Understanding the Legal Opinions

It is the primary goal of fathers’ rights advocates to educate men on a father's parental rights. One extent of the law to which fathers’ rights advocates feel the need to instruct men in regards to a father's parental rights is in relation to contempt filings.

There are some circumstances where fathers have a legitimate reason for being unable to comply with a court-mandated decision. For this reason, fathers’ rights advocates will spend part of the father's parental rights education process teaching them about contempt of court filings. When a court order is violated, the judge may find the offending party in contempt of court.

Fathers’ rights advocates know that some fathers are not aware that they have the right to "show cause" why they are not able to meet the obligations ordered by the court. If adequate reason can be presented, a judge may rescind the finding of contempt. Additionally, many of the fathers’ rights advocates themselves have a legal background or are able to recommend counsel