Dads who want to be dads.

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I've spent a lot of time in Juvenile Court representing #children who did not know their #fathers.  I've had cases where #dads were given every chance to step up and be the father their children needed, and simply failed to do so.

Therefore, I enjoy it when I find myself representing a father, who really wants to be a father and has taken, or is willing to take, the right steps to have a healthy relationship with his #child or children.

Children need both of their parents.  It's ingrained in them from birth.  I have seen too many times where a child has had a very hard time getting through their childhood without having some sort of relationship with both #parents.

Dads have a right to be a dad.  Mothers have a right to be a mother.  It is my experience that a child needs both. Dads who want to be Dads are a joy to have "in the picture."

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