The Mission of Dads House is the Education of Divorced & Single Fathers on their rights AND responsibilities to children.

President Obama’s first Father’s Day address in 2009 was on divorced and single fathers needing to be more involved with their children. However, a study conducted under the Clinton Administration showed the issue is more denial, than refusal, of active involvement.

The study’s goal was to prove that fathers with court ordered parenting rights (visitation), were voluntarily uninvolved with their children. The 50-state-study, conducted by the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, was “The Survey of Absentee Parents”.

From a sampling of public court records in each state, fathers provided information on their contact with the children. A preliminary summary issued on the results of the first five states, was intended for release in time for Father’s Day. That announcement never came.

Preliminary results showed that within 6 months of the issuance of court orders, 60% of the fathers were denied access to their children. After five years, they lost all contact. The funding for the rest of the study was discontinued.

There are hundreds of fathers groups addressing the politics of fathers’ rights, but with the exception of Joint Legal Custody, little else has been achieved. Further, it was achieved because of growing numbers of favorable rulings by judges who were convinced, based on the evidence before them.

This is the importance of educating fathers, FOR KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!

If you have come here simply to get out of paying child support, YOU ARE NOT WELCOME.

If you are here to be responsible and involved father, than YOU ARE WELCOME.

However, even involvement requires financial stability. In these economic times, with 80% of layoffs being men, fathers need to learn how to survive financially, so that they can remain involved, especially when it comes to forcing the issue through the courts.