While the authors note that the recession is a huge issue, there are other, more disturbing social trends facing men, including the rise of men having children outside of marriage, the increase in men having children with numerous women and the growing
numbers of divorced fathers.
Not exact matches
For instance, in Life Without
Father, David Popenoe offers stunning evidence
of negative outcomes for the growing
number of children whose
fathers are absent, whether because
of divorce or because their parents did not marry.
Moreover, statistics that follow only husband - wife families exclude a growing
number of single,
divorced, and gay
fathers.
But, there would still be good reasons not to contest paternity if he wants to be a
father to the child, and I am not convinced that Colorado follows the predominant, majority or plurality rule on this point, although there are certainly many other states that follow the same rule (Colorado's rule originates with the Uniform Marriage and
Divorce Act that a number of states adopted when they switched to no fault divorce, and other states copied its substantive provisions over the
Divorce Act that a
number of states adopted when they switched to no fault
divorce, and other states copied its substantive provisions over the
divorce, and other states copied its substantive provisions over the years.)
With increased
divorced rates and the
number of children born out
of two parent families, fewer boys and girls interact with
fathers on a regular basis.
FATHERS: What is absolutely beyond doubt is the large
number of children who previously had a close and loving relationship with a parent but who subsequently reject the parent, usually their
father, after separation or
divorce.
This
number has decreased to around 25 %, which means that one - quarter
of children
of divorce still lose contact with their
fathers by three years post-
divorce.