ABCNEWS.com : Fla. Law Makes Moms Publish Sex History It s antiparent, anti-adoption, anti-family, and most rights groups say the Florida adoption law, which is that they say generally sees mothers needs and http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/fathersrights020820.html
Extractions: Mom Hopes Mystery Boy Is Her Son ... Lowly Fruit Fly's Amazing Flight Secrets MORE ON THIS STORY COMMUNITY Is Florida's 'Scarlet Letter' Law Fair? That notice did not actually run, but under a one-of-a-kind state law, Florida now requires women who don't know the birth father of their child to purchase similar ads in newspapers detailing their sexual histories before giving a baby up for adoption. The ads must run once a week for four weeks in a newspaper in the city where the child may have been conceived. The statute's backers say its goal is to provide birth fathers every opportunity to take responsibility for their children and prevent painful custody battles that can break up adoptive families. Critics of the adoption law, which took effect last October and applies only to private adoptions, say it invades privacy and brands women with a "scarlet letter" by making them divulge embarrassing intimate sexual details. Six women hoping to get the measure abolished are planning a lawsuit to be filed later this month in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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A Legal Boost For Noncustodial Parents Csmonitor.com at a time when the fathers rights movement has been parents has swung too far toward mothers and that says Margaret Brinig, a professor of family law at the http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0503/p01s02-usju.html
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BBC NEWS | UK | 'Dads Army' Steps Up Fight For Rights point where we have to fight for basic rights. proposition it wants an overhaul of family law within two Figures show that mothers gain custody in four out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3728753.stm
Extractions: Marching on London in October 2003 Fathers' rights campaigners known for their protests dressed as superheroes have managed to halt Prime Minister's Questions by throwing missiles at ministers. The Commons was suspended after purple powder was thrown and hit Tony Blair on the back. Fathers-4-Justice (F4J) claimed responsibility. F4J founder Matt O'Connor said the group was protesting, in the run-up to Fathers' Day, at MPs' failure to help fathers in their fight to gain access to children through the courts. Earlier this year, the group said it was planning an escalation of activity as part of a national campaign of civil disruption. Risk of imprisonment Superhero-clad protesters staged a demonstration on the roof of a Devon court building on Tuesday. There have also been demonstrations on a crane in Manchester, on Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge, and on gantries over key roads in London. Before Christmas, an army of militant Santas marched on Parliament.
Mothers In Prison Losing All Parental Rights incarcerated mothers tend to be their family s sole caregiver have been affected by the law, or how of Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated mothers, says she http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/947
Extractions: WEnews correspondent Second of two-part series. Mothers in prison often have sentences long enough that they run afoul of a 1997 federal adoption law and they lose all parental rightsno letters, no phone calls, no birthday cards allowed. (WOMENSENEWS)Dial up Michelle Spruill and her gentle voice recording tells you that "if you ever need a helping hand, you can find one at this number." On her other line she signs off, "God loves you and so do I." Knowing that Spruill reluctantly gave up two sons for adoption two years ago, a recent caller can't help wondering if the messages aren't somehow intended for their ears. In late 1996, Spruill began serving a five-year sentence in an Illinois prison for various property crimes that stemmed from drug abuse. One of her sons was placed in foster care. Another, born in prison, followed. But Spruill was determined to eventually reunite with her children, so she began rehabilitating herself, taking parenting-skills courses and undergoing substance-abuse treatment. Her efforts appeared to pay off. After two years, Spruill was released into a halfway home and she began the necessary court proceedings to get her kids back. There, however, she encountered the Adoption and Safe Families Act, a federal law passed in 1997 that requires states to move to sever a parent's right to a child after he or she has spent 15 months in foster care.
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News and even other fathers rights organisations were circumstances, they as mothers cannot publicly development, scores of family law solicitors specialising in http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=523354
Extractions: adoption forums choose one guatemala international adoptive parents support russia adoption adoptees birthparents community foster care sealed records adoptee support special needs Adoption Agencies Sue State Over Out-of-State Mothers' Rights Elizabeth Neff Page 1 of 2 email article to friend printer friendly version most popular articles read comments review article add to favorites (The Salt Lake Tribune) Each year, more than 100 expectant mothers from other states travel to Utah to deliver their babies and surrender them to adoption agencies. Their reasons for coming vary from the desire to distance themselves from an adoptive family to preferring parents who belong to the LDS Church. Critics suggest other motives in a small number of cases: attempts to avoid birth fathers or stricter laws requiring the fathers' consent in the home states. Utah adoptions require confirmation by a state judge. But whether the mothers' home state should be told and even required to approve of a pregnant woman's decision to deliver and place her child across state lines is the thorny subject of a lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court.
