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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.730173
EAN num: 9780465023622
ISBN number: 0465023622
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: May 22, 1998
Publishing house: Basic Books
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Millions of fathers are currently embroiled in the fight of their lives to win custody of their children. Wounded by the acrimony and greed that often accompany divorce proceedings, many wonder if they will ever again be an important part of their sons’ and daughters’ lives. With this landmark book, renowned men’s rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving offers disenfranchised fathers true hope and meaningful advice certain to save years of anguish and possibly thousands of dollars.Drawing on more than fifteen years of frontline experience, Leving leads fathers through every twist and turn of the legal system and shows them how to protect their rights (and their children’s)—both before and during divorce litigation.This authoritative and accessible book covers every aspect of the custody process, including protecting the parent/child relationship as a breakup occurs; finding a competent and sympathetic lawyer; drafting a “Shared Parenting Agreement”; demonstrating parental competence when falsely accused of abuse; avoiding parental alienation; determining when to settle and when to litigate; techniques for dealing effectively with psychologists, social workers, and other domestic relations experts; and much more.Illustrated with vivid real-life examples, Jeffery Leving and Kenneth Dachman’s practical guide is essential reading for the scores of American fathers routinely excluded from their children’s lives by a biased legal system in which avarice and recrimination too often overwhelm compassion and justice.
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Jeffery Leving has spent more than a decade in the trenches of domestic law. From that perspective, he gives men embroiled in custody disputes a powerful and impassioned voice in Fathers Rights. Arguing that men are disenfranchised and stigmatized by a biased legal system, Leving promises help through such difficulties as finding empathetic attorneys, avoiding unhealthy custody arrangements, protecting the child-parent relationship, and remaining financially solvent. Included is advice on how to demonstrate parental competence when falsely accused of abuse.
Writing with passion for the plight of an under-represented population in the domestic drama, Fathers' Rights offers sound, step-by-step council and a road map through the complex terrain of family law. 'Too often a dangerous free-fall ensues,' Leving writes, speaking of divorce's aftermath. 'At every step in the divorce process, the legal system deepens marital wounds, serving up revenge and recrimination much more often than it dispenses compassion and justice.' It is Leving's mission to right the wrongs caused by divorce court.
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This book was highly recommened by the site, however I bought one for my son, as he is going through a bad situation. We both read this book. If you live In Virginia it may help you, however be prepared to be depressed as Father's seem to have no rights in that state and none aparently in CT either even if the mother is on drugs and unfit, father's have little if any rights elsewhere. I don't know why the site highly recommended this book, it wasn't ANY help at all!
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'Fathers rights' is a 'must read' along with the other book available on Amazon called FAMILY COURT HELL. Family Court Hell is the story of the father who launched the Fathers 4 Justice campaign that not only spread around the world, but helped him resolve his own child acess case too. Both books compliment each other-check it out!
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Mr. Leving has done a lot of good for fathers' rights in Illinois, and this is a workmanlike treatment of the strategy you should adopt if in court over custody.
But by the time you read this (or a book like this), often it is already too late to set in motion anything that will let you see your children.
If I had a son, I would give him this book in college, and make sure he knew his rights from the get go. Then I would advise him to hold off on marriage or cohabitation as long as possible.
Better to defer marriage and fatherhood and protect your assets than to marry too early, entering the 50% club of potential divorce. All single men should read and heed - unless you want to subsidize some woman's life for eighteen years or more. If you do not feel a compelling need to to marry, feel free to avoid doing so.
After all, having a vagina almost automatically entitles you to custody in the event of a divorce, a decision frequently made in Family Court, where there is no evidentiary due process. In other words, you have more legal rights in criminal court as a defendant than you do in Family Court as a petitioner or respondent. Marriage and fatherhood are dicey propositions these days.
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I have not read this book, but am looking for other self help books on a similar subject.I am a women , and have a child from a previous marriage.This father happens to be in prison for rape and bodily harm on a stranger.He has not seen our child since our son was 4 months old, my son is now 7 years old.
