Parenting is the process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. This is usually done in a child's family by the mother and father (i.e., the biological parents). Where parents are unable or unwilling to provide this care, it is usually taken on by close relatives (including older siblings) and grandparents, adoptive parents, foster parents, godparents, or institutions (such as group homes or orphanages). Parens patriae refers to the public policy power of the state to usurp the rights of the natural parent, legal guardian or informal caregiver, and to act as the parent of any child or individual who is in need of protection.
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DADS of Stark and Columbiana Counties - Organization for the benefit of fathers and non-custodial parents of children, primarily in the counties of Stark and Columbiana, Ohio.
Fathers Are Capable Too - Canadian organization working to support children's right to have a relationship with both parents.
Meta Description: [ Fathers Are Capable Too is one of the largest non-custodial parents' and children's rights organizations in Canada dealing with custody and access. F.A.C.T. is an organization of both men and women working to support our children's right to have a relationship with both parents. ]
Joint Custody Bibliography - List of resources, primarily theses, published on joint custody since 1980.
Let Your Ex-husbands Be Fathers - Letter by Sheila Ryan Monette published in The Ottawa Citizen.
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