When someone brings up the term, fathers' rights, what is it that they mean? The reality is that the fathers' rights movement has been in full swing since the 1960s. The movement started in response to unmarried father's inability to make decisions for or spend time...
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Fathers’ Rights
Tennessee’s definition of ‘father’ concerning paternity
Historically, unwed fathers have been granted fewer paternal rights than unwed mothers and married parents in issues of child custody, paternity and fathers' rights. In recent years, fathers seeking parental rights have made great strides in securing legislation that...
Why is legal paternity important to fathers seeking rights?
Fathers across Montgomery county value the relationship they have with their children. For those fathers who are seeking a new relationship or are trying to continue an old one, fathers' rights can come into play. Indeed, legal paternity can completely change the...
Child interests and fathers’ rights concerning child custody
As some Montgomery county fathers know all too well, trying to get an appropriate level of child custody can lead to a dispute. These disputes can originate for a multitude of reasons, however the answer to many fathers' child custody disputes may reside with a...
Alternative means to establishing paternity in Tennessee
In Tennessee, according to the Ann. Code §§ 36-2-302; 36-2-304(a), a father is the child's biological father when the child has been sired out of wedlock. The Department of Children's Services, Tennessee, establishes a registry of assumed fathers. Any person...
Establishing fathers’ rights in Tennessee
Many single men in Tennessee feel that although the family law of the state recognizes the fathers' rights, when it comes to obtaining child custody after the divorce, a mother is often the preferred parent to obtain child custody. In fact, fathers in the U.S. have...
Tennessee’s Putative Fathers Registry handles 5,000 cases a year
A putative father is one who does not have any legal relationship with their child but claims to be the child's father. A putative father can also be the man whom the woman believes to be the child's father. The Tennessee Department of Children's Services keeps a...
Measures taken across the country for equal child custody rights
Many single fathers may feel that although Tennessee family laws recognize fathers' rights and the laws have evolved beyond the Tender Years Doctrine of the past -- which presumed that the best interest of the child is only served by placing the child with the mother...
DNA testing for determination of paternity in Tennessee
Paternity issues are usually the most contentious legal battles in Tennessee. In many cases where the child is born to unwed parents, the mother may want to establish paternity in order to obtain child support for the well-being of the minor child. Determination of...
Protecting fathers’ rights sometimes needs legal assistance
If you are a father who lives in Tennessee, you should know that courts in this state no longer believe in the tender years' doctrine so often used to provide mothers with custody. Instead, the courts now consider the best interests of the child when making various...