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Action Alert: F & F Joins with MA DV Group to Protest Ad; Boston Institutions Promote Child Custody Hoax
October 26, 2011
F & F Helps Win Stunning Victory over CS Enforcement in Outrageous Pedro Soto Paternity Fraud Case
October 19, 2011
Obama Misstates Facts on Domestic Violence in New Proclamation
October 11, 2011
MA Bill to Abolish Lifetime Alimony Signed into Law
September 27, 2011
Opposing Child Support Enforcement's War Against Low Income Dads
September 20, 2011
MA Supreme Judicial Court Rules Against F & F"s Child Support Lawsuit
September 7, 2011
TN SC to Rule as 'Duped Dad' Seeks Justice; Utah SC Approves Theft of Child Under Guise of Adoption
August 23, 2011
Senator Wright Meets with F & F"s CA Leaders; F & F Supporter Forces TX AG"s Office to Apologize to Son
August 16, 2011
F & F's Paternity Fraud Bills: 50 Physicians Endorse Reasonable Means to Determine Correct Paternity
August 10, 2011
Victory! Peter Spitz Reunited With Son After Outrageous Family Court Injustice
August 2, 2011
Holstein Meets with Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson; Johnson Condemns Family Court ‘Injustices"
July 26, 2011
New Column on Ohio SC Custody Decision; Giuliani Tells F & F ‘Family Courts Need Reform"
July 19, 2011
Opponents of Shared Parenting Fire Back; Parental Alienation Action Alert
July 13, 2011
Bill Modeled on F & F Legislation Passes--That's 11 in Past 15 Months
June 28, 2011
F & F Criticizes Dad-Bashing on MSNBC; Boston Globe Does Feature on F & F"s Holstein
June 21, 2011
Candidates Pawlenty, Huntsman Tell F & F Activists 2 Parent Involvement After Divorce Is Crucial
June 14, 2011
Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Tells F & F Family Law ‘Is Ripe for Reform"; F & F Pens Los Angeles Daily News Column on Paternity Fraud Bill
June 7, 2011
Gingrich Tells F & F Activists Family Law Has ‘Extreme Anti-Male Bias"; F & F on CNN
May 31, 2011
MA Action Alert; Dozen CA Newspapers Cover Bills F & F Helped Introduce
May 24, 2011
GA Gov. Signs F & F-Inspired Child Custody Bill
May 17, 2011
MA Action Alert on Shared Parenting; Texas CS Enforcement Harasses Freed Death Row Prisoner
May 10, 2011
Outrageous Media Bias in Armstrong Triple Murder Case; AZ Gov. Signs F & F-Inspired Child Custody Bill
May 3, 2011
F & F Helps Introduce CA Spousal Support Bill
April 27, 2011
'At 17 I Was Manipulated Into Signing a Paternity Declaration Without Parental Consent or Legal Advice'
April 19, 2011
Outrage--Father Shot by Mother Can't See Son, But Mother Can
April 12, 2011
NH Supreme Ct: PAS Harms Kids; F & F Helps Introduce GA Child Custody Bill
April 5, 2011
Success on Family Court Financial Abuses Bill, F & F Introduces 2 Paternity Fraud Bills
March 23, 2011
Action Alert: Stop Family Court Financial Abuses by Passing SB 528 & SB 917
March 15, 2011
Action Alert: Respond to San Francisco Weekly Hit Piece on Parental Alienation!
March 3, 2011
F & F Supports Appeal of 1/2-Million-Dollar CS Order; Mother Hits Father with Car--Police Jail Dad
February 23, 2011
F & F Pens Column on False Accusations Case, Helps Introduce AZ, Hawaii Reform Bills
February 15, 2011
F & F on CNN; Success--30% of MA Legislators to Co-Sponsor Shared Parenting Legislation
February 8, 2011
US Supreme Court to Hear Child Support Case
February 3, 2011
New CA CS Guidelines; MA Shared Parenting Bill Action Alert; Wright, Cook Honored
January 26, 2011
Misguided DV Groups Back Conference Attacking Fathers' Child Custody Rights
January 11, 2011
Time Magazine Urges Changes to Hague Convention to Help Mothers Who Abduct Their Children
January 4, 2010
In 2011, We Resolve to Reform the Family Law System!
