WORLD FATHERS UNION News Archives

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News stories are listed below in reverse date order (newest first).

JUNE 2007

No refund due man ordered to support child not his--C.A.--MetNews (USA)

The father is an upstanding, sober citizen. Why is he being denied custody? Toronto Sun (CAN)

Credit blacklist for fathers who don't pay, The Telegraph (UK)

Ex-judge gets 3-10 years for bribery, New York Law Journal (USA)

Child-support 'nightmare' may soon end for SP man The Daily Breeze (USA)

Rally to protest Judge Zuker 'wrist-slap' in Toronto, WFU News Service (CAN)

Baby-time initiative fails men, The Guardian (UK)

MAY 2007

Man striving to change fathers' rights laws, WVUA-TV (USA)

California Supreme Court reverses dismissal of appeal in gender-discrimination suit, WFU News Service (US)

Dad hits the roof, The News & Star (UK)

Record-editing judge scolded, Toronto Star (CAN)

Sunday June 17: Happy Fathers Day?, PR-GP.com (UK)

An Interview with Erin Pizzey, Dads on the air (UK)

Study: Marital breakdown and subsequent depression, The (StatsCan) Daily (CAN)

Bill to deprive non-custodial parents of school records pulled, glennsacks.com (USA)

Bias isn't big culprit in gender pay-gap, Minneapolis Star Tribune (USA)

Mothers and fathers equally likely to kill children, NZ Herald (NZ)

Spokesman for custody group launches suit for defamation, Victoria Times Colonist (CAN)

Fathers rights campaigner to seek Dáil seat, Irish Examiner (IR)

APRIL 2007

Baldwin Speaks Up, Newsweek (USA)

Fathers 4 Justice to target Bridgwater again, Bridgwater Mercury (UK)

The quiet revolution: positive changes in family court, The Age (AU)

Baldwin to apologise for calling daughter a pig, CNN/Reuters (USA)

Bishops speak out on fathers rights, Politics.co (UK)

Fathers question paternity, Sunday Herald Sun (AUS)

Father denied justice by NZ courts, says UN, New Zealand Herald (NZ)

UN slams delays in Kiwi child access case, Stuff.co (NZ)

A Growing Culture of Fatherlessness, Los Angeles Times (USA)

Fathers Need Families appoints new CEO and Policy and Information Officer, Politics.co (UK)

Mothers abuse children more than fathers, Indo-asian News Service (IN)

Former Olymic champion to stand trial over custody case, People's Daily (PRC)

Police killed man as he tried to kill himself, Allentown (PA) Morning Call (USA)

A badly chosen battle, Philadelphia Inquirer (USA)

Myriam Bédard's trial date to be set in June, CBC News (CAN)

Olympian Myriam Bédard's child-abduction trial begins, Montréal Gazette (CAN)

MARCH 2007

April 7, Rome: World Memorial Day for father-victims of suicide, WFU News Service/Figli Negati

Fathers group protests images on pizza boxes, Cincinnati Post (USA)

F4J rally to save children from pizza-box shame, WFU News Service (CAN)

Fathers expand role as shared parenting rises, The Age (AU)

GLENN SACKS: Nice to see F4J-UK and F4J-US mend rift

Fathers 4 Justice campaigner launches charity in Brighton, The Argus (UK)

Advocate calls for more focus on child abuse, Bahama Journal (BA)

Fathers Group to Hold Meeting in Devon March 29, Mid-Devon Star (UK)

What No Fault Divorce hath wrought, Journal Chrètien (FR)

GLENN SACKS: Father Knows Best, Ad Week (USA)

Judge rejects commission request to meet fathers, The Dominion Post (NZ)

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Fathers have united and want their rights, Javno World Service (BiH)

Fathers continue protests against family courts, Toledo Free Press (USA)

Law firms pitch themselves as the 'Guy's Guys' Wall Street Journal (USA)

Former F4J Coordinator 'investigated' by Ottawa CAS, WFU News Service (CAN)

