The Link Directory
Concerning Children, Child Custody,
Fathers' Rights, Non-Custodial Mothers,
Parental Alienation, and more.

 

There are many sources of information throughout the world. Though laws and perhaps customs differ, we can still learn a lot from each other.  We all share a common goal of wanting a loving relationship with our children without interference. This is true for both mother and fathers. 

As time allows, we will include on this page organizations committed to strengthening family ties and which seek justice and fairness in the judicial system. Though the PsyCare Foundation may not always agree or endorse everything that is written, we recognize that one has all the answers and are committed to presenting divergent views to stimulate debate. 

The materials presented by the different organizations are usually copyrighted.  Typically, such organizations provide material as a public service and grant permission to print the material for personal use.  However, no one may publish it without the site's prior approval.  

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ABUSE

  Dean Tong's Abuse-Excuse Website.   

Dean Tong has been a guest on Dr. Phil, A Current Affair, and CBS 48 Hours.  "Tong's motto is that false allegations must not be condoned. But real child abuse must not be missed."   His website provides resources, information, and more to adults unjustly accused of child abuse, child neglect, sexual child abuse, "repressed" memories, or sexual harassment.  "ASHES TO ASHES...FAMILIES TO DUST" is just one of his excellent books.

 

  The Myth of Epidemic False Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Divorce Cases.  Published in the Spring 1998 issue of Court Review. Written by Merrilyn McDonald, she states: "It is commonly believed that false allegations of sexual abuse in the context of divorce are epidemic, that most allegations made in the context of divorce are made by vindictive mothers and that these allegations are almost always false. These beliefs are not supported by scientific evidence."   The article gives numerous sources.  The author received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Washington School of Social Work.  Ms. McDonald works as a family preservation therapist.  She also works in forensics and works as a guardian ad litem in Bremerton, Washington.  Along with a physician, she works in pain management in Seattle, Washington.  "Ms. McDonald has had a life-long interest in issues of child protection and well-being, with an emphasis on sexual abuse."

 

DIVORCE & CUSTODY

Check some of the websites listed on this page which provide excellent resources about divorce issues.

 

  Life After Divorce: Rebuilding Your Life After Divorce : The 7 Common Myths of Divorce   Learn the 7 myths concerning divorce.  {Disclosure:  This site sells a Divorce "manual."  Dr. Darnall has not read this book and therefore does not endorse it.}

 

  Children's Justice : Common Myths and Truths About Custody and Child Support in the United States.   Eye-opening information, such as: "This myth that "deadbeat dads are common" is the fruit of often-cited Census data on child support compliance - data that is fatally flawed. The Census Bureau asked only custodial parents if they were paid in full and on time, and never cross-checked any of their information - nor did they ask the non-custodial parent! Needless to say, asking the recipient alone is akin to asking the fox to guard the henhouse. (Source: US Census Bureau)."  This page is must-reading for both parents!   The home page states: "We are dedicated to protecting the rights of children and their parents in all family situations, including divorce, unmarried parents, and married two-parent homes."

 

  American Psychological Association, APA Online (July 1994). Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Divorce Proceedings. American Psychologist: Vol. 49, No. 7, 677-680.  "Parental divorce requires a restructuring of parental rights and responsibilities in relation to children. If the parents can agree to a restructuring arrangement, which they do in the overwhelming proportion (90%) of divorce custody cases ( Melton, Petrila, Poythress, & Slobogin, 1987), there is no dispute for the court to decide. However, if the parents are unable to reach such an agreement, the court must help to determine the relative allocation of decision making authority and physical contact each parent will have with the child. The courts typically apply a "best interest of the child" standard in determining this restructuring of rights and responsibilities."  The APA has outlined "[The particular] competencies and knowledge...required [by psychologists performing] child custody evaluations to provide adequate and appropriate psychological services to the court."   Parents will better understand the role of the psychologist from reading the APA guidelines.

 

 

  Single and Divorced Father's Network.  

This site offers links to many websites that can be worth exploring.

 

  Center for Divorce Education (CDE).  

Center of Divorce Education (CDE) is a non-profit corporation founded by a consortium of lawyers and psychologists in 1987.  The organization focuses on research, training and consultation. They offer an extensive parent educational program available for your organization. Donald Gordan, Ph.D. is the Director.  The site offers a video "Children in the Middle," as seen on CBS The Early Show, and Parenting Wisely.

 

  Custody911.  

This site offers over 100 links to other websites dealing with all aspects of divorce and custody.

 

 

  Separated Parenting Access & Resource Center (S.P.A.R.C.)   
[Was the website "Fathers Rights to Custody (FRTC)"]

This web sites focus is on Custody Evaluations. Although the target audience is fathers, the site provides assistance to anyone who requests it, regardless of gender. As firm believers in the value of Custody/Parenting Evaluations, their goal is to make others aware of the very existence of the evaluation process. They offer many interesting articles and links to many sites. The FRTC page is a non-profit site.   This site contains a sponsored link to an " Online Parenting Plan Generator" (for a fee); While it looks interesting, Dr. Darnall does not endorse any "for fee" links on other websites.

