By Laurie A. Couture. Paternity fraud harms children, biological fathers, and unmarried men who are deceptively extorted for money to pay child support for children who they did not sire. This fraud occurs when the mother of a child puts the name of a man on the birth certificate that she knows is not, …
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By Dianna Thompson. Paternity establishment is a good thing. Children should know and have the opportunity to form secure, loving relationships with their fathers. Establishing paternity also ensures that a father has legal rights and that children have rights; to their inheritance, their father’s medical and life insurance benefits, and Social Security and veterans’ benefits, …
By Laurie A. Couture. A July 2023 law change in Florida has brought national attention to the state of rights for unmarried fathers in the United States. The bill, which was known as “The Good Dad Act”, passed “unanimously” in the Florida House and Senate, according to an ABC News report. The law recognizes the …
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By Laurie A. Couture. A father’s love is a quiet, smiling, head-nodding sense of pride; it is ever-present and strong. Children long for the strength, protection, and sense of pride from a dad. While mom’s love is said to be unconditional, dad’s love kindles constantly and forever, even if he pulls away… or is pushed …