December 27, 2010
Fathers and Families Unveils Ambitious 2011 Legislative Agenda
December 20, 2010
Ohio Bill to Increase Child Support Fails to Pass--Thanks to All Who Participated in Our Campaign
December 14, 2010
MA Knocks Down Interest on Overdue Child Support by 50%
December 6, 2010
F & F of Ohio's Campaign Against Child Support Hike Featured on TV, Radio
November 22, 2010
2 New F & F Newspaper Columns: Child Support, Parental Abductions
November 16, 2010
Embattled Ohio Father Reunited with Son Illegally Taken in Adoption Battle
November 10, 2010
F & F on NBC San Diego, New Column, Be a Part of F & F's Revamped Facebook Page
October 26, 2010
Schwarzenegger Signs All 5 F & F Bills; F & F of Ohio Criticizes Bill to Raise Child Support on Cincinnati Radio, Senator Responds
October 19, 2010
Action Alert: Bill Seeks to Raise Child Support Levels in Terrible Economy; Ohio F & F Affiliate Launched
October 12, 2010
Action Alert on Parental Alienation; You Made an Impact--DSM Leader Tells AP of 'Enormous Amount of Mail, More Than Any Other Issue'
October 5, 2010
Holstein Debates Leading Senator on F & F"s Shared Parenting Bill; Defend Judge in Hot Water for Combating Visitation Interference
September 7, 2010
F & F Alimony Reform Bill Goes to Governor; Schwarzenegger Signs F & F's SB 1188; New Column in LA Daily News
August 24, 2010
NEW CAMPAIGN: Ask Gov. Schwarzenegger to Sign AB 2416--Child Custody Reform to Help Parents Who Serve
August 17, 2010
NEW CAMPAIGN: Urge Schwarzenegger to Sign F & F's Child Custody/Visitation Bill SB 1188
August 10, 2010
2 Victories--Crucial Bill from Opponents of Recognizing Parental Alienation Defeated; Schwarzenegger Signs SB 580
July 26, 2010
36 States Have Now Passed Child Custody Bills to Protect Military Parents; MA Action Alert
July 14, 2010
F & F Introduces Alimony Reform Bill; Boston Globe Covers Our Shared Parenting Bill; New F & F Newspaper Column
July 7, 2010
Holstein Discusses F & F's Shared Parenting Bill on ABC Boston; Slate.com Backpedals from Claim Fathers 'Lie' About Parenting
June 29, 2010
New Column: Father's Day 'Deadbeat Dad' Raids Unfairly Target Hard-Luck Dads; 3 F & F Supporters Featured on LA Daily News Front Page
June 22, 2010
2 Action Alerts: Boston Globe Takes Stand on F & F's Shared Parenting Bill; Atlantic Monthly Denigrates Dads for Father's Day
June 15, 2010
F & F Helps Defeat Radical Bill from Major Opponent; MA Senate Judiciary Chair Opens Dialogue with F & F on Shared Parenting Bill
June 9, 2010
Mom, Son Reunited After CPS Nightmare; Jury Awards Man $16 Million for Ex-Wife's False Molestation Claim
June 1, 2010
Leading Opponent of Recognizing Parental Alienation Apologizes to F & F for Defamatory Remarks; Action Alert on Parental Alienation
May 25, 2010
Holstein Squares off Against Leading CS Officials on NPR; MA's 3rd Largest Paper Endorses F & F's Shared Parenting Bill
May 18, 2010
2 More F & F Bills Pass CA. Senate Judiciary Committee; MA. Shared Parenting Bill Clears Next Hurdle
May 11, 2010
NOW Criticizes Our Parental Alienation/DSM Campaign; Holstein Newspaper Column--'Time for Shared Parenting'
May 4, 2010
Did Dr. Phil Unwittingly Promote False Accusations on Recent 'Family Court Crisis" Show?; F & F Gets CA. Bill Amended to Include Fathers
April 27, 2010
F & F Bills Moving Rapidly--CA. Assembly Passes AB 2416, AZ Gov. Signs HB 2348; Shared Parenting Supporter Wins MA. Primary
April 20, 2010
F & F Introduces 5th CA. Family Court Reform Bill; Pro-Family Court Reform National Columnist Wins Pulitzer Prize
