Senator Obama Tells Fathers To "Act Like Daddies"

Presidential candidate Senator Barak Obama talks about the importance of fathers in the lives of their children. He also discusses the problems that arise when a father is absent.

Father's rights groups suppose he meant to criticize fathers who choose not to support their children. That is certainly a part of his message. However, in this video his words could just as well advocate for courts to allow fathers to fulfill meaningful roles in lives of their children.

Pregnancy Center Supports Mothers and Children

Last night I served as the guest speaker at Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center in Johnson County, Kansas. Advice and Aid provides practical, nonjudgmental support for young women facing an unplanned pregnancy.

For more than ten years I have assisted clients in their "Bridges" program, which serves single mothers of infants and young children. These brave women face a host of legal problems involving themselves and their children. Issues range over custody, paternity, child support, step parent adoption, and restraining orders relating to domestic violence.

Advice and Aid operate centers in Shawnee and Olathe, Kansas. They answer a 24 hour crisis hot line at (913) 962-2112.

Do you want your pizza with child support?

Three pizzarias in Ohio have plastered their pizza boxes with mug shots of parents who fall delinquent on child support. According to Reuters, the program has already resulted in the arrest of one "deadbeat" dad.

Kansas enforces child support orders through the office of the court trustee. A parent who fails to pay court ordered child support may face jail time. This time is often served on weekends so that the parent may maintain employment to pay the child support.