Many of these parents have lost everything, from their homes to their bank accounts. But nothing, they say, is as hard as losing the ability to parent their children.
Many of these parents have lost everything, from their homes to their bank accounts. But nothing, they say, is as hard as losing the ability to parent their children.
Sunday was Parental Alienation Day, the holiday of heartbreak. Parental Alienation Awareness Organization (PAAO) organized a Bubbles of Love campaign so that alienated parents around the world could unite in spirit, support and public awareness. Adults, children, and even dogs got involved in the public bubble-blowing events. Reports and photos have come in from Toronto…
Parental Alienation Day is one holiday that no one wants to celebrate. For many the name stirs a mild curiosity. For others, a searing pain that cuts through their very soul.
Parents who find their rights violated in the many ways that can result in losing contact with their children often feel completely alone. Fortunately they can share their stories and find information and peer support online.
Parents who are not or can not be together, owe it to their children to keep their lives as peaceful, and as normal as possible during any household changes, legal proceedings and co-parenting.
Whether by disease, accident, murder or suicide, losing a child is one of the worst experiences a person could face. Another tragedy that ranks at the top of the list is having a missing child. Strangers abduct a small percentage of these children. Most are abducted by one of their parents. There’s one type of…
by Timothy Weinstein Parental abduction in itself is a traumatic event for the left-behind parent. Brazil alone has over 50 cases of abduction from the United States representing over 70 children, my own two included. In addition to the emotional costs the left-behind parent must endure, one must understand the financial costs. Due to my…
As a fathers’ advocate, I had hope when President Obama was elected. Some expressed disappointment that the author of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) had become Vice President. They feared more gender-based discrimination. Being a liberal egalitarian, I was optimistic. My president had said he respects our civil rights. I believed all we needed…
Watching the Sean Goldman parental child abduction case unfold in the media has been bittersweet for parents of children still missing. All American parents with children abducted to foreign countries experience the same emotions and frustrations as Sean’s father David Goldman. He’s fortunate to have the help of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Foreign parents…
Martin Luther King wrote: “Nonviolent resistance … is based on the conviction that the universe is on the side of justice. Consequently, the believer in nonviolence has deep faith in the future. This faith is another reason why the nonviolent resister can accept suffering without retaliation. For he knows that in his struggle for justice…
To some people John Murtari is a deadbeat parent. Others see him as a good parent and man of faith. Graduating Cum Laude from the Air Force Academy with a degree in Astronautical Engineering, Murtari went on to Pilot Training and became an Instructor Pilot. Divorced with one son, he now owns a small internet…
“The family court system needs to be investigated,” says Paul Fisher, the Fathers 4 Justice Daddy Activist who recently spent three days 125 feet above ground on a crane in Ohio. Fisher was drawing attention to what he claims is family court corruption. “The mainstream media is ignoring this serious issue affecting a lot of…
Donald Tenn is a California father who says he “had to take action” for his young daughter Madison. He started his fourth day this morning on a wet construction crane in Columbus Ohio alone. Last night police warned of thunderstorms. John Fowler, national coordinator for Fathers 4 Justice was able to talk activist father Paul…
Paul Fisher, 34 and Donald Tenn, 52 will come down from their perch on a construction crane on Lane Avenue in Columbus, Ohio under one condition. They’re waiting until Governors Ted Strickland and Arnold Schwarzenegger begin investigations in the family court systems in Ohio and California. Starting their third day more than 100 feet above…
Donald Tenn is a man of conviction. Since the day I met him, one thing, and one thing alone has guided his every move. Tenn is a Daddy who misses and worries about his daughter Madison every moment of every day. Madison and Tenn are victims of Madison’s mother Shannon and the disaster called the…
Mothers are using false allegations to win custody. Studies show 60 to 80% of allegations are unnecessary or false. And now we have The National DV Volunteer Attorney Network Act - H.R. 6088 and S. 1515 - recently introduced in Congress. This bill would authorize $55 million for volunteer lawyers to help victims of dv.…
H. J. Res 97, the Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment bill has just been introduced in the House of Representatives. Rep. Pete Hoekstra introduced this amendment, designed to “preserve and protect parental rights from future erosion.” The introduction of this amendment, thankfully, will start a critical discussion in Congress.  Family, child and parental rights are paramount…
Grieg didn't just harbor Fuith all these years. She interfered whenever Hindle needed a visa to attend custody hearings, arranged for his improper arrest, imprisonment and deportation by the immigration department, and tried to set him up to be arrested for violence. And all the while, during her many lawless and reprehensible actions, she allowed…
Thirty-nine misinformed Representatives have submitted House Resolution 590 to obtain more funding for domestic violence services. This has men’s and fathers’ rights advocates asking, “Why pour more money into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) when it’s unconstitutional, as well as responsible for the destruction of many healthy, loving father-child relationships? ” The organization RADAR…
photo courtesy of glennsacks.com Two unnamed UK activists from Fathers4Justice scaled the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC today 1:30 pm. Dressed as tourists the activists scaled the memorial by hand before revealing themselves in Captain America and Batman costumes. They then unveiled a banner that read “For the Fathers of the Nation: Fathers 4 Justice…
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