Maryland Father’s Rights Blog
"When I started practicing, I didn’t intend to focus on fathers, but more and more often, clients who were great fathers came into my office saying, 'All I care about is my kids.' Before long, it seemed like most of my clients were men. Unlike many of the women I’d represented, as a rule they didn’t come to me asking, 'How much do I get?' Then, I had cases that shocked me. My male clients told me their stories of being victims of domestic violence, or even sexual assault. Most of the time, they wouldn’t hear of taking their wife or female partner to court."
Author: Dawn Elaine Bowie is a solo practitioner in Rockville, Md.
Blawg Related Categories: Family Law • States • Maryland • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Maryland Father’s Rights Blog
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Protecting Children’s Rights to Good Fathers
Well, after two years of the tagline my consultant suggested, “Protecting Father’s Rights is the Best Way to Protect Children’s Rights,” I’m changing it! Thankfully, I haven’t applied for that trademark yet! The new mission…
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Kids, Pain and Art
We all know that kids hurt when mom and dad are in conflict. Lary Holland has featured a wonderful tool, “Coloring Away Pain,” in his blog. Check it out here: Coloring Away Pain. It’s true,…
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Rendered Fatherless — The Courts are FINALLY Waking Up!
This is a post about a pretty old case — 2005 to be exact, but it is SO exciting to me . . . and hopefully to all of you fathers out there fighting the…
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Customer Satisfaction or Ideal Client?
Every so often I speak and answer questions for a group of folks known as Maryland Fathers United For Equal Rights (FUERF). Check out their website, here: Maryland Fathers United for Equal Rights Foundation. Every…
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What Makes It Work — Kindness
A couple has been awarded the Guinness Book of Records award for the longest existing marriage on record — 84 years! Kudos to Herbert and Zelmyra! “Not much to look at, but sweet and kind,”…
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Planning For, or Planning On, Divorce.
Let’s face it, folks, experts have found that Americans both marry more AND divorce more, than anywhere in the world. There are a lot of reasons for this, and some fantastic books out there (The…
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More on Domestic Violence in the Maryland Legislature
Hats off to Delegate Luiz Simmons and Senators Stone and Miller, who proposed the only sensible legislation for our domestic violence laws last session. Not surprisingly, their bills (HB1181/SB467) failed. Currently, unlike criminal actions, even…
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Nature’s Nurturing Papas
Nature supports the concept of a nurturing Daddy with the amazing critter (actually a fish), the seahorse. Seahorse “couples” are affectionate, monogamous and dedicated to one another. The male seahorse carries the female’s eggs and…
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Collaborative Divorce: Trend or Tool?
I was interested in the comment aired today on “The State We’re In” from a woman in Washington, D.C. (called “Liz” on the broadcast) who has found “collaborative” divorce to be not so collaborative.The State…
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A Respectful Proposal
In yesterday’s post, I came down pretty hard on our Maryland legislature for drafting and passing legislation I believe is unconstitutional. The domestic violence laws in Maryland simply are unconstitutional because they implicate criminal penalties…