April 13, 2010
Success--CA. Child Custody Bill AB 2416 Passes Committee Unanimously; F & F Organizes Support for Shared Parenting Bill
April 6, 2010
ACTION ALERT: Support CA AB 2416--Child Custody Reform to Help Parents Who Serve; MA. Anti-NCP Bill Opposed by F & F Dies
March 30, 2010
CNN: Is Reese Hopkins Innocent?; Indiana Governor Signs F & F-Inspired Bill to Protect Disabled Parents from Family Court Abuses
March 23, 2010
Major Announcement: Fathers & Families Introduces 4 Bills into CA. Legislature
March 16, 2010
NOW Declares Action Alert Against F & F on Parental Alienation; Bills to Protect Disabled Parents from Family Court Abuses Moving
March 9, 2010
Holstein, 2 F & F Members Appear on Fox Special; New Column Responds to Criticism of F & F in Sacramento"s Capitol Weekly
March 2, 2010
Abducted Boy Forced to Live Inside Wall Finally Reunited with Dad; High-Profile Lesbian Custody Case Highlights Injustices NCPs Face
February 23, 2010
CAMPAIGN ROUND 2: Ask DSM to Include Parental Alienation--We've Made Progress, but Need Your Participation Again
February 16, 2010
NOW Plays ‘Violence Against Women" Card Against Tim Tebow; F & F Makes Recommendations to Elkins Family Law Task Force
February 9, 2010
Bill to Protect Disabled Dads from Family Court Abuses Passes Committee; Action Alert--Psychology Today Praises Husband-Killer
February 2, 2010
NEW CAMPAIGN: Write, Call to Support Bill to Protect Disabled Fathers from Family Court Abuses!
January 26, 2010
Senate Candidate Brown Co-Sponsored Our Shared Parenting Bill; F & F Helps Introduce Bill to Protect Disabled Dads from CS Abuses
January 19, 2010
F & F Concludes Most Successful Fundraising Campaign Ever--in Face of Terrible Economy; F & F Helps Win Victory for Military Dad
January 12, 2010
F & F Supporter Triumphs in False Accusations Case; Girl Sues Child Support Agency, Says 'You've Bankrupted My Dad'
January 5, 2010
Law F & F Helped Create Leads to Victory for High-Profile Military Parent; Sean Goldman Finally Comes Home
December 29, 2009
Action Alert--Protest Dad-Bashing TV Report; F & F Supporter Featured by CBS over Her Loss of Custody Due to Deployment
December 15, 2009
2 Action Items, F & F Responds to Elkins Task Force on CA. Family Law Reforms
December 8, 2009
NEW CAMPAIGN: Ask DSM to Include Parental Alienation in Upcoming Edition
December 1, 2009
A Major Announcement from Fathers & Families
November 18, 2009
Slate.com & Salon.com Criticize the Fatherhood Movement; CT. Supreme Court DV Restraining Order Ruling a Step Forward
November 10, 2009
Mental Health Experts Push to Add Parental Alienation to DSM;
No Room at the Inn for Homeless Single Dads
November 3, 2009
Shriver Report Does Hatchet Job on Fathers, Family Court Reform Movement
October 27, 2009
New MSN.com Column--The Rise of Lesbian Custody Battles; Paternity Fraud Attempt Against Keanu Reeves Flops
October 20, 2009
NJ Supreme Ct. Agrees to Hear Key DV TRO Case; UK Tory Official Says They Favor Shared Parenting Presumption
October 14, 2009
CPS Seizes Couples' Kids, Puts Them in Foster Care over Toddler Bathtub Photos; Debate Between Leading DV Authorities, Round 2
October 6, 2009
Fathers & Families Hosts Debate Between Leading Domestic Violence Authorities
September 29, 2009
F & F"s Shared Parenting Bill Heard in Committee; Olympic Athlete Target of Outrageous DV Restraining Order Abuse
September 23, 2009
F & F Shared Parenting Bill; Action Alert--Does Esquire Believe Fathers Don't Care for Their Children?
