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/

 According to the CDC, as of 2021, the percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. is 40%.  

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

Unwed fathers must establish parentage and then pursue parental involvement in a biased legal system.  Some men don't find out about the pregnancy until their child is placed for adoption.  

Poor and single fathers are particularly vulnerable to the loss of their children.  

Fathers who do not pursue custody are often seen as deadbeats when, in fact, they simply cannot navigate the family court system alone, they have no expectation of success, and they cannot afford representation.

A federal complaint alleged that 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 judicial bias and the known financial, emotional, and physical health impacts of this toxic system on families, change seems impossible.    

We must demand court reform from our state legislators.  

Together, we can make a difference.