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he following potential resources are listed as a public resource. Please be aware that we have not checked these organizations out and cannot be certain about their purpose or leadership. However, if you do not find the specific professional you are looking for, networking with others can lead you to other resources.
Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc. can not check each organization or person listed on our web site, and we are not and cannot be responsible for the services or products you receive from advertisers, resource lists, or links on our site. However, we would like to know your opinion, good or bad, about the services you receive from these individuals, companies, or organizations. We will, if the situation warrants, attempt to use our good offices to resolve complaints. If negative information is determined to be serious enough, we reserve the right to take administrative action against offenders. And if you catch us, or our advertisers doing something right, we will be happy to pass that information on as well.
We strive to be the premier resource for fathers, children, and families on the Internet, however some states and local communities have no resources listed. If you learn of other helpful organizations or professionals in your area, please let us know. We invite good people or organizations to link or advertise with us.
Fatherhood Educational InstituteChicago-IL-USFatherhood Educational Institute DAD of Tennessee Inc.Nashville-TN-USDAD of Tennessee Inc. Mens Defense-MN-USContact: Richard Doyle National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)Denver-CO-USMr. William Pound Help for DaddyLake Oswego-OR-USHelp for Daddy, Inc. Arizona Fathers' RightsMesa-AZ-USArizona Fathers' Rights Nasvo/Vocal National. HdqtsTucson-AZ-USMr. & Mrs. George/Lesley Wimberly Fathers RightsEden Prairie-MN-USContact: Maury Beaulier Protect Fathers Rights-AL-USContact: Steve https://www.menshealthnetwork.org/Washington-DC-USJimmy Boyd/Ms. Tracie Snitker Children Rights CouncilSacramento-CA-USMr. Will Brown Dads Against DiscriminationNashville-TN-US1020 16th Ave South Single and Custodial Fathers Network, Inc.Vandergrift-PA-USJohn R. Simms Jr. MA FRA of Long IslandLindenhurst-NY-USP.O. Box 597 National Child Abuse Defense & Resource CenterHolland-OH-USMs Kimberly A Hart FREE Legal Resource CenterEnuf--USThis library offers you a wealth of legal information on family law. In addition to fee legal forms, audio guides and discussion boards, the Legal Resource Center offers various membership plans providing phone consultations, trial defense services and a fixed discounted hourly rate for services not covered with the membership. Children's Rights Council of OhioToledo -OH-US2745 Sagamore Rd. Shared Parenting AssociationMiami-FL-USMr. Robert F Liebler Family Resolution Council, Inc.Mechanicsville-VA-US9244 Royal Grant Drive Children's' Rights CouncilIndianapolis-IN-USMr. David M Dinn West Virginia Alliance for Two Parents-WV-USTodd McDaniel, Ginger Thompson The Parent Connection, Inc.Los Angeles-CA-USTeaches Parenting Classesbr Fathers Rights NewslineHavertown-PA-USP.O. Box 713 National Latino Fatherhood and Family InstituteLos Angeles-CA-US5252 East Beverly Boulevard America's Society of Separation & Divorced MenElgin-IL-US575 Keep Ave Equal Rights for Fathers NYSRochester-NY-USP.O. Box 16407 National Center for Protection of Child AbuseAlexandria-VA-USDaniel Armagh Director Men's Support NetworkAnchorage-AK-USMr. Rick Rometo Fathers for ChildrenBinghamton-NY-USP.O. Box 1077 Independent ConsultantTampa-FL-USMr. Dean Tong Children's Rights