The Indian couple whose child was taken by Norwegian child welfare authorities may finally get him back. But they’ll have to go back to India to do it. Read the latest here (Hindustan Times, 1/25/12).
The case has … Read the rest
Boy Taken by Norwegian Child Welfare to be Sent to Uncle in India
January 27th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Media Search in Vain for Wealthy Child Support Debtors
January 27th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Australia’s Courier Mail is pleased to promote the myth of the deadbeat parent. Here’s its latest effort (Courier Mail, 1/27/12).
It’s a staple of the U.S. news media that, although the term “deadbeat dad” has fallen out of … Read the rest
Family Courts’ ‘Cottage Industry’ Skirts Law to Separate Children from Fathers
January 26th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Aptly entitled “Ripped Apart,” Nina Shapiro’s article describes not only the plain anti-father bias of King County, Washington’s family courts, but as well the main excuse for it – claims by mothers of domestic violence. Here’s Shapiro’s article again (
VAWA Committee Vote Tomorrow; Call Members and Let Them Know Your Thoughts
January 25th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The following is a message from Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (S.A.V.E.). Allegations of domestic violence are one of the chief ways in which children are separated from their fathers.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the … Read the rest
In King County, Dads’ ‘Day in Court’ Lasts Five Minutes
January 25th, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.Family courts in King County, Washington are so busy and the rules of evidence on claims of domestic violence so lax, that the wholesale removal of fathers from children’s lives is inevitable. Here again is Nina Shapiro’s fine piece (… Read the rest
Bill Hudson, Goldie Hawn’s Ex, Pens Book on Parental Alienation, Praises Fathers and Families
January 24th, 2012 by FAF StaffBill Hudson, father of Kate and Oliver Hudson and the ex-husband of Goldie Hawn, has authored a new book, Two Versions, in which he claims he was alienated from his children by his ex-wife. According to Amazon.com:
Bill Hudson … Read the rest
Victory! F & F Helps Win Child Custody Case in CO Supreme Court
January 24th, 2012 by Glenn Sacks, MA, Executive DirectorThere are fathers who have learned how to work the system against mothers, and use it to their unjust advantage. When this occurs, Fathers and Families is on the side of the mother whose loving bonds with her children are being endangered. In Re the Marriage of Brandt, decided this week by the Colorado Supreme Court, is such a case. Fathers and Families has been assisting Captain Christine Brandt of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps to regain custody of her 12-year-old son.
Researchers Seeking Participants for National Institutes of Health-Funded Study on Male DV Victims
January 23rd, 2012 by Glenn Sacks, MA, Executive DirectorProfessors Denise Hines, Ph.D. and Emily M. Douglas, Ph.D. are conducting a new National Institutes of Health-funded study on men who have experienced female partner aggression, and have asked Fathers and Families to post the following recruitment statement:
Seattle Weekly Article Exposes How Spurious DV Allegations Are Used to Separate Dads from Their Kids
January 23rd, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.The new article Seattle Weekly article “Ripped Apart: Divorced dads, domestic violence, and the systemic bias against men in King County family court” (1/18/12) details the way allegations of domestic violence are routinely used to separate fathers from children in King County (Seattle) family courts.
Mirkarimi DV Case Shows All the Ways We Get DV Wrong
January 22nd, 2012 by Robert Franklin, Esq.A domestic violence case is unfolding in San Francisco that can teach us almost every lesson we need to know about what’s wrong with the way we deal with DV in this country. San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s DV case … Read the rest
