn Wade, according to the Chicago Tribune. Read the full story

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Does Society Recognize Men and Women as Equal Parents?

Does Society Recognize Men and Women as Equal Parents?

As time presses forward, millions of Fathers each day are rewriting and redefining the role of what it means to be a Father in today’s society. Read the full story

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Charlie Sheen Gives Up Child Custody

Charlie Sheen Gives Up Child Custody

The Men’s Divorce Law Firm was sad to hear this week that Two and a Half Men star, Charlie Sheen, gave up child custody to ex-wife actress, Denise RichardsRead the full story

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Tennessee Pushing for Equal Child Custody

Tennessee Pushing for Equal Child Custody

Some lawmakers in Tennessee are currently pushing for an initial presumption of a 50-50 split in regards to child custody.  Read the full story

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New Bill in Illinois Proposes Fine for Child Custody Violators

New Bill in Illinois Proposes Fine for Child Custody Violators

Illinois State Representative, Robert W. Pritchard, is currently proposing a bill that would enforce a $100 fine for anyone who interferes with court-ordered child custody or visitation, and proposes similar penalties for those who violate a protective order.  Read the full story

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Divorced Father Might Go to Jail for Taking his Daughter to Church

Divorced Father Might Go to Jail for Taking his Daughter to Church

This past Friday night, ABC’s 20/20 covered the story of Joseph and Rebecca Reyes, a couple caught in a bitter divorce battle over their daughter’s religious upbringing.  Read the full story

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Japan Under Pressure to Prevent Parental Child Abductions

Japan Under Pressure to Prevent Parental Child Abductions

A recent article in the Washington Post stated that the United States is currently pressuring Japan to sign the 1980 global convention concerning international parental child abductions.  Read the full story

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Book Review: Fathers Have Rights, Too

Book Review: Fathers Have Rights, Too

Ring in the new year with this great book, Fathers Have Rights Too, by Robert G. Lockhart. The book is about a man named Cory Jacobs, his son, Cory Jr., and his ex-wife, Paula. Read the full story

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Facing Deadline, Brazil Family to Give Up Boy, 9

Facing Deadline, Brazil Family to Give Up Boy, 9

NEW YORK TIMES: A federal court in Brazil gave the Brazilian family of a 9-year-old boy at the center of a five-year international abduction and custody case a deadline of Thursday to turn the child over to his American father Read the full story

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