If you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage, one of the first things you'll likely discuss is how your children will be cared for. As a father, you may have to overcome biases to ensure that you receive a fair custody hearing. If you're a Louisiana...
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A fathers’ rights advocate: An important step
Residents of Lafayette and other nearby areas of Louisiana may want to learn more about the reasons why having a fathers' rights advocate is important. You may be challenging paternity, challenging the adoption of a child, adjusting child support or visitation, or...
Parental alienation and the hazards fathers face
No matter how the relationship ended, a divorce can quickly become mired in heated emotions and long-standing disputes. Once things like child custody, parenting time, and the division of assets and debts have been completed, both parties must go about creating their...
What are your rights as an unwed father?
You want to have a good time with your child. You are probably imagining baseball games and campouts, father-daughter dances or father-son fish fries. However, as an unmarried father, what rights do you have? Is there a way to gain more time with your child? Do you...
Fathers can seek custody modifications too
Even though laws favor shared custody, many fathers in Louisiana feel that courts are ignoring their rights when it comes to child custody. If you are unhappy with your current child custody arrangements, you may take actions to do something about it. After all,...
Going through a legal separation? Fathers’ rights still stand
Choosing to end one's marriage is not an easy decision to make. A lot is at stake, and no one wants to make the wrong choice. If this is something you are thinking about but are unsure of, legal separation may be able to help bring clarity to the situation. While...
Will you be given a fair chance at custody as a father?
Traditionally, mothers received preference when it comes to custody of the children. Now, the courts use "the best interests" of the children as a guide to awarding custody. Supposedly, this approach looks at mothers and fathers equally, but as many men in Louisiana...
Does Louisiana treat fathers fairly in child custody cases?
If you are going through a divorce or separation, or if you are an unwed father in Louisiana, it is easy to feel like the court is not on your side. A lot of men feel that mothers are given special treatment when it comes to child custody cases. In the past, this may...
Fathers’ rights: 3 areas that deserve your attention
If you are struggling with matters associated with fathers' rights, it's important to learn more about your legal rights and how to move forward in a manner that allows you to spend time with your child (or children). Even in today's age, when gender bias is a hot...
Louisiana Courts and Fathers’ Rights: What Dads Need to Know
Gender bias is a common reality for women throughout the United States. One place, though, where men face significant gender bias is in family court. The idea of equal protection for fathers has gradually entered into the public consciousness, but challenges still...