FEBRUARY 2007

Fathers tackle tough topics at symposium, The Washington Post (USA)

Fathers in Minster protest, Yorkshire Today (UK)

We made some tarts upon a summer's day, Star Telegram (USA)

Group protests for equality for fathers, Mount Vernon News (USA)

Saskatoon man loses high-profile custody case, launches appeal, WFU News Service (CAN)

International appeal for Fathers Army gathering in Rome, Figli Negati (IT)

To demonise divorced dads is a distraction, The Herald (UK)

NSCFC: Fathers told by Government do more for your children, Politics.co (UK)

Denial of access to fathers among worst forms of child abuse, Barbados Advocate (BAR)

Protest fathers hope to see judge, Dominion Post (NZ)

Jeffrey Leving: Having dad around is crucial for kids, Peoria Journal Star (USA)

Can't Find a Husband? OpEdNews.com (USA)

Fathers For Justice Hijack Stonehenge, The (Wiltshire) Gazette and Herald (UK)

Shame bad fathers, Cameron says, BBC News (UK)

The Father Factor: Conflicting trends, The Phoenixville News (USA)

Do Black fathers really abandon their children? Politics.co (UK)

Fathers 4 Justice campaigners vow to target Archbishop, The (York) Press (UK)

Fathers 4 Justice target South Somerset, Yeovil Express (UK)

David Cameron misses the point Politics.co (UK)

Cameron tells British fathers to step up, Playfuls.com (UK)

Stay of execution because 'children need their fathers', New Straits Times (KUALA LAMPUR)

NOW leader tells women to divorce their husbands for Valentine's Day, glennsacks.com (USA)

Roundup of experts on spanking children, Newswise Medical Research ProfNet Wire (USA)

How VAWA separates children from fathers, NewsByUs.com (USA)

Boost for German fathers contesting paternity EuroNews (GER)

What the SCC's retro child support might mean, Law Times (CAN)

Fathers to fight removal of children overseas, Sunday Telegraph (UK)

Bédard has her child back--and life's 'perfect', Montreal Gazette (CAN)

Fathers claim inequality in family court, Toledo Free Press (USA)

GLENN SACKS: Duped Dad's Bill could foster closer ties, glennsacks.com (USA)

The importance of fathers, The Jamaica Gleaner (JAM)

Fathers's rights activist sues Israel, Jerusalem Post (IS)

Lobby groups muddy family law, The Courrier Mail (AUS)

JANUARY 2007

Activist says fathers rights ignored in custody battle, Canada.com (CAN)

A fruitful 6 years for this dissident feminist, The Boston Globe (USA)

Divorced dads sense tide turning in custody campaign, The Royal Gazette (BER)

Three-parent ruling only complicates family law, Waterloo (Ontario) Record (CAN)

New child support ruling from Supreme Court of Canada, Law Times (CAN)

Fathers' rights group protests outside court, The (Toledo) Blade (USA)

MAD: W.Va. courts promote society of fatherless children, Princeton (W.Va) Times (USA)

Government promises to step in on fathers' rights, Royal Gazette (BER)

Olympic champ Bédard gets bail, Winnipeg Free Press (CAN)

Two Czech fathers win dispute against Czech Republic in Strasbourg, Prague Monitor (CZ)

When Parents are Disenfranchised, The Hill (USA)

DD has two mommies--and a dad, Law Times (CAN)

Parent Trap: Parental Alienation Cases Divide Scholars, Boise Weekly (USA)

Family Court is Censoring,The Border Mail (AU)

Bédard daughter stops eating, showering, Toronto Star (CAN)

DECEMBER 2006

Bédard says she'll come back to Canada, Can West News Service (CAN)

Bédard back in jail pending return home, The Globe and Mail (CAN)

Fathers' rights activists rally outside courthouse, Zanesville Times (USA)

Bédard denied bail, awaits extradition to Canada CTV News (CAN)

DNA Dad must be available, The Cincinnati Post (USA)

Interpol to aid in search for Bédard, daughter, CTV News (CAN)

