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Edward Kruk, an associate professor of social work at the University of British Columbia, has been studying the changing role of fathers and the problems of father absence for 30 years.

His latest book, "Divorced Fathers: Children’s Needs and Parental Responsibilities," illuminates the tragic toll on fathers first removed from their children's lives by a biased legal system, and then unsupported by a social services network that is almost wholly indifferent to fathers rights and feelings.

Kruk talked with DadsDivorce.com editor Matt Allen about the lasting effects, including parental alienation, sole child custody decisions have on fathers and why he calls this crisis of the absence of fathers "one of the most significant and powerful trends of this generation."

(Read related article: "A Proposed Solution For How Child Custody Is Decided")

By Robert Ferrer

Archivist and Researcher, University of Illinois

I was going to continue my inquiry into current myths about children, fathers and divorce, but while on vacation I read the latest book by Professor Edward Kruk, "Divorced Fathers: Children’s Needs and Parental Responsibilities."

The results of his most recent study published in his book affirm much of what I postulated in my article, "The Urgency of Reform." I found his study most fascinating and would like to share with you some of his findings on divorce rights for men.

The key theme of the book is discontinuity. Kruk is referring to significant discrepancies in how the court views things and the reality of its rulings. 

Kruk also sees significant discrepancies in child custody and caretaking arrangements pre- and post- divorce. (Read related article "A Proposed Solution For How Child Custody Is Decided")

The Huffington Post, one of the world’s most visited websites, has turned to DadsDivorce.com founder Joseph Cordell to be its voice on the struggles men and fathers face in family law courts.

In his first of a series of columns, Cordell writes on HuffingtonPost.com about the unlevel playing field facing divorced dads in the family law system.

He explains how after 20 years of experience spent with Cordell & Cordell representing men in domestic relations matters, he couldn’t help but notice the challenges consistently facing one side of the table--the guy's side.

"The father's rights movement isn't an anti-mom or anti-woman movement; it's an anti-unfairness movement," Cordell writes. "It just so happens that moms have most of the power in the family court system in America."

SingleDad.com founder and regular DadsDivorce.com contributor RJ Jaramillo is back with his video blog, this time documenting what it was like to walk to his daughter to school for the last time.

"I knew it was coming but I still can’t describe the feelings," Jaramillo said. "We were both crying. For every dad out there that knows this or has experienced this, you know what I’m going through. And for every dad that’s got a younger child, there's a day on the calendar some day in the future where you have this last chance, this last opportunity to walk your child to school."

By Richard "RJ" Jaramillo

Founder of SingleDad.com

Happy Father's Day to all divorced dads out there celebrating a special holiday this Sunday. I wish all dads a special day filled with quality family time and loving memories.

I know I will be celebrating this year with my parents and children out in my back yard, (pool side and something savory in the barbeque).

As our attention turns to Father’s Day, I wanted to share some of the changes I have recently discovered with my fatherhood.