Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

By Richard Thomas

Board Member, Illinois Fathers

This Father's Day, cherish the moments you have with your children. Now is the time to reach out to fathers who are unjustly kept from their children and remind them that although judges can take their kids away, judges can never take your children out of your heart.

During divorce or separation, family courts routinely designate one parent as the custodial parent and one parent as a non-custodial parent.

We have seen firsthand the psychological, social and emotional havoc wreaked on children by family courts, which routinely "award" non-custodial parents very little parenting time with their children.

We simply can no longer ignore the impact on children who are not having substantial contact with BOTH parents. This child that witnesses the court grant such measly time towards visitation is left hurt and wondering. Is bonding not important?

When a child grows up without constant, substantial contact with the non-custodial parent (mostly fathers) the consequences are serious and life altering. 

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.

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With Father's Day just a few day away, DadsDivorce.com and author Greg Wright are offering a free giveaway of Wright's book "Daddy Dates: Four Daughters, One Clueless Dad, and His Quest to Win Their Hearts" about raising and connecting with your daughters as a divorced dad.

Just send an email to info@dadsdivorce.com with the subject line "Book Giveaway" and we'll select a winner at random on Monday morning at 9 a.m. central time.

Update: This contest is over. Congrats to our winner, Tony! Please check back to the site as we will continue holding book giveaways.

With Father's Day just a few weeks away, DadsDivorce.com and Viking Penguin Press are offering a free giveaway of David Goldman’s book "A Father’s Love" about one father's triumphant fight for his right to be reunited with his abducted son.

Just send an email to info@dadsdivorce.com with the subject line "Book Giveaway" and we'll select a winner at random on Monday morning at 9 a.m. central time.

Sunday is Father’s Day, an internationally recognized day to honor and celebrate all the fathers. DadsDivorce.com is a constant reminder of the necessity of a father in a child’s life and the battles fathers often have to fight in family courts for their rights.

Unfortunately, many dads reading this won’t be able to see their kids on Father’s Day. On our forums, you can read about dads who say the official celebratory day of Father’s Day has come to mean very little to them because every day they are able to see their kids is Father’s Day.

So whether or not you are able to see your kids Sunday, remember to treasure every moment you are with them. And do something for yourself on Father's Day. You deserve it!