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June 9, 2017. Study.com, “The Shifting Role of Fathers in Modern Society,” Quotes Ned Holstein, National Parents Organization

If only the family courts could be as grateful as therapists and doctors are for dads who share parenting duties, said Dr. Ned Holstein, founder of the National Parents Organization (NPO). Holstein is referring to what some have called ”father bias,” or the age-old tendency of judges to grant mothers sole custody of children after divorce.

Holstein has spent the last 20 years advocating for shared parenting. But the courts continue to push back. ”In two decades, custody statistics have barely budged. More often, moms get sole custody,” Holstein told us in a recent interview. His NPO continues to fight so children of divorce can have the love and nurturing of both parents.

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