Québec police ask Interpol for help tracking Bédard, The Globe and Mail (CAN)

Interpol joins search for Myriam Bédard, CBC News (CAN)

PM promises crackdown on deadbeat dads, Radio Jamaica (JAM)

Myrian Bédard's Fall from Grace, The (Montréal) Suburban (CAN)

Saskatoon father cleared of false paternity charges by DNA evidence, WFU News Service (CAN)

Interpol contacted in effort to find Myriam Bédard and her missing daughter, Canada.com (CAN)

Bédard's Ex-husband pleads for return of child, The Globe and Mail (CAN)

Bédard's family worried about her disappearance, CTV News (CAN)

Arrest warrent issued for Myriam Bédard, CBC News (CAN)

Fathers United In Grief, IC Wales Network (UK)

Fathers Not Required, Todays Family News (CAN)

Absent Fathers Face Losing Their Passports, This Is London (UK)

Glenn Sacks on OJ Simpson, Glenn Sacks.com (USA)

Frustrated Fathers of Abducted Children, Axcess News (USA)

Shared parenting best way to reduce unpaid child maintenance, Politics.co (UK)

Italian fathers' rights activist tries to self-immolate on live TV, Times of India (IN)

Donegal's lone fathers face prejudice in community, The Donegal News (IE)

NOVEMBER 2006

Michigan NOW declares 'action alert' against shared parenting bill, GlennSacks.com (US)

Court orders girl, 12, handed over, Reuters/CNN.com (PAK)

Fathers rights rooftop protestor accuses judge of aiming gun, This is London (UK)

Associate chief judge of Quebec Superior Court accused of bias by new research report, WFU News Service (CAN)

MPs lobby for fathers to have access to paternity tests, ABC Radio (AU)

Push for father's right to DNA test, The Australian (AU)

Shared parenting makes children safer, Politics.co.uk (UK)

FNF: What we want from the Queen's Speech, Politics.co.uk (UK)

Poll shows support for separated fathers, Kilkenny People (IE)

Father's rights denied in High Court's Magill decision, Crikey.com (AU)

Program helps fathers pay child support, North East Booster (USA)

French mother pleads guilty in abducting her children from BC, CBC News (CAN)

State ballot measures challenge judges' power, CNN.com (USA)

North Dakota bureaucrats desperate to defeat children's bill, Men's News Daily (USA)

Lifeclass: I want to help bring up my baby, The Telegraph (UK)

Pay child support or miss the flight, The Australian (AU)

JULY-OCTOBER 2006

Fathers Protest Today, NewstalkZB (NZ)

Girl's circumcision was mutilation, prosecutor says, CNN.com (USA)

Aggrieved father challenges figures, The (Montréal) Gazette (CA)

Fathers rights group confronts Governor General, CTV (CA)

Rich dads owe millions, New Zealand Herald (NZ)

Westchester not doing enough for non-custodial fathers, The Journal News (USA)

Child support agency writes off £1 billion, This is London (UK)

New York newspaper ad targets deadbeat dads, Court TV (USA)

Fathers protestor wins court case, BBC News (UK)

Support Group for unmarried fathers, Kilkenny Today (IE)

Mothers kill as often as fathers do, Globe and Mail (CAN)

Priest urges forgiveness at funeral of slain sisters, CBC News (CAN)

Report slams Newfoundland custody system, The Globe and Mail (CAN)

Sperm Donor Fathers Children of Lesbian Couples Against His Request

Matt O'Connor: The man behind Fathers4Justice

County uses fliers to track down fathers owing child support

Fathers' rights groups favor nonviolent behavior by both sexes

New law agony for divorced fathers

Mother and father of all change

Fathers get support on caring for kids

Speak Out ... On importance of fathers

Wimbledon security fears as protesters storm Centre Court

The hoodie needs a daddy, not a hug

Mens group picks treasurer

Rules of disengagement

FNF: It’s not about ‘perception’ it’s about quality control

Self-employed fathers face higher child support payments

Goldwater, McCain, and Indentured Servitude

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