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Men and Divorce
Men going through divorce have made perhaps
more aggressive use of the Internet than any other group dealing with the
crud of divorce. Web sites abound from men frustrated at the injustices
they have encountered (or at least believe they have encountered) dealing
with divorce, child custody, visitation, alimony, child support, lawyers,
judges, and -- of course -- ex-wives.
Because there are so many resources available from
others on the web, I have not tried to develop anything of my own to duplicate
them. Instead, I’ve simply assembled a comprehensive summary of the men's
groups available on the Internet:
- Fathers
for Parity - focusing on the rights of non-custodial fathers to spend
more time with their children. Charlottesville, VA.
- Fathers'
Rights and Equality Exchange (F.R.E.E.) - dedicated to the concept
that parenting is a 50/50 proposition. Lots of resources, including an
innovative program called "F.R.E.E. Roof" that connects single fathers
so they have a place to stay when they have to travel to another city to
be with their children. Santa Clara, CA.
- Fathers'
Resource Center - describes itself as taking a moderate stand that
works to be pro-father but not at the expense of women. Minneapolis, MN.
- Full-Time
Dads - publishing an online newsletter ($18/yr.) for fathers who have
children living with them.
- Resources
for dealing with false
charges of rape, incest, and child molestation. Another page of resources
on dealing with False
Allegations of Child Molestation and Abuse and with False
Rape Reports from Adults.
- TheMensCenter - Billing itself as
the "Male Affirmative Internet Portal."
- Fatherville.com - "Enjoy
the Journey of Fatherhood"
- Men's
Rights Organization - requesting men to pay $45 to join. Some links
to other organizations.
- WWW.ABUSE-EXCUSE.COM,
another resource for people falsely accused of child abuse, child neglect,
sexual child abuse, repressed memories, and sexual harassment.
- Still a Dad -
recognizing that the parent child remains intact even when children don't live
with both parents any more, with support for stepmoms.
- National
Fathers' Network - not specific to divorce but specific to fathers
who have children with long-term illness or development disabilities.
- Children's
Rights Council - really more about non-custodial parents' rights than
about children's rights, but the rhetoric is all about children.
- National
Center for Fathering - all about being a Dad, not necessarily focused
on divorce issues.
- Electronic
Visitation - advocating the use of the Internet to allow Dads to spend
time with their children even when separated by distance.
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