I remarried 2 years ago to wonderful man, we have been living together for a total of 5 years and my son knows him as his only father figure, infact we never incouraged my son to call my husband dad, but one day he just started to on his own.Children know who care for them, shelter them, love them ,and support them.You dont have to be a biological father or mother to do that!
My problem is this violent criminal still has rights to a child he dosn't even know or love , and when he does get out of prison who knows what kind of revenge he will take on me for not allowing visitation.Yes I know I chose to marry him and have a child , but If I knew what he was capable of I assure you I wouldn't have even given him the time of day, but as many of us know we never see the full person until we have lived with them for long enough.This man was also violent, and threatened harm upon me and my infant son.An all around abusive dude, there isnt enough time to even tell even a fraction of the stuff he put us through .
As a parent I should have a right to protect my son from any harmful person even his own biological father. attorney fees to have parental rights revoked so my husband can adopt can cost easily $15,000 in california. I dont have that type of money, and even if I do go through with it only 25 percent of these cases win.
I know there are great fathers out there who deserve to see there children.As a woman I couldn't imagine being so evil and try to take a great fathers rights away without a reason. With my sons biological father you can see that my son could be in danger if he ever had rights to him, but where are my rights to protect him, and where are my sons rights to be safe from potiential harm?
As for the men out there who are in my situation.Try not to be bitter towards women , just like men I assure you there are good ones out there!This isnt a war against the opposite sex, its a war against parents who are dangerous to our childrens welfare, and those people exists on both sides, and it is just as hard for women as it is for men trust me.
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I felt compelled to write about this book after reading one of the reviews on it apparently written by a female.
The review yearned for a REAL fathers advocate book written by someone who has been there and lived through the HELL that is divorce, custody and a compete loss of everything that resembled "my life" - after I caught my wife cheating on me.
I read this book during the very first stages of my divorce and did not find it overly helpful. BUT, it was the only book that I found that spoke of what was about to happen.
I have been writing columns and attending divorce/mens support groups for two years now and am VERY despondent about what I am seeing.
Fathers rights is the "civil rights" story of this decade and it needs to be SEEN and SPOKEN about in the media.
I have been on a personal crusade to get groups organized in DENVER and to get any media outlet to focus on men's rights but I get NOTHING back - I have emailed Dr Phil, 20/20, every possible media outlet and all I get back is more stories on "deadbeat dads" and Women and Domestic violence.
Bad news GUYS:
We know the courts do not care -
We know the laws are laughably biased -
We know the media would rather propagate more female friendly stories -
But most guys do not ask WHY THIS IS.
I see this as Men not taking action. Men avoid support groups because we are supposed to "suck it up".
Men - WAKE UP - Get active.
If I cannot get this story on 20/20 or Dr Phil, it is because MEN are NOT the audience.
DO men vote, do men get involved in local politics, do men go to therapy to Resolve "their" issues. And these issues could include "how to deal with the powerlessness you feel in the system".
I am working to put together articles I have written about MY experience -
And it was/is horrible:
Wife cheats - gets caught - blames me for her behavior. Badgers the police with false charges against me - of which, I have to expend money to fight her.
My son (8) has cancer. My wife continued to change appointment times and cancel times.
AND GUESS WHAT GUYS:
When you get a Child Advocate or Child Family Investigator:
The game is:
As a MEN, you can never get angry.
If the ex plays with parenting time.
You cannot get angry.
If the ex uniformly ignores Permanent Orders.
You cannot get angry.
If the MAN gets angry the courts will CRUCIFY YOU.
I have documented my experiences and have read most every book (recommend Divorce Poison!!!!!) and plan to get this issue NATIONAL Attention.
I am not optimistic at the moment.
Finally, men, remember, no matter what transpires - no matter the complete injustice of the courts, lawyers, your ex's horrible wrath -
Remember that everything is about the kids. One mistake by you, as the male and father, and the system will take your kids away from you.
Make sure EVERY action is done with this in mind.
regards
Mike
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