Founded in Late 2009. We help father's understand the importance of being in their child's life, and educate young father's through community outreach.
This organization was created, in hopes to shed light on our failing family court system. Too many times, fathers lose their rights to their children, all because the courts side with mothers typically, placing the burden of proof on the fathers... it is the fathers who then must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they deserve time with their children. It is our belief, that a child deserves b
oth parents, not a visitor! The courts say that they choose what is "in the best interest of the child" however studies have shown that having both parents involved, greatly increases the probability of that child not facing future issues. It is time for fathers to unite... this group is open to both men and women willing to support the cause. (As of 3/15/15 we are nearly 50/50 men vs women)
In 2012 DHRT lobbied for a local (North Carolina) senate bill, attempting to place on the law books a "Presumed Shared Parenting Bill" for the first time. In April 2013 that bill was sent back to committee, the primary opposition came from some women's groups stating that "...a presumed shared parenting bill would greatly increase the probability of domestic violence, in that the two parties would be required to come in contact more often with the other parent..." Now, in 2015, it is our hope and dream that we could lobby to find the perfect wording for the bill and to resubmit this bill. This bill would not just open the doors for fathers here in our home state...but it would set a precedence for other states to follow suit. We have a local presence, as well as our virtual support network spanning from the west coast of the United States to Australia and anywhere in between. We are a proud Christian based non-profit.
