News Articles - Child Custody
Biases Against Men in Couples Therapy
By Nafees Alam, PhD, 03/16/26 “…This article explores biases against men in couples therapy. While feminist critiques rightly challenged rigid gender roles in early therapeutic models, some of these corrections have overcompensated, creating new blind spots in how male clients are understood and treated. …” Read the entire article: https://openinquirymentalhealth.substack.com/p/biases-against-men-in-couples-therapy?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Fatherhood in crisis: South African men speak out on access issues
By iol, 07/10/26 “…A father’s love is meant to provide stability and security. Yet for a growing number of South African men, fatherhood has become a legal and emotional battle fought through supervised visits, withheld birth certificates, lengthy court proceedings and, in some cases, allegations they insist are false and designed to keep them away
Mom and Grandma Both Died by Suicide After 4 Kids Were Slain in N.Y. Home, Police Say — and Dad Wanted Custody
By People Magazine, 07/31/26 “…The children’s father, Brady Harmon, spoke to WNYT from his home in Salt Lake City, claiming he had not seen his children in person since November 2019, when he and the children’s mother separated. He added that he had been trying to get custody or visitation with his children for six
‘Silent crisis’: ATM calls for investigation into fathers’ access to children
By The Post, 07/07/26 “…The letter argues that while significant attention has rightly been devoted to protecting women and children, far less focus has been placed on the impact on children who are prevented from maintaining relationships with both parents. According to the ATM, children are deprived of the emotional, developmental and financial benefits that
Does the family court system truly understand the children whose lives it is changing?
By Conservative Women, 06/02/26 “…A calm parent is not necessarily safe. A distressed parent is not necessarily unreliable. A child’s wishes may be coached, conflicted, frightened from being shaped by loyalty. Contact may be healing in one case and harmful in another. Refusing contact may protect a child in one situation and entrench injustice in