 

 

MISSING AND ABDUCTED CHILDREN

  Did you know that Canada and the USA use different Amber Alert Tickers.  If you want the Amber Alert code to add to your own website or blog, both can be found at Child Search - National Missing Children Center

 

  National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

This is the premier website for missing, exploited and abducted children.  An excellent site that displays pictures of missing children and has links to a Global Network.  "The 1990 United States Department of Justice National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children focused on the five components of the missing children problem in the United States, and found that there were as many as 450,000 runaways; 127,000 thrownaways; 438,000 children who were lost, injured, or otherwise missing; 4,600 children abducted by nonfamily members; and 114,600 children who were targets of attempted abduction by nonfamily members.^... The numbers are alarming, but most surprising was the number of children abducted by family members. The researchers found as many as 354,100 family abductions in 1988, larger than many previous guesstimates of 25,000 to 100,000...."  [http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/
ResourceServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=640 ]

 

  International Parental Child Abduction   

Over 350,000 children are abducted by a parent or family member each year in the United States alone. Of that number, it is estimated that 2,000 to 3000 children are illegally abducted to other countries by their non-custodial parent. This is a worldwide problem and becomes more so every year. Parental kidnapping is a crime. It is child abuse.  Maureen Dabbagh of Dabbagh & Associates, Capron, VA 23829 knows first-hand the parent's terror of International Parental Child Abduction.  Read Maureen Dabbagh's personal journal kept through 1998 about her efforts to be reunited with her abducted daughter.  [Note:  Previously Maureen had a website at <http://members.aol.com/parent01/parent.htm> but it no longer exists at that URL.]

 

  The Children of the Underground Watch™ 

The main page states:  "These parents are accused or convicted of kidnapping their children in violation of a court order into the notorious Children of the Underground or Protective Parent Group or cult."  The website features pictures of parents wanted by local police and/or the FBI, and pictures of the abducted children.  The site's  "Family Abduction Documents" page contains an interesting collection of information linked to various agencies and organizations.

 

  Hilton House

This is an excellent web site about international abduction written by Attorney Michael Hilton. The site contains 380 files, including 226 pages about decisions of various courts worldwide.  Attorney Hilton links to a wealth of information, especially about abduction.  This site is worth exploring.

 

  Parents Advocating for Return through Education by Networking Together (P.A.R.E.N.T.).  This group describes itself as "an international advocacy organization working with parents and agencies world wide to bring about greater awareness and understanding concerning international child abduction and to seek measures leading to the prevention and remedy of this growing global problem."

 

  Parental Abductions Resource Website   This site's previous URL  www.parentalabductions.org is now an auto redirect to a page on the site, http://www.cnomy.com/ .   

For those who are not familiar with the Parental Abductions Resource Website, they are a free one-stop resource and support website for families of U.S.A. PARENTALLY abducted children. They are proud of having been endorsed by the NCMEC, Undercover Angels and P.A.R.E.N.T.S. They are also the only liaison between law enforcement & missing children's organizations for Undercover Angels who work anonymously and for free helping to locate abducted children in a unique and revolutionary way. For a family to be considered for aid by Undercover Angels they must be referred by law enforcement or a national missing children's organization (i.e. the call must not come from the left-behind family but through the organization) via an on-line application located on this website.

 

 

 

FATHERS 

  USENET ALT.MENS-RIGHTS NEWSGROUP FAQ pages 1 to 6

Beginning on page 2, this FAQ gives links to various Groups and Usenet Lists addressing men's issues, and issues affecting men in their parenting role.

 

  UK Men and Father's Rights 

This organization will keep you updated about what is happening with the courts in the United Kingdom. They are an excellent resource that offers valuable information that is also relevant for the United States. They provide a lot of statistics and international resources. 

 

  Menstuff® Father's/Men's Rights Page

A collection of links to webpages, by State (and some countries) of father's and men's rights organizations including divorce and custody firms by state.  Women and mothers may also be interested in some of the sites listed, especially about divorce, custody, and child support.

 

MOTHERS

  "Common Divorce Myth: Mothers always get custody of the kids" posted May 12, 2007, from the Oregon Divorce Blog.  Many States have become "gender-neutral" in deciding which parent gets custody of minor children.  As two examples, Oregon and Florida use gender- neutral guidelines.  {Disclosure: This Blog is written by stevensfamilylaw.com }

 

  Mothers of Lost Children (MOLC)

A website devoted to giving support and information to mothers, divorced or separated from their children's fathers, who have lost custody of their children.  "...formed in 1994 by a group of Davis, California women, whose children had been abused."  They provide an interesting page of data regarding abuse.  {Note:  This website appears to have a minor religious tone but provides interesting information from studies, etc.}

 

 

PARENTAL ALIENATION

 

  Parental Alienation Syndrome Website, sponsored by J. Michael Bone, Ph.D., P.A.

"This website is devoted to addressing this phenomenon of Parental Alienation and its legacy Parental Alienation Syndrome, also known as PAS. The purpose of this website is for the education of parents, mental health professionals, attorneys and judges, who find themselves dealing with these terribly difficult issues."  Dr. Bone's site is an excellent resource on parental alienation and parental alienation syndrome.

  A-Team  

"This web site related to: wrongly accused of child abuse, domestic violence, date rape, sexual harassment and child custody cases."
Hosted by Trial Consultant, Kenneth R. Pangborn, M.S., the site contains excellent resources for parents that have been falsely accused of abuse. They offer professional resources and recommend other good web sites that can help you and your attorney confront false allegations. It's a site worth reviewing.

 

  Parental Alienation Information Network (PAIN) 

[This Site appears to have moved, previous URL: http://www.mall.ndti.net/pas.htm/ .  However, a search on the McGill University website shows articles about PA and PAS.  Try this URL for papers and articles: http://www.mcgill.ca/search/?siteID=505&query=alienation
 

 

  Dad (Pappa) Watch : Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)


The website of Dr. Deidre Rand, Ph.D., Forensic Psychologist, Deirdre Conway Rand, Ph.D.   Dr. Rand has written an excellent journal article "The Spectrum of Parental Alienation Syndrome" published in the American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 1997, Vol. 15, Issue 4. This comprehensive article on PAS is a valuable resource that all parents should read.

 

 

 

 

 

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