DadsDivorce Live: Protecting Yourself From Domestic Violence

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and while most of the attention will be paid to abused women, DadsDivorce.com readers know all too well how prevalent domestic violence against men is. Divorced dads also know about false allegations of abuse being used against them. Claims of domestic violence are increasingly

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Myths About Women And Domestic Violence

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By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com It is uninformed attitudes like the ones discussed in my previous divorce article that have pigeonholed domestic violence as a women’s issue only and ignores mens rights. Research shows women in their 20s and 30s are statistically more likely to commit violence against men

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Domestic Violence Laws: Why is Female Aggression Ignored?

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By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com The Women’s Liberation Movement made great progress in gender equality, but at the detriment of fathers rights. A realm of law and society that the Women’s Movement severely stifled and damaged was the area of domestic violence. On the surface, this claim would seem

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How Does Past Drug Use Affect Child Custody?

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Question: My question is about child custody laws and how my history of drug problems will affect my chances at child custody. I have had problems with drugs when I was younger, but I have been clean and sober for years now. How much is my past drug use going

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Blurring The Lines Of Fatherhood

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By Richard Saunders Member, Children’s Rights Council of Illinois I was recalling a conversation I had with my divorce lawyer while in the midst of my own child custody quarrel, about the typical activities I engaged in with my children. My lawyer’s response was that my activities would demonstrate to the court

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