AVFM Interview with Dr. Stephen Baskerville

Baskerville, a professor at Patrick Henry Collegein Purcellville, VA and author of “Taken Into Custody,” has long been thought of as the academic hero of the fathers rights movement.  He has spoken extensively in the news media concerning the family courts and the demise of the rights of fathers. His book, Taken Into Custody, is a…

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LEADING WOMEN FOR SHARED PARENTING

A growing number of children are being raised without the benefit of meaningful engagement with both parents. As contemporary research conclusively demonstrates, a child who effectively loses one of his or her parents through a custody decision, usually the father, is a child at risk for a number of negative personal and social outcomes. Research…

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Why the Challenge to “Violence-Against-Women” Programs is Essential

An Essay by Ron Collins For over a year now I have been researching the US federal government’s programs under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). I have made a number of significant findings, which I introduce below, but the first thing I discovered going in was the sense of taboo and political terror guarding…

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Standoffs and Tantrums | Ep. 2 | Fatherhood

Hank Azaria discovers parenting is not for the faint-hearted as he navigates the terrible three’s. About ‘Fatherhood’: Hank Azaria’s touching, humorous, and often enlightening journey from a man who is not even sure he wants to have kids, to a father going through the joys, trials and tribulations of being a dad.

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The marriage crisis

If people only knew how horrible divorce REALLy is, there wouldn’t be so many of them: An excerpt from this article: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/02/01/2928280/the-marriage-crisis.html Marriage in America is disintegrating. According to the Census in 2013, only 48 percent of Americans were married — a substantial plunge from 67.3 percent in 1960. (These figures are of all people age…

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Judith Grossman: A Mother, a Feminist, Aghast

An Excerpt from this article: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324600704578405280211043510 I am a feminist. I have marched at the barricades, subscribed to Ms. magazine, and knocked on many a door in support of progressive candidates committed to women’s rights. Until a month ago, I would have expressed unqualified support for Title IX and for the Violence Against Women Act. But…

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When is a sperm donor a father – Part II

Men…as much as we think we live in 2014, the domestic relation laws are written as if it is 1954. Why isn’t this woman’s ex-partner held responsible for child support? She was the partner right? She is allowed to walks away form the responsibility, but the sperm donor can’t? I’ll give you a hint as…

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