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3 New Columns: Obama & Father's Day, Child Support & the Recession, 'Responsible Fatherhood' Programs
June 23, 2009
   
New Column: Evidence points to mothers ’swapping daddies’ more than to fathers ’swapping kids’



Robert Franklin, Esq. & I co-authored the new front page MSN column Obama’s Father’s Day Criticism of Dads Misses Mark (MSN.com, 6/19/09) on Obama’s misperception that fatherlessness is caused only by irresponsible fathers.

The “Responsible Fatherhood” programs Obama and his allies are pushing will only be of limited utility, because they don’t deal with a large part of the problem–loving fathers being excluded from their children’s lives by misguided mothers and the family law system.

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New Column: ‘Layoffs, courts put some dads in jail’

Dr. Ned Holstein & I co-authored the new column Layoffs, courts put some dads in jail (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 6/21/09) on the problems faced by child support obligors in the recession.

To write a Letter to the Editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a top 20 newspaper with over half a million subscribers, click here. Feel free to include your personal experiences with child support and remember to keep the letter under 250 words. For the AJC’s letters guidelines, click here.

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New Column: Our fatherhood crisis—Obama just doesn’t grasp the real problem



Robert Franklin & I co-authored the new column Our fatherhood crisis: Obama just doesn’t grasp the real problem (Washington Times, 6/21/09) on Obama’s fatherhood policies and public statements.

To write a Letter to the Editor of the Washington Times, click here.

To comment on the piece on the Washington Times website, click here.

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TV Ontario Quotes Fathers & Families on the Changing Role of Fathers

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Fathers & Families’ Glenn Sacks discusses shared parenting & fatherhood on KABC AM 790 &   KLOS FM 95.5 (6/21/09)

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Fathers & Families’ Dr. Ned Holstein Criticizes Obama’s Father’s Day Speech on Sporting News Radio AM 1510 The Zone in Boston (6/20/09)

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Fathers & Families’ Glenn Sacks discusses family law reform on the Jay Severin Show on WTKK FM 96.9 in Boston (6/19/09)

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LAist.com: ‘Perhaps hardest hit in the recession are men who are non-custodial parents with child support arrangements’

 
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Esquire Publishes Excellent Father’s Day Piece

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New Research Shows Previous Studies Overestimated Fathers' Ability to Pay Child Support by 33-60%

Wall Street Journal: Maternal Gatekeeping an Obstacle to Fathers' Involvement

Slate Columnist Advises Reader to Keep Paternity Fraud Secret
 
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