F&F: Victory for Military Father Deployed to Afghanistan

From Fathers & Families' latest newsletter:

'Because of problems in the family court system, when a divorced or never-married military parent deploys overseas, they often face the possibility of losing their custodial arrangement and their relationship with their children. Fathers & Families and its legislative representative Michael Robinson have been at the forefront of this issue, successfully working to pass military parent legislation in dozens of states. The first success on this issue occurred in 2005 in California with the passage of SB 1082.

SB 1082 addressed the way parents who serve are often taken advantage of in custody and family law matters while they are deployed, and helped resolve the child support nightmare many mobilized reservists face. Fathers & Families organized a campaign in support of the bill, and the Senate Judiciary Committee Analysis of SB 1082 made specific note of your calls and letters. We’ve also had some success with federal legislation on this issue–to learn more, click here.

Recently we reported that military mom Lt. Col. Vanessa Benson, who is a part of these efforts, won her case in part because of a Florida law Fathers & Families helped create. To learn more about the case, which was covered by CBS News, click here.'