This podcast is a must-hear. It’s a compelling story about two strangers. It’s a podcast series about a father and his unknown daughter and his fight to do the right thing while battling everything wrong with the family court system. Listen HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/destination-unknown-from-no-dad-to-girl-dad/id1561786885 Clayton Craddock is a father, independent thinker, and the founder and publisher of…
Read moreUnilateral Divorce – Why isn’t a marriage contract as enforceable as any other contract?
In response to frustration among legal practitioners regarding fabricated legal marital controversies and divorce difficulties, California Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Family Law Act of 1969, resulting in the country’s first no-fault divorce law. No-fault divorce became available to spouses who filed either a unilateral divorce (without the spouse’s consent) or a consensual divorce (with…
Read moreWhat’s It Like Being A Dad?
What’s it like being a dad? Teaching your teenager to drive, giving your kid’s pet fish a funeral, explaining the birds and the bees, playing catch—-fatherhood isn’t something that happens all at once. It’s a day in day out choice to show up for your kids. Music: Celeste (Instrumental) by Les Enfants. License by The…
Read moreDon’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
This photo was of me laying down a track for a heavy metal/fusion band many years ago. Don’t be fooled by the way I’m dressed. Many moons ago, I worked a square job-meaning a 9-5 day gig. I was a financial services rep for MetLife and also a banker at Chase. Yeah, I did what…
Read moreChild Support, Welfare and Government Intrusion Into The Family
When I walked out of the doors of the Supreme Court system on July 9, 2008, I was relieved. I was no longer married, but my troubles were just beginning. I still had issues with my ex-wife, but I began to think things through. I started to reflect upon the reasons why I was dragged through…
Read moreIf You Don’t Like The Law, Change It
Several years ago, a friend of mine would often get frustrated with our discussions. I would complain about how crazy family court is and how archaic the domestic relations laws are. He would tell me, “If you don’t like the law, CHANGE IT! That’s exactly what we are doing. When you get married in New…
Read moreSingle Fatherhood in New York City
In 2012, I was contacted by a graduate student who was looking for stories about single fathers. I think she found me from an old blog I used to have. It’s so interesting to listen to this recording eight years later. Very little has changed with my relationship to my kids as well as my…
Read moreThe Best Interests Of The Child Includes Access to Both Parents
On a typical Monday evening, Alex goes to bed with hugs and kisses from two loving parents. After Alex is taken to school the next day, one parent moves out because the couple agrees they can’t live together anymore. Tuesday evening after school, Alex gets home and only sees one of his two loving parents. Alex does…
Read more500 for 500
My goal for the next year is to write. Write and write and write. Why? Because I have a lot to say and I feel I can add a thing or two to the public discourse. I used to have a website called the Socraddock Method where I would write about all kinds of things…
Read more“Social” Media
Social media. So many are afraid of it. So many find it negative, harmful, a waste of time, a drain…and yes, sometimes that is true. I find it powerful. It’s how I met Brandi. I had a blog many years ago about fatherhood/family/divorce/social issues that I used as a way to vent and express my…
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