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Family law advice for fathers.
Find out what your rights are if your relationship has broken down for example whether you can stay in the family home or who the children should live with.
Keeping children from their fathers is not fair to the child or the father.
Each state has its own child custody laws but all state laws focus on doing what is in the best interests of the child.
This is true whether the parents are married or not.
For instance divorce law will address how property is divided and who will pay spousal support when a married couple separates while child custody law will help determine what is in the best interest of a child when parents separate.
When two people have a child each parent has an equal right and equal responsibility to raise the child.
We feel strongly that no father should be kept out of the life of their child.
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Sometimes however fathers rights help is needed to navigate the legal system.
This usually means allowing the child some continued access to both parents while looking at other factors such as who can provide the best and most stable home.
You can also find out how to deal with things like making a will registering a birth or changing your name and where else to go for help.
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His advice which echoes that of all family law attorneys.
Represent yourself otherwise known as pro se in legal terms.
Or granted you meet the pro bono program s income requirements you can request services from a pro bono attorney.
Keep a diary of what you did.
Be involved stay active and spend time with them.
The specifics of the law will vary depending on the situation but generally the aim is to protect each individual s rights within the context of family.
Children who have strong relationships with their fathers tend to do better overall in school in relationships with others and during adulthood than those who do not.
Families need fathers work with a range of family law professionals including family law panel.
Living together marriage and civil partnership.
Until then trout advises any father anticipating an upcoming custody dispute to document everything.
Fathers4justice f4j is the uk s leading fathers rights and shared parenting campaign group with over 18 years experience providing expert help support and advice for thousands of fathers grandparents and other family members going through the family courts as well as winning shared and sole residency for countless dads.
Families need fathers has been awarded the help and support for separated families kite mark which is a new uk government accreditation scheme for organisations offering help to separated families.