Website of the Lone Fathers Association of Australia and
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The dictionary is to assist fathers in raising healthy and happy children. |
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Dad at Home was formed in the UK to offer a unique reference point on being a houshusband or a stay at home dad. |
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The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory provides therapists and marriage counselors in the US, as well as marriage counseling alternatives, articles, books, and live phone counseling |
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List of lawyers practicing collaborative law in relation to Family Law matters |
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IT Directory |
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SPA is a non-profit organisation with a vision to facilitate collaboration and continuing improvement in suicide prevention. |
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Parents Without Partners provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques. |
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Information about the Relationship Separation Study by Griffith University and Questionnaire. |
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FREE online magazine specific to single parents. Jam packed online magazine full of information, inspiration and support. |
Law and Legal Links
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The australia.gov.au website is your connection with government in Australia. It links to information and services on over 700 Australian Government websites as well as selected state and territory resources. Australia.gov.au also searches over five million government web pages. |
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Family and Community Affairs Hansards | |
The Australian Capital Territory Government entry point, offers integrated access to information and services about Canberra and the region, from ACT Government agencies, regional local government and the non-government sector. | |
The Northern Territory Government entry point. | |
The NSW Government web site, www.nsw.gov.au, is the one-stop entry point where the community of New South Wales can access NSW Government information and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. | |
The Queensland Government entry point. | |
South Australia Central (also known as SA Central) is the international gateway to South Australia, providing round the clock access to South Australian information and online services. | |
A comprehensive index and listing of all Tasmanian websites; including Tasmanian community and business websites and the official Tasmanian state government portal. | |
Victoria Online is the fastest way to find local, state & federal government information & services. | |
Official Site of the Government of Western Australia. | |
The leading legal resource for Australian lawyers & the general public including thousands of practical legal articles and a complete directory of Australian law firms. |
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Find a local lawyer and free legal information (US). |
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A free legal information website which locates, identifies, and profiles Family Court and Criminal laywers, Solicitors and Specialists, specialising in cout appearances and associated areas/types of law in all Australian States and Territories | |
Macarthur Legal Centre (formerly known as Campbelltown Community Legal Centre) was established in 1987 and is part of a national coalition of Community Legal Centres committed to social justice and defending human rights. Community Legal Centres are funded by the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department. | |
A free national online Directory designed to assist lawyers, courts, and members of the public select conveniently located mediators with requisite expertise to assist settle disputes. | |
ABUSE-EXCUSE.COM provides resource information and more to parents and others unjustly accused of child abuse, physical child abuse (including Shaken Baby Syndrome), child neglect, sexual child abuse, child pornography via the Internet, "repressed" memories, sexual harassment, or domestic violence (spousal abuse). |
Parenting/Shared Parenting Links
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Relationships Australia is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation that has no religious affiliation. We offer relationship counselling, pre-marriage and relationship education, family mediation, concilliation, gambling help services, family violence prevention, professional training, after care resource centre and family support workers. Our aim is to enhance marriage, family and other relationships in their many forms and to advocate the best interests of children. We offer access to services, without discrimination, regardless of a clients' ability to pay with sensitivity to personal difference and cultural diversity. |
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ParentLink aims to promote positive attitudes and behaviours in parents and the general community that nurture and support children, and strengthen families. | |
The program provides supervised changeover of children between parents when there are high levels of conflict and concerns for safety and supervises child/parent contact as directed by court orders or agreed by parents. | |
Canberra Fathers and Children Service (CANFaCS) Inc. is a values-based community organisation working and advocating for social justice within a narrative and solution-focused framework. To further its values and goals, CANFaCS has as its objective the strengthening of relationships between men, their families and their communities through strategies and activities that address homelessness, domestic violence and the quality of men’s family relationships and parenting skills. | |
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The Australian Camp Connect Association is ALL about Dads & Kids. We are committed to helping ensure that the relationship that fathers [or significant males] have with the children in their life is one based on 'engagement', active participation, fullfillment, trust, respect, love and of course ... some serious fun! | |
The Stepfamily Association of Victoria is a self-help, non-profit organisation offering support, education, and resources to stepfamilies. It provides assistance to families that may be either contemplating or living in a married or informal stepfamily situation. | |
Fathers4Equality consists of a large number of fathers, mothers, step-parents and grand-parents, who all share the core belief that sole-residence as a preferred model for post-separated families is harmful to children, and deprives decent non-custodial parents (usually fathers) of being a parent in the true sense of the word. | |
Mallee Family Care provides services and information for the communities along the Murray River from Swan Hill to Mildura and South Western New South Wales. | |
We offer help and support to Lone Parents who are maybe finding it difficult to cope alone, ( whether they be single mums or single dads) and to those Lone Parents who just want a safe and secure place to meet other Lone Parents and chat to friends online or make new friends or find some mutual support from others in the same situation. | |
A lifestyle magazine for single parents and step parents. | |
Dr Warren Farrell - Author of Father and Child Reunion |
FATHER AND CHILD REUNION: How To Bring The Dads We Need To The Children We Love by WARREN FARRELL, PH. Other resources are available from this link. |
DadCanDo.com is a positive resource to help parents, especially single or separated fathers, to help them enjoy and make the most of their time with their children. |
Health/Depression Links
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Dads In Distress is a dedicated support group of men (in Australia) whose immediate concern is to stem the present trend of mail suicide due to the trauma of divorce or separation. | |
Home page of depressionNet which provides comprehensive online resources for Australians living with depression, and also for their families and friends. |
DNA Links
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DNA Paternity Testing | |
One of the biggest DNA sites on the Internet with thousands of pages of information on DNA, and much more. |
Mens Support Links
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Mensline Australia supports men who are dealing with family and relationship difficulties, particularly surrounding family break-down or separation. | |
The Non-Custodial Parents Party (NCPP) was formed in Australia in 1998. It is registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) as a political party. | |
Dads Uni is a free website dedicated to training and equipping fathers throughout our nation in one of the most fulfilling, yet challenging areas of our lives as men. This teaching ministry is based in Brisbane, Australia and is developing parenting courses, seminars and conferences for fathers and fathers to be, to assist them in raising their children. "52 Tips For Fathers" is currently being developed as our basic fathering course with both practical and biblical insights for those who have a desire to improve their fathering skills. | |
The official Dads On The Air website. | |
The National Framework for Father-Inclusive Practice - Family Action Centre - Faculty of Health - University of Newcastle Australia |
'The Best Interests of the Child' DVD
What The Best Research Tells Us About How to Save Our Child When We Can't Save Our Marriage
For more details or to purchase a copy, click here.
- Useful Links and other organisations.
- 'Good to Great' for Single Dads (Warwick Marsh) The Good to Great Fatherhood mentoring course for the 21st century was originally designed for fathers of intact families, to strengthen their relationships. The Foundation is pleased to announce that there is now a single dads module in the course. (More...)
- The price of children.... Love and enjoy your children and grandchildren. (More...)
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