Jun 18, 2018 | Articles of Interest, Children, Co-Parenting, Journal Entries, Parenting, Personal Interest, Shared Parenting, Single Fathers
May 31, 1985 To My Little Girl (6 months old): Since you were born, I have undergone a gradual transformation. What has changed is my entire definition of self – the way I view myself. The change is imperceptible to others. I look, dress, and act the same as I always...
Jun 2, 2018 | Children, Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, High-Conflict Disputes, Joint Custody, Mother's Rights, Parental Rights, Separation, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting, Sole Custody, Uncategorized
In 2012 I wrote an article on our law firm’s blog entitled “Say Goodbye to Custody,”, in which I discussed the brand new, and highly debated, revisions to the Arizona Family Law statutes. These laws, which guide the Court in making custody decisions involving...
Sep 22, 2013 | Coping with Divorce, Divorce, Family Law, Fear and Anger, High-Conflict Disputes, Mental Health, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting
My job as a family law attorney is to try to help people get through the worst time in their lives. Their most personal relationship is crumbling – the one they thought would last forever. They are afraid for their children. They are forced to divide assets that...
May 23, 2013 | Family Law, Father's Rights, Marriage, Mother's Rights, Parenting, Single Fathers, Single Mothers, Single Parenting
It should come as no surprise that fathers can be loving, caring, and nurturing parents – just as mothers were always expected to be.It should come as no surprise that mothers can excel in the business world and be family breadwinners – just as fathers...
Aug 13, 2012 | Father's Rights, Personal Interest, Single Fathers, Single Parenting
Being a divorced dad isn’t easy. You are now a single parent. You no longer have another parent to lean on. When the kids are with you, they are really with you. That’s the tough part. But it’s also the great part. You have not only the responsibility but the...
Apr 28, 2012 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Single Fathers, Single Parenting
I have good news and bad news. Here’s the bad news, and it is truly troubling: According to a new Pew Research Center analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), children in the U.S. living apart from their fathers have grown from 11% in 1960 to 27%...