Only 20 percent of mothers not living with the father of their children are satisfied with dad’s performance, according to a survey released today by National Fatherhood Initiative.

Another disturbing trend the survey discovered is the vast majority of mothers believe there is a father absence crisis in America, but two-thirds of mothers think dads are replaceable either by mom or other men. Perhaps, the survey deduces, this is a result of more than half of mothers agreeing the media portray fathers in a negative light.

Let’s hear from the dads out there. What do you think of the survey findings? Is it right that the majority of mothers think fathers are replaceable?

Once executed and not rescinded within 60 days, the VAP is a binding determination of paternity and creates the imposition of the financial responsibilities for the child.

For a man in an intimate, non-marital relationship with a woman, the three words that can lead to potentially irreversible legal decisions aren’t “Let’s get married,” but “I am pregnant.”   Where pregnancy outside of marriage once required formal paternity court proceedings and paternity testing to resolve the man’s rights and obligations, in the past several years Congress and state legislatures have created a scheme of administrative programs which can establish or waive paternal rights and obligations - the Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity and the Putative Father Registry.  The uninformed or overly-trusting man navigates these programs and the issues of paternity at his peril.

Divorce Today host, Stephanie McCracken discusses key strategies with licensed clinical professional counselor Scott A. Smith.

It is very common to go on to form new families after divorce, this discussion offers suggestions to help prepare for issues such as discipline, new roles, spending time with both biological and blended family children. By approaching the common pitfalls through preparation, you and your new blended family stand the best chance at succeeding in providing a loving, nurturing environment for everyone.

Divorce Today host, Stephanie McCracken discusses Between Fathers And Daughters with author Linda Nielson. Dr Nielson is an adolescent psychologists who has studied and written extensively on the relationships that suffer the most following a divorce: those between fathers and their daughters.

by Erik Carter, JD, Cordell & Cordell, PC

Parenting time exchanges are supposed to be smooth and uneventful.  Custodial parent provides the children - non-custodial parent takes them off.  Non-custodial parent brings the children back - custodial parent takes them back home.  Simple, right?