How often are fathers' rights ignored in child custody decisions? It has long been a subject of great concern here in Illinois and across the U.S. that far more mothers than fathers appear to be awarded primary physical custody of children after divorce. Family courts have been accused of arbitrarily favoring a "traditional" physical custody…
Read more
False abuse claims in child custody cases can hurt the kids most
False abuse claims in child custody cases can hurt the kids most Divorce and relationships writer Monique Honaman of the Huffington Post recently found herself confronted with two situations that shocked her. In the course of a single week, she learned of two men -- demonstrably good, stable, non-abusive parents, she maintains -- who are…
Read more
Father owes $119,000 in back child support
Father owes $119,000 in back child support A mother that had grown up in Illinois and who had crisscrossed the country with her former husband and four children has been attempting to collect $119,000 in unpaid child support. The child support obligations apparently go back as much as 12 years.Following the divorce, this mother took…
Read more
High court to consider Baby Veronica’s father’s rights under ICWA
High court to consider Baby Veronica's father's rights under ICWA The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important child custody case involving, on the one hand, the adoptive parents of a 3-1/2-year-old girl whom they have raised since birth and, on the other hand, a father who never consented to her adoption. The…
Read more