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A while back, I wrote a post about the soon-to-come epidemic of so-called “dead-beat dads” due to the downward spiral of the US economy.  If you just do a search for it on a search engine, you will find several articles actually discussing the very same issue.

On January 28, 2009, the article “Divorced father seeks equal protection” was printed in WorldNetDaily. Here is a copy of the article and it is very important regarding the rights for fathers. Divorced father seeks equal protection Custody challenge cites discriminatory decisions Posted: January 28, 2009 10:09 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily [...]

On February 27, 2009, the show “Forced to be a Deadbeat Dad” on Dr. Phil aired. It is about time that someone tried to shine some light on the current family court issue, and the increase in “deadbeat dads” or rather “driven away dads” in the last 20 years since the implementation of the Bradley [...]

On Jan. 1, Massachusetts adopted new child-support guidelines that will likely raise the amount paid by non-custodial parents, usually fathers.

Are the new guidelines excessive and unfair, as a lawsuit charges? Or were the old guidelines too stingy? How much child support is enough? How much is too much?

As a Swede growing up in Sweden but now living with a family in the United States of America, brings many issues about parenting to the surface.  The parenting values, benefits, laws, and morals are very different between the two countries. Lately, I have been focusing on the United States family court and issues; however, [...]