Parental rights are often hotly contested during child custody proceedings, with fathers sometimes losing out even if they can prove paternity. What happens in Minnesota and other American courts, however, when the father seeking rights to his children has been...
Fathers’ Rights
Dad shut out of child’s life because of mom’s marriage
State laws often differ in the way they administer parental rights. Even though mothers' rights are generally easily assigned, in some Midwestern jurisdictions, fathers must fight for their ability to interact with their own children. Minnesota fathers, like many...
Patric fighting for rights to child
In child custody cases, men's needs to negotiate for custody are often overlooked. This is especially true in Minnesota custody cases with non-traditional attributes, such as artificial insemination or surrogacy. Now, a prominent actor is seeking confirmation of his...
Man blocking child’s adoption from prison
A Minnesota man who is serving life in prison is fighting for his fathers' rights during an ongoing legal battle with his child's guardian. The man is serving a life sentence for brutally murdering the girl's mother while the child was also in the apartment. He has...
Paternity test gives answers sooner
A newly developed paternity test could give parents the opportunity to identify the father of an unborn child as early as five weeks. Earlier prenatal DNA tests were only able to determine paternity at about nine weeks, but this new test offers parents the ability to...
Is compelling fatherhood just?
For most families, Father's Day is a joyous occasion to celebrate with family. Others, however, are struggling emotionally and financially, unsure about the implications of fathers' rights in their everyday lives. For many men who have an unplanned child, legal and...
Divorced dads get support from women’s groups
Divorced fathers who want equal time with their children will be getting a boost of social support from a child custody advocacy group that is composed of women. The efforts, which are sweeping through Canada and the United States, are part of a comprehensive movement...
Men suffer for child support, get little help in custody battles
We hear a lot about "deadbeat dads" in the news. Fathers are railed against for failing to pay their child support and often in humiliating ways - some of which are even enforced by judicial order. There is the man who has been ordered by law not to have any more...
Whatever happened to custody reform?
Minnesota child custody law advocates have been pushing for comprehensive reform since the 2012 legislative session, but it appears that little action will be taken by government this year. Fathers rights supporters have been seeking changes to existing state law...
Mobile DNA testing reveals legal, emotional impacts of paternity
With the prominence of DNA testing on TV and in popular culture, it's almost hard to remember when such services were not widely available to average consumers. Now, paternity testing, using DNA verification, is a financially-viable option for Minnesota parents...