IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD

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Comment by D.A.Sears on September 5, 2008 at 5:06pm

Richard,

How are you? Before I begin, I would like to thank Paris for providing you with words of comfort and counsel.

I have a few options/suggestions that you might consider:

OPTION/SUGGESTION NO. 1
Initiate legal proceedings which would enable you to obtain sole custody of the children. If you decide that this is something you would like to pursue, I would like to recommend that you contact the following attorneys who are experts in the field of Fathers' Rights:

Alice M. Crowe, Esquire
Crowe & Crowe
99 Main Street
Nyack, NY 10960-3109
U.S.A.
Telephone: 845-348-1160
E-MAIL: acroweflys@yahoo.com

Jeffrey M. Leving, Esquire
Jeffrey M. Leving, Esq., Ltd.
19 South LaSalle Street
Suite 450
Chicago, IL 60603
U.S.A.
Telephone: 312-807-3990
Facsimile: 312-807-4782
E-MAIL: mail@dadsrights.com

SUGGESTION/OPTION NO. 2
If you know where your children are residing, you may consider communicating with them regularly by correspondence. Write them letters. Send birthday cards, holiday cards, "thinking of you" cards.

Based on the information you have provided, am I correct that there were no provisions made for you to visit your children or to have your children visit with you?

Please feel free to contact me "offline" via e-mail at: bsi-international@earthlink.net.

Please keep in touch.

Best regards,
Diane

Comment by Paris E. Tompkins on September 1, 2008 at 6:24pm

Dear Richard,
I share your pain, as I was involved in a child abuse case and my children were in shelter and away from me for a year and a half. I can only tell you to hang in there and do all you can to turn the situation around. Perhaps there are stumbling blocks in your way that you need to remove. As I don't know the full extent of your relationship with your x, or the circumstances under which the judge made his ruling, it would be unwise and perhaps inappropriate for me to give you any advice concerning visiting. I only make the following suggestions. Would it be possible to have supervised visits? Or, have you tried arbitration? Or, are there any services in the family court which may be able to help you? I was able to restore total rights to me for my two sons, but it took making better choices, time, patience, active participation in transforming myself, forgiveness, and prayer. I hope that your situation will turn out positive for you and I will keep you in my thoughts. Continue to be a good father even when you are far away from your kids by doing whatever you can to let them know they are loved. They will feel the love and return it to you. Blessings and Peace, Paris.

Comment by Richard McLaughlin on September 1, 2008 at 3:47am

Not sure if this is appropriate, I am joining as a divorced father who has not been able to see his kids in 2 years (judge has said x has mental issues, not enough to take the kids or lock her up).

Being a good father when you don't see your kids.

Comment by Paris E. Tompkins on August 31, 2008 at 4:43pm

Thank you, Rafaella, for joining us. It is a pleasure having another spirit to add to the effort. Please let us hear from you. Blessings and Peace, Paris.

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