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Ariana Bozemen Returns — Missing Girl Reunited With Father, Mother Charged with Felony After Year on the Run

In August 2018, police in Enoch, UT, filed a missing person’s report for Ariana Bozemen, age 9. The girl disappeared days after a judge awarded her father sole custody. Last week, authorities found the girl with her mother, Dawn Closson, and other family at a rest stop in Florida.  …

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Iowa Considers 50-50 Custody Law Critics Say Would Draw Cases Out, Increase Costs

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Like many states, Iowa is contemplating a new bill which would begin custody negotiations with  parents sharing rights and responsibilities equally. The fathers’ rights group IowaFathers.org has been fighting for such a law for nearly 20 years, and the Iowa Senate passed a bill last year 50-0…

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In Ireland, Unmarried Fathers Waiting for Rights While Oireachtas Meets

Northern Ireland changed their child and custody laws in 2002 to reflect the importance a father – married or not – plays in his children’s lives. Now other Irish dads say they’ve waited long enough. While the 2015 Children and Family Relationships Act postured at giving single dads rights in…

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Single Parents’ Best Tips for Last-Minute Spring Break Activities and Escapes

Spring Break in the United States runs from the end of February to the beginning of April. For most students, it lands during mid-to-late March. While you might not have your child during the whole break, you can make the most of their time off. Here are three ways to…

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Illinois ‘Equal Parenting Time’ Bill Sees Major Opposition Second Year in a Row

There is clear scientific evidence that a need for legal guidance exists if children are to have equal time with their mothers and fathers. Learn how you can help children get the parenting time they deserve in Illinois.

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Ohio Father Killed During Custody Exchange

The Ohio father lured to his death in a McDonald’s parking lot last month had just won custody of his three children. How could the courts have helped keep this family safe?

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Dad Gains Primary Custody After Judge Declares Mother’s Bitterness Is Abuse

A UK dad won sole physical custody of the kids when their mother’s bitterness became emotionally abusive. Read on for tips for how to process the pain of divorce without impacting the kids.

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Why More American Dads Are Winning Primary Custody

Changes in and out of the courtroom are leading to more fathers getting primary custody of their kids.

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Judge Dismissed Over Parenting Time Tampering Loses Pension

New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed after lying to police in a friend’s custody matter has lost her state pension.

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Russian Dad Awarded €15,000 for Article 8 Violation of European Convention on Human Rights

While attitudes toward parenting rights differ greatly from country to country (and sometimes, from state to state) the European Convention creates an obligation for all of its members to keep family ties strong. There’s potential for this court decision to make big waves in policies regarding court order enforcement and in attitudes toward parenting agreements in general.