Children and Divorce

The incidence of mental disorders including behavioral problems, ADD, Asperger’s and Autism for children of divorce who are denied one parent is 50% higher versus children with consistent exposure to both parents.

50% of fathers seeking equity parenting or custody are charged with false allegations and therefore lose custody opportunity.

80% of fathers who do not have equity parenting within the first hearing end up losing custody.

85% of children of divorce display developmental problems in distractibility and inattention

84% of all non-custodial parents are fathers (USDHHS).

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes.

70% of homeless and run-away children are from fatherless homes (USDHHS).

43% of US children live without their fathers (US Census).

71% of pregnant teenagers come from fatherless homes.

75% of adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers are from fatherless homes.

Children who have fathers involved in their lives are 40% less likely to repeat a grade in school.

Children who have fathers in their lives are 70% less likely to drop out of school.

Fathers are often absent and or/excluded from the education of their children when divorce divides a family system.  Learning is an important part in the relationship between fathers and child, and fathers need to have the skills and the support to sustain positive learning s they are re-structuring their own lives as well as the lives of their children.

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