September 15, 2009
2 Questionable High-Profile DV Arrests; Boy Kidnapped from Dad After Mom Lost Custody Is Found; Jon Gosselin Gives His Side
September 9, 2009
3 F & F Supporters Featured in National AP Story Detailing Problems Faced by CS Obligors in Recession
September 1, 2009
Boy Held in Orphanage as Italian Courts Refuse to Return Him to US Dad; Canada's Justice Minister Criticizes Equal Parenting
August 18, 2009
Young Father Fights Adoption Agency to Raise Own Daughter; Lesbian Couple Battles Gay Couple over Child Custody
August 11, 2009
New Column on MSN.com; Action Alert--NDVH Makes Ground-Breaking Statements on DV
August 4, 2009
F & F Meets with MA. Governor Patrick; Major Media Opportunity on CS; Our Opponents Get It Right on Alienation Case
July 28, 2009
New Column; F & F on NPR, CBS; 2 F & F Supporters Tell Their Stories in Huffington Post
July 21, 2009
Chadwick Freed After 14 Years in Jail over Alimony; Man Imprisoned on Divorce False Abuse Charges Freed After 20 Years
July 14, 2009
Fathers & the ‘He-cession"; New Column--Researcher Says Women"s Initiation of DV Predicts Risk to Women
July 7, 2009
Dissident DV Researchers Gather for LA Conference, Criticize DV Establishment's 'Man-as-Perp/Woman-as-Victim' Model
June 30, 2009
3 New Columns: Obama & Father's Day, Child Support & the Recession, 'Responsible Fatherhood' Programs
June 23, 2009
Commend Dear Abby for Changing Column in Response to Our Protest; Protest Esquire's Father"s Day Hit Job on Dads
June 16, 2009
A 6-Year-Old's Divorce Hell; Returning Soldier Surprises His Little Girl After Year Away in Iraq
June 9, 2009
Brazilian Court Rules in Favor of Dad in High-Profile International Abduction Case
June 2, 2009
Study: Even in Sweden's Generous Welfare State, Kids from Single-Parent Homes Significantly More at Risk
May 28, 2009
Commend Bristol Palin for Deciding to Co-Parent with Levi Johnston; Washington Times Slams Lifetime"s Deadbeat Dads
May 19, 2009
Devastating Critique of Private CS Collectors Issued; NPR Does Piece on F & F Member, Problems Faced by Laid off Divorced Dads
May 13, 2009
ROUND 2 of Campaign Against Lifetime's Deadbeat Dads--Contact Hearst Corp.; Fathers & Families in 100 Newspapers
May 5, 2009
NEW CAMPAIGN: Protest Lifetime TV's New Reality Show 'Deadbeat Dads'!
April 27, 2009
'Family Courts Award Custody to Abusers' Claim Collapses; More Media on Legal Abuses; 4 Supporters' Letters Published
April 21, 2009
Fathers & Families on CBS, Front Page of Boston Globe, WRKO-- Struggling Dads Being Jailed over CS Obligations in Bad Economy
April 14, 2009
'Bridget's Law'--New Attack on Parental Alienation Target Parents?; Tell TV Reporter to Stop Calling Low-Income Dads 'Deadbeats'
April 7, 2009
Child Support Lawsuit, Democrats/Shared Parenting Update; False DV Machinery Used by Teen Daughter Against Mother
March 31, 2009
Encourage Democrats to Embrace Shared Parenting; Pro-Father Advice Columnist Needs Our Help
March 24, 2009
2 Action Alerts, Fathers & Families Supporters Help Move Comparable Parenting Bill Forward
March 17, 2009
Jim Cook, the 'Father of Joint Custody,' Passes Away
March 3, 2009
Action Alert--Defend Truth-Telling Politician; Reporter Apologizes After F & F Bombards Paper over Article
February 24, 2009
Glenn Sacks Becomes Executive Director of Fathers & Families
February 10, 2009
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