Council of PAPhiladelphia-PA-USMs Rita A Jones Children's Rights CouncilOmaha-NE-USBill & Lyn Hoerter United Fathers of Fathers Rights CenterRiverside-CA-USMr. Lawrence P. Hellmann M A Fathers For Equal RightsLittle Rock-AR-USMr. Harold Schmecker Children First CT, Inc.Hartford-CT-USMr. Al Hales Men's Resource MaterialSanta Barbara-CA-USRev. Gordon Dalbey National Institute for Fatherhood & Family DevelopmentCleveland-OH-US8555 Hough Ave Equal Rights for Fathers of NYSClinton-NY-USMr. James Taylor Children's Rights CouncilWashington-DC-USMr. David L. Levy The Parent ConnectionTucson-AZ-USKim A Metz Capital District ChapterAlbany-NY-USP.O. Box 13534 Children's & Parents Rights AssociationCape Coral-FL-USMr. Steven A Berkowitz Children's Rights FoundationCasselberry-FL-USMr. Bob McCarthy Big Apple DadsLindenhurst-NY-USP.O. Box 443 Safety KidsPittsburgh-PA-USP.O. Box 10682 Children's Right CouncilHamden-CT-USMr. Mark Roseman Grandparent Information Center AARPWashington-DC-USMs. Margaret Hollidge Children's Rights of PA, Inc.Allentown-PA-USMr. Tom Watts Texas Fathers for Equal RightsFt. Worth-TX-US4817 B Brentwood Stair Rd #8 Fathers United for Equal Rights / Women's Coalition-VA-USChildren's Rights Council Non-Custodial Parents Resource CenterFarmerville-LA-USMr. Bob Haber US Dept of State, Off of Children's IssuesWashington-DC-USS4-1 Rm. L-27 Dept of State Men & Fathers Resource Center/Texas Fatherhood InitiativeAustin-TX-USDirector: Kip Prichard Southwest Center for FatheringAbilene-TX-USP.O.Box 28155 Men's Right's Inc.Sacramento-CA-USMr. Fredric Hayward Reaching Everyone To Assist In Creating HealthierHinton-WV-US176 Pleasant St. Divorce Reform CenterMarshaltown-IA-USMr. Don Lamb National Institute for Fathers & Families Inc.Chicago-IL-US19 S. La Salle #S-450 Father's NetworkSan Anselmo-CA-USMr. Gordon Clay National Institute for Farther & Families, Inc.Chicago-IL-USMr. Jeffery M Leving Esq. Fathers for VirginiaAnnandale-VA-US4426 Airlie Way United Fathers of AmericaSeattle-WA-US110 Prefontaine Pl Suite 506 Family Service AmericaMilwaukee-WI-US11700 W. Lake Park Dr. WY Children's Access NetworkSheridan-WY-US50 E Loucks Ste 206 Rights Organization of MarylandPasadena-MD-USMrs. Gail Martin Legal Aid Society of Roanoke ValleyRoanoke-VA-US420 Campbell Ave SW Grandparents United for ChildrenClark Summit-PA-US1325 Layton Rd. Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc.Dallas-TX-US701 Commerce St., Suite 302 Stepfamilies & BeyondGary-IN-USMs Patricia Work-Bennett |
Fathers United for Equal Rights / Women's Coalition-MD-USChildren's Rights Council Fathers Demanding Equal JusticeWichita-KS-USMr. William Davitt Esq. CRCSilver Spring-MD-USCRC Silver Spring, MD Center on FatheringColorado Springs-CO-USKen Sandez CRC of VA - Richmond ChapterMechanicsville-VA-US9244 Royal Grant Dr. Men's Rights Inc Equal RightsSeattle-WA-USP.O. Box 31864 Fathers United for Equal Rights / Women's CoalitionWashington-DC-USChildren's Rights Council FRANYS Rochester Region ChapterRochester-NY-USEqual Parents for Children Fathers United for Equal JusticeGarden Grove-CA-USMr. Tony Testa Georgia's Children's Rights CouncilWoodstock-GA-US808 Springharbor Court Central New York Region ChapterSyracuse-NY-USP.O. Box 6825 Children's Rights CouncilDayton-KY-USMr. Kevin O'Brien Father FocusBethesda-MD-USMr. Jerome Sachs LCSW Alienated Parents AssociationBoulder-CO-USBetty James Administration for Children And FamilyDenver-CO-USMs. Beverly Turnbo American Fathers CoalitionWashington-DC-USMr. Stuart Miller Fathers for Equal RightsAimes-IA-USMr. Dick Woods United FathersTorrance-CA-USDoug Davis The KIDS Voice Tyson, AZTyson-AZ-USMr. Kevin C. Pattison