Support for fathers

Our mission is to unify father's rights advocates across the U.S and build a coalition to advance changes in family court and the welfare and child support systems.  Family court bias impedes father's rights and erodes paternal involvement.  Fatherlessness is a crisis in this country because of these institutions.

https://www.saveservices.org/2022/11/human-rights-sex-bias-and-family-court/

https://raiseyourrights.org/initiative-21-0001-california-child-custody-determination-by-jury-initiative-2021/

Unwed fathers must establish parentage and then pursue parental involvement in a biased legal system.  

Poor and single fathers are particularly vulnerable to the loss of their children.  As father's rights advocates, we are seeking a paradigm shift.  We want to build a coalition and preserve father's rights through the development of a Foundation for Fatherhood.  

We welcome volunteers who can help create a non-profit in support of family court, child support, and welfare reform.  According to the CDC, s of 2021, the percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. is 40%.  

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/unmarried-childbearing.htm

California's TANF grant is ~ $3.7 billion, with  ~ $2 billion spent on CalWORKs.   

~87% of parents on CalWORKs attending the California Community Colleges are women.  

Fathers who have limited ability, opportunity, and earning capacity are forced to pay back the state for services they themselves may need.  

The State of California is not gender neutral - state agencies may be colluding with the state judiciary to avoid accountability for gender discrimination in the welfare system.  

Family Court is often called the Wild West of law.  Attorneys are afraid to "piss off the judge" because the impact will affect outcomes for all their clients.  

Despite books, articles, and legal opinions acknowledging the problem of bias and the known financial, emotional, and physical health impacts on families, change is very slow.    

Fighting in an expensive, adversarial forum for the "best interest" of children is incompatible with the legislative objective to end litigation.  

We need court reform.

Together, we can make a difference.