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Extractions: MOTHERS is a grassroots initiative that seeks to improve caregivers' economic status by calling attention to their essential contribution to the economy and to society. The initiative was launched in 2002 by a group of mothers, writers, and women's advocates around the country. The founders include Ann Crittenden, author of The Price of Motherhood; Naomi Wolf, author of Misconceptions, Barbara Seaman, a nationally recognized women's health advocate, and the National Association of Mothers' Centers, a non-profit, non-partisan organization with some 3,000 members and 40 mothers' support centers throughout the U.S. MOTHERS will use its website ( www.mothersoughttohaveequalrights.com ) to mobilize grassroots actions on behalf of caregivers. The site will serve as a clearinghouse to inform supporters about other interested people in their area, to publicize initiatives taken by other grassroots mothers' groups around the country, to suggest coordinated local campaigns, and to enable supporters to quickly contact their state and national legislators on key issues. We are working to have mothers' work and contributions recognized.
Extractions: The New Welsh Parents Protest Group campaigning for Parents Rights protesting against the Wales and UK Family Court's for Justice and equality. -The Parents Protest Group of Wales Sitemap Father's Rights Groups Must Avoid Violent Protest. Fox News June 2 Bridge demo over fathers' rights BBC News 31 May, 2004 Welsh Fathers Rights Protest Two men dressed in Batman and Robin costumes have been arrested after a protest on the top of a county court Justice building in Cardiff. May 27th 2004. Father 4 Justice members protesting for better rights in the family courts for access to their children are released from police custody. 19 May, 2004 Protesting in the name of the fathers Bob Geldof The Suns Justice For Dads campaign , Bob Geldof Talks of his experience in the Family Court's system: ITN NEWS. 02-04-04 Bob Geldof speaks for fathers rights. Site Search What's new Fathers 4 Justice claimed responsibility for a purple condom incident protesting for fathers rights in the commons. 19 May, 2004
Extractions: From FALL 1999 The Family Tree Most clients accept my explanation (begrudgingly) and go forward with the adoption. I explained the nine-month process. The adoptive parent must go through a physical and an FBI fingerprint check. The Department of Social Services conducts a personal interview in the client's home. Anna, like many clients, questioned why her family life has to be so closely scrutinized by the state and strangers when straight couples need only a marriage license to "qualify" themselves to raise children. Once again, I have no acceptable answer for Anna. I go on to the good news. We live in a "good" county where the judges routinely grant second-parent adoptions and there is joy (and stuffed animals) in a court room as the judge grants the adoption. Anna was different from my other clients. Instead of accepting the status quo, she pressed me with questions. Finally, she asked "What do unmarried men do to establish their rights with a child." "That's called a paternity suit," I answered, and went on to explain that an unmarried man may file a lawsuit and present facts showing that he
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Extractions: Guiterrez and her boyfriend, who she said is challenging the paternity action, broke up when she was three months pregnant with her daughter, Ariel, 15 months. She and Ariel have been living with her mother at her Long Beach home. She said she has been receiving help from her mom, in addition to government assistance.
Extractions: Family law is the term that is applied to the laws and rules developed regarding family relationships. Family law rules define not only the relationships between members of a family but also between a family and society as a whole. More than any other area of the law, family law reflects the values society shares regarding how people who are related should treat each other. Typically, family law attorneys assist people with the making and breaking of family relationships. Specific areas of representation usually include marriage and relationship planning, divorce, paternity, child custody and child support. Some family law attorneys also provide assistance in the area of adoption. When you are faced with an important life decision regarding a key family relationship, the advice and assistance of an experienced family law attorney often proves crucial to your understanding of the issues involved and your satisfaction with the ultimate outcome of the family-related concern you face. Marriage is a legal and business union as much as it is a romantic one. Although the limitations and requirements vary by state, basic marriage laws are similar. All states prohibit marriage to more than one person, marriage between the same sexes and marriage between close family members. Some of the more common limitations are:
Extractions: All Press Releases for May 3, 2002 MOTHERS PORTAL EXPANDS TO OFFER MOTHERS RIGHTS INFORMATION SearchMothers.com, the Most Comprehensive Source of Information for All Types of Mothers, now supports MothersRights.org content (Mount Laurel, NJ, May 3, 2002) SearchMothers.com announced today the expansion of its website to include Mothers Rights information. The domains MothersRights.org and MothersRights.com are now being rerouted to the SearchMothers.com website to offer single and divorced mothers an opportunity to access accurate and helpful information about child custody, child support, family law, parenting time, and mother-and-child related information. Information available to mothers include directory listings categorized by interest, with each category containing links to pre-screened web sites to help mothers find useful sites. SearchMothers has content for those women who are entering the status of single motherhood and even those who are not. SearchMothers.com and MothersRights.org share the common goal of assuring access to as much information as possible for mothers to succeed in their endeavors. Improving the quality of life for mothers and their children in the United States is one of the key concerns and goals of SearchMothers.com and MothersRights.org websites.