Children's ProgrammingAlexandria-VA-USSarah Holt Parenting Coalition International, Inc.Washington-DC-USMs. Belinda Rollins ADAM American Divorce Assoc. of MenArlington Heights-IL-US1519 S. Arlington Heights Rd. Coalition Organization for Parental EqualityPortland-ME-USMr. Paul P Quellette CRC of AlaskaAnchorage-AK-USMr. Gary Maxwell FARCECocoa Beach -FL-USPO BOX 320233 Fathers For Equal RightsHouston-TX-US1314 Texas Ave, Ste 609 Parent Encouragement ProgramKennington-MD-US10100 Connecticut Ave Southern Tier ChapterBinghamton-NY-USP.O. Box 1077 Fathers for Equal RightsMiami-FL-USMr. Sam Ross PACE Chapter of Children's Rights CouncilIndianapolis-IN-USMr. T Kunkle Fathers for Equal RightsLilburn-GA-USMr. Sidney Stevens Children's Rights CouncilDover-DE-USMr. James A Morning Family Service of MilwaukeeMilwaukee-WI-USDavid Hoffman President Friends of Child Find National. HdqtrsNew Paltz-NY-USP.O. Box 277 Children's Rights Council of AZScottsdale-AZ-USMr. Conrad M. Greene Children's Rights Council of ColoradoColorado Springs-CO-USMr. Mark Entrekin CRC Greater Cincinnati PaceCincinnati-OH-USP.O. Box 8805 North Country GroupParrishville-NY-USP.O. Box 160 American Association of Family & Consumer SciencesAlexandria-VA-USMs. Rosemary Bolig ACFCWashington-DC-US1718 M Street, NW Children's Rights Council of JapanMax Meadow-VA-USVirginia Office Find the ChildrenSanta Monica-CA-USMs. Judi Sadowsky Exec Director Fathers Rights CenterRiverside-CA-USMr. Lawrence P. Hellmann M A Family Mediation of Greater WashingtonFairfax-VA-USLawrence D Gaughman Grandparents United for Children's RightsJanesville-WI-US502 Park St. Children's Rights CouncilWashington-DC-USMildred Freeman National Fatherhood InitiativeGaithersburg-MD-US1 Bank St. Fathers Resolute-Equality & Equity (FREE)Tampa-FL-USMr. Victor H Luis Fathers Rights Association of NYS (FRANYS)Buffalo-NY-USP.O. Box 100 Fathers For Equal Rights, Inc.Denver-CO-USBob Miller, Ex. Dir Laurie Ingraham & Assoc.Brookfield-WI-US13160 W. Burleigh Rd Wisconsin Fathers For Children And FamilyMadison-WI-USP.O. Box 1742 North Country GroupParrishville-NY-USP.O. Box 160 Illinois Fatherhood InitiativeOak Park-IL-USMr. Mark Podolner Fathers & FamiliesBoston-ME-US20 Park Plaza,Suite 628 Citizens For Joint CustodyMims-FL-USMr. Rudy DeMatthews Chairman VOCAL (Victims of Child Abuse Laws) ColoradoDenver-CO-USMr. Graham Jeambey Fathers for Equal RightsGrand Junction-CO-USSteve Morrison Joint Custody AssociationLos Angeles-CA-USMr. James A. Cook Fathers & Children Equality (FACE)Philadelphia-PA-USP.O. Box 42653 Fathers United for Equal RightsSilver Spring-MD-USP.O. Box 3308 VOCAL MissouriCadet-MO-USMr. Alan Smith Fathers For Equal Rights, Inc.Denver-CO-USBob Miller, Ex. Dir Office of Child Support EnforcementWashington-DC-USUS DEPT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)Springfield-VA-US6320 Augusta Dr. #1200 Council For ChildrenCharlotte-NC-US229 S. Brevard St. Suite 202 Lower Hudson Valley ChapterMahopac-NY-USBox 743 National Congress for Fathers & ChildrenNew Castle-NH-USMr. Mike Geanoulis Men's Right Inc.Sacramento-CA-USP.O. Box 163180 Grandparents Rights in New StrengthCorunna-IN-USGRINS) Fathers for Equal RightsGooding-ID-USLloyd Trinner FRANYS Capital DistrictAlbany-NY-US13 Camppagna Dr. |
Please understand that these suggestions provide general information related to finding and selecting an attorney. Much like good friends, making sure you have a father friendly attorney will go a long way in helping you navigate your current challenge. This information is not based upon a thorough assessment of your situation or needs and nothing on this page should be construed as legal advice.
