Fathers N Family Court

After bouncing around early in life and being adopted at 7 years old, Joshua, 35, of Ohio, finally had something to live for when his daughter was born. At 2 pounds and one ounce his daughter had to live in an incubator for the first few weeks of her life, making every moment of her life that much more vital. Fast forward 9 months later and Josh finds himself in family court fighting for visitatio...

Brandon, 36, of Kentucky, was granted full temporary custody of his two children two years ago. Two years ago he left Kentucky and headed for Florida on a trip to pick his kids up with the order, and in these two years nobody has enforced his court order. This father has been held hostage in another state, waiting for them to respect a court order for the past two years, all while not being able t...

After spending 52 months waiting for court dates, and north of $300,000 in child support, Mike, 46, of Colorado can see the finish line to the "pay to play" system, designed to keep him a visitor in the lives of the children that he helped create. Mike talks about living in an apartment with his family while the mother of his children is living well beyond her means all off of his child support pa...

Why is the weight of money worth more than the weight of time and effort? Why does a father go to jail for not paying, but he doesn't face jail for willingly being absent? Is it more important that he pays the toll, or that he plays an active and healthy role in his child's life during the tender early years of their development? Hen, 34, of Delaware, asks these very questions, as he tells th...

After growing up in foster care, Sal, 25, of Florida, tells the story of how his son gave him the family he never had, and motivated him to clean up his life. The mothers of Sal's son has swung on him multiple times as he held their son, eventually going on to hit the child, and she has been in the wind with their son since. The mother of Sal's son is known to prostitute for money and the last tim...

Derek, 37, of Maryland, is a veteran who hasn't been allowed to see his 2 sons in person in 6 years, yet is expected to pay $1288 a month in child support. While Derek was fighting to be in the life of his two boys, he met his second wife, who would go on to ghost him shortly into the marriage, and turn up pregnant with another mans child. After reconciliation, the two got back together eventually...

Dre, 39, of Virginia, talks about his 13 year battle to be in his daughters life, who is currently 13 years old. Dre has spent her entire life span trying to either locate or reach out for communication with her, only physically seeing her one time. Dre tells a story about trying to move on and start a new life, getting married to his wife in mid June of this year (06/21) and her already packing u...

Ryan, 26, of Georgia, moved to the state at 19 years old from Florida on a mission to start something new. Shortly after finding, his then girlfriend, talking to other guys, he learned that they were expecting his 1st child. The couple would eventually split, with his child's mother leaving with his daughter i to go to her mothers house. Not long after his child's mother would set up a raid on her...

Presumptive Shared Parenting was signed into law in 2018 in the state of Kentucky, setting the standard for what every state should follow. In this episode, we speak to George, a father and resident of Kentucky, who gives us insight on how Kentuckians have no clue that the law has been changed. George takes on the path in front of him to get what he owns as a parent in the state of Kentucky. 

KD, had a loaded pistol smacked in his face, while his children slept quietly in the room behind him. Robbers? No, just his child's mother upset at him for something he said. KD goes into detail about the events following including him eventually getting attested to keeping his daughter safe.

Daniel, 40, of Missouri, has spent about 6 months total with his daughter, the last time he saw her in person was on her 4th birthday, and she turns 18 next month. Daniel has counted his child moving across state lines at least 21 times over the last 18 years, in an effort to hide his daughter. How did he eventfully find her? He ran across an article about his child's mother being arrested for a b...

Zeek, father of an 8 year old little girl, who was taken from Kansas and moved to Michigan, hasn't seen his baby in 25 months. Zeeks child has been legally taken and withheld from him, against his will, and he is still expected to pay $652 a year to a child support court, for his child who has been hijacked for 2 years. Zeek wont let a broken system break his faith, he is on a mission to be the fa...

Kyle, 29, father of one from Michigan, is a veteran who finished college after serving in military, and still gets treated like a criminal in the family court room. After being cheated out of seeing the birth of his daughter, this noble man has done everything he has known how in efforts to get more time in his daughters life. Another hurting father, minimized to 40 hours a week with his child.

Mike, 26, of California and father of 3, talks about how he has spent the last 4 years of his life fighting for a stable, peaceful, relationship with his children. After 2 months of alienation Mike took a 2 hour drive to show up for his court ordered time with his children for fathers day weekend. As he reached for his daughter, who ran up to him, his children's mother punched him in the head mult...

KD, 32, of Florida, called in on Fathers Day 21' not having seen his youngest son in six months. After being hit by a van while riding a motorcycle, being knocked out cold in a bar due to his BM pushing a stranger, and finally having that same BM jam a loaded pistol to his lips, The state of Florida is apparently allowing that same BM to steal his son. KD goes on to talk about how calmness has bee...

Kody, 25 , a father of 3 from Michigan, tells the story of a man who wanted nothing more than a family of his own that he could love. Kody tells a story of his son being returned to his house with bruises from being beaten by the mothers boyfriend, and how Michigan CPS ( "Child Protective Service" ) did absolutely NOTHING to protect the child. Kody goes on to tell us how his Ex-wife turned on...

Ben, 45, of San Antonio, is a full time Pro Se Coach. The legal kidnapping of Bens child has sent him running full speed against the system as we know it, teaching people how to correctly represent themselves in family court. With over 200 motions, and 90 judgements, there is no question that what happened to Ben has changed him for the better!  

In a rare conversation with a father who had to fight his battle in the same county as me, we talk to Matt, from Michigan. Matt tells a story that reminds us that fathers getting full custody of their children in a "mother state" does in fact happen. Another father with full custody of his child and his journey to get there.

Aaron, 43, of Pennsylvania, father of four, was forced to call an audible after his Child was taken from him and put in immediate danger. He tells us how the pain of not seeing his children drove him to emotional lows, so low that he felt like he was hitting rock bottom. That was the very moment he decided that he was going to fight his was back up! Aaron is now owner of his own clothing store and...

John, 53, of Canada, tells the story of a father who was transformed into an activist, after being blindsided by alienation. John, former Justice of Peace for the State of New York, talks to us about the importance of understanding common law, and steps we can take to start moving forward toward change.

Brad, father of 2 from Georgia, tells the story that every father fighting for his child needs to hear. Brad took every step God ordered on the mission to get legitimate primary custody of his daughter, showing us that diligent hard work does eventually pay off.

Ryan, 28, of Iowa, gives us an inside look on how the family courts of today treat the veterans here in America. After suffering a brain injury that forced him to learn to walk and talk again, Ryan would return to the very home he got hurt defending, to be treated like he was a lifelong criminal in the Family Court System. The painful sounds of a man who has done all the right things and yet is st...

Robert, 46, of California, talks about raising his 6 year old daughter for years, all for the mother to file a false report against him and flee to another state with his child. Robert goes on to talk about how he handled the multiple false reports on his quest to redeem his God given right to father his child.

Sean, 38, of Louisiana, tells a story with an outcome that every father fighting to see his children needs to hear. Sean tells the story of how he went from wanting 50/50 to knowing when for sure that 50/50 wasnt even safe for his son anymore. A Freight Train Father tells the story of he stayed on track during the quest to ensure the best interest for his son.

Randy, 31, moved to Californa from Detroit on a mission to chase his dream in film. The only thing Randy wanted more than his dream was to be the father to his daughter that he never had. Randy has spent the entire 1st year of his daughters life just fighting to even be in her life, after her mother picked up and moved her to other side of the country out of nowhere, leaving Randy 2,700 miles away...