Any legal matter involving your rights as a parent has the potential to be upsetting. Adding in false allegations against you by an ex only makes the situation worse. Unfortunately, these are the exact circumstances in which many parents find themselves. They want to...
Paternity And Custody
People in life can help with single parenting
Some parents believe it takes a lot of people in a lot of roles to properly raise a child with good values. Some parents go it alone, and that may seem literal when parents are single and don't live together. But no parent is beyond getting help.One of the main...
Fathers have the same chances to custody rights
Arguing for paternity is not how fathers expect to be recognized. Many hope that a marriage will be enough, and some do not expect to become fathers at all. But the struggle can seem monumental when you sit down and consider all the forms and requirements.Nebraska,...
Why would fathers need to prove they are fathers?
When you love a child, you don't much care what your specific relationship to one is beyond knowing who is family. This connection may be most common in biological parents in a marriage, but there are all sorts of modern ways that families come together or work...
Proving paternity is more than saying you’re the father
Nebraska allows men who believe they may be the unrecognized father of a child to assert a right for a paternity test. A marital connection to the mother at birth may be recognized as legal paternity, but it can be overturned if a person shows biological evidence of...
Don’t hesitate to request a modification if you need one
A lot of work goes into developing a child support order. Nebraska courts must work out a monthly child support obligation, health insurance and an order to pay for child care expenses. Often, the father or other paying parent goes through a series of hearings in...
Tips for the father trying to survive a custody battle
Custody battles are stressful, to say the least, for all parties involved. They can sometimes be even more intense as a father. In some courtrooms, it can be a steep, uphill battle for a father to prove that it would be in the child's best interest for him to be...
A father’s ally in the courtroom
It is no secret that in some courtrooms fathers have to work twice as hard to prove their value in a child's life. It is also no secret that implicit bias exists, even in our judicial system. Traditional gender roles in a family often sway a judge's decision when...
Protecting custody while on active military duty
Custody agreements that involve active duty military service members are complex matters. There are issues that must be addressed in addition to the usual visitation and custodial schedules within a typical settlement agreement.When a child has one parent who is a...
Single dads are more common than one might think
On an anecdotal level, it might seem that a single father raising his children is a rare sight indeed. However, while it is true that there are many more single mothers than fathers, dads doing their best to provide a home for their children is not as uncommon of a...