Check with a father's rights organization in your community or your state for a recommendation. See our page for FATHER'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES IN THE U.S. and our other resources page.
Interview several attorneys, including those you can't afford. Find the attorneys who are the top guns in your community to interview. Many will give a free or low cost consultation. This is an opportunity to pick their brains. Remember, these are experts, so don't refuse a free consultation. Let them think that you can come up with the money from a rich relative if you like their game plan. Take notes and write down ideas and suggestions they share with you. Ask them which other attorneys they might recommend to handle your particular case especially with a particular judge. This should give you some strategy ideas and some leads on other lawyers.
Another advantage of interviewing many lawyers is that ethically this should prevent that attorney from representing your (ex)wife or girlfriend. This does not always prevent them from doing so, (especially the unethical attorneys), but this might be a good reason to pay for the initial consultation at either the full fee or a reduced fee. Ask for clarification on this conflict from them up front. Keep the receipt, so you can later show the judge or the attorney disciplinary committee in your state that you paid a fee and therefore in effect "hired" that attorney, in order to prove an ethical violation.
Talk to the Court Clerk that works for your judge. Tell her/him you are looking for a good, affordable attorney who is respected by the judge. Ask her/him to give you two or three recommendations.
Do everything humanly possible to locate dads who have been successful in your court to interview and get attorney referrals from. This might include hanging around at the courthouse, putting an ad in a local newspaper or post a notice on our bulletin board.
Check with attorneys in nearby towns and communities. They can often recommend colleagues in your community who believe in fathers. Caution; do not hire an attorney from another town unless there are no other alternatives. Judges, especially in small towns, don't like cocky lawyers from outside their communities, coming in and beating up on their local lawyers. The "home town advantage" can be very important.
Check with local psychologists. Often courts call upon psychologists to do custody evaluations, and they should be able to steer you to a lawyer they have worked with who is father friendly and effective. Also, you can ask local private investigators and process servers for their recommendations.
Check with local politicians, state representatives, county supervisors or commissioners, city council representatives, etc. They know their communities well, and usually know the local judges and who might be close to them. Finding an attorney who is close to the judge is very important.
Seek out a retired judge in your community. Some are practicing law and might be good to hire. Others are no longer practicing but can recommend someone that is in tight with the judge.
Here in Texas judges are elected. One technique is to look up their campaign records in the local election office (this should be open to the public) and find out which people especially attorneys contributed to the judge's campaign fund or coordinated his election. It's always a good idea to hire an attorney who is in tight with the judge. You can also sit in on some of the judge's hearings. See who the attorneys are, talk with them and find out which lawyers are highly respected by the judge.
Don't be afraid to talk with attorneys in totally different fields, e.g. corporate lawyers, insurance lawyers, or criminal lawyers, for their recommendations. Ask them who the good litigators are. Some lawyers are not good litigators. Often they can make a lot of money just taking retainers, and never want to or expect to prove themselves in court. Why should they litigate if they can make a bundle just taking retainers and standing by while dad is screwed?
Whatever you do, do not simply go to the phone book and hire the first name you see. And don't hire an attorney just because he/she did a will for your uncle or helped a family member in criminal case. Family law is a special area. Representing fathers is usually an uphill battle and takes special skill (e.g. handling false child abuse, sex abuse, domestic violence accusations). In smaller communities, lawyers may do a general practice (civil, criminal, etc.) and you may have no choice. But, in a large city, if you hire a primarily criminal attorney to handle your custody case, expect to be disappointed.
We know of one member who hired a lower priced fairly recent law school graduate to handle his case, but behind the scenes also paid for a high priced, successful litigator on an hourly basis, to give the younger attorney advice on strategy, and possibly to carry some political water for the case. This turned out to be very effective. If you find what you are looking for in the list above, please be sure to contact us here at the Fathers For Equal Rights Child Support Information Center. Office 214 953-2233 for more information.
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