Question: I am married and recently found out through a paternity test that I am the biological father of another woman’s child. I pay child support though I have never seen my son. Is there any way to file for visitation rights so I can at least meet my son? …
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Question: My soon-to-be-ex-wife is pregnant with another man’s child. Does she have to inform the courts that she is pregnant while we go through the divorce process? Or how can I ensure I will have no legal responsibilities for a child who is not mine?
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Question: My teenage daughter no longer wishes to visit her mother. If she refuses to spend visitation time with my ex-wife, can I get in trouble for that? Is there a way I can stop these visitations?
CONTINUE READINGDr. Edward Stephens is an internationally-recognized physician and psychiatrist who is also the founder of The Foundation for Male Studies. His organization is holding its second annual conference on Male Studies on April 6 in New York City, and it will also be made available online. Stephens talked with DadsDivorce.com …
CONTINUE READINGFathers & Families is an organization committed to family court reform at the political level. The group recently revealed a wide-ranging legislative agenda for 2011 that Robert Franklin discussed with editor Matt Allen. Franklin is the managing editor of FathersandFamilies.org and a father’s rights advocate. Fathers & Families plans to …
CONTINUE READINGBy Matt Allen Editor, DadsDivorce.com and MensRights.com Paternity is one of the areas of family law where men are routinely discriminated against. It is so obvious that when I posed the question, “which laws in your state are particularly unfair toward men and fathers?” to Cordell & Cordell attorneys in …
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The partnership of DadsDivorce.com and Cordell & Cordell is proud to present another resource for men and fathers: MensRights.com. We want to empower, educate and direct men and fathers to resources and advocates when their basic rights are violated or compromised because of their gender. MensRights.com focuses on five primary …
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The double standards and challenges men and fathers face in divorce was one of many divorce issues Joseph Cordell discussed on the McCarthy and Friends Show on 94.1 KPVR in St. Louis. While acknowledging progress has been made in granting more father’s rights, Cordell said the whole idea is to …
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Question: It was recently determined that I am the biological father of a child I have never met. At that time, I was also ordered to pay back child support from the time the child was born until now. The child’s stepfather wants to adopt him, which is fine with …
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By Jill A. Duffy Attorney, Cordell & Cordell Divorce during adoption does not have to end the adoption, but it can be an obstacle that needs careful planning and handling. There are several types of adoption, and how a divorce effects the adoption will depend on the rights of the …
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