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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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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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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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New Legislation Could Take Burden off Divorcing Couples in Maryland

New Legislation Could Take Burden off Divorcing Couples in Maryland

State lawmaker, Luiz R.S. Simmons, is currently proposing a house bill that will allow couples to remain living in the same house while they file for an uncontested divorce as long as they do not have a sexual relationship for one year.  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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Struggling with Divorce During a Recession

Struggling with Divorce During a Recession

Last year divorce rates fell 4% after a 7% increase in 2007, according to the National Marriage Project.  Although some family advocates are happy, this drop in divorce rates is likely a result of the recession.  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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December 18 @ 8pm – Lighting Candles World Wide

December 18 @ 8pm – Lighting Candles World Wide

An organization titled, “Lighting Candles World Wide,” comes together every year to light up the world for the purpose of raising awareness that children need both parents and grandparents in their lives. Read the full story

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