scholarly journals Young Unwed Fathers of AFDC Children: Do They Provide Support?

Demography ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Rangarajan ◽  
Philip Gleason
Keyword(s):  
Unwed Fathers

Health status and behaviors of unwed fathers

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 377-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin Wilson ◽  
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Unwed Fathers

Low birthweight: Do unwed fathers help?

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 427-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda C. Padilla ◽  
Nancy E. Reichman
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Unwed Fathers

Capabilities and Contributions of Unwed Fathers

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert I. Lerman
Keyword(s):  
Unwed Fathers

Unwed fathers and adoption custody disputes

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lita Linzer Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Custody Disputes ◽  
Unwed Fathers

MORE UNWED FATHERS PUSH FOR EQUAL SAY IN ADOPTIONS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. A84-A84
Keyword(s):  
Census Bureau ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Unwed Mothers ◽  
Unwed Mother ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Unwed Fathers ◽  
The Right

As society's attitudes change toward non-marital relationships, more unwed fathers are coming forward and fighting to block the adoption of their children. In the past year alone there have been more than a dozen such suits. The outcome of these cases could have a wide impact: More than 800,000 illegitimate children were born last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The number is growing by as much as 50,000 annually, says a bureau spokesman. Until the early 1970's, unwed fathers had no legal rights to their children. . . Then the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional not to notify fathers of proceedings to terminate their parental rights. The ruling also gave unwed fathers the right to argue at such proceedings that it was in the best interests of the children to remain with them. Nonetheless, unwed fathers still do not enjoy the same legal protections as unwed mothers, family-law experts agree. An unwed mother can block an adoption by simply withholding consent. The rights of unwed fathers, on the other hand, are governed by laws that vary from state to state. In many states, an unwed father is permitted to deny consent to an adoption only if he openly declares himself the father, offers financial support for the child, and has lived with the child or its mother for a designated period of time. . .

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