Why are things so unfair to fathers? Why does nobody appreciate me? Why doesn't the government understand that I am a good father? What if I did not want this child? What if I want custody? Authored by a veteran child support lawyer, The Child Support Trap, A Men's Survival Guide answers all these questions and more. It is the go to book for any man who is involved in the child support system. But, most of all, it is a book about strategy. It presents to what to do and the how to do it with fervor and accuracy making it a must have for any father or father-to-be.

For too long men have been unwitting victims in a culture that expects them to do everything right, and has no mercy or understanding, and punishes them when they can't do everything right. The Child Support Trap: A Men's Survival Guide shows men how to avoid the terrors of the Child Support System and how to make the System work to their advantage and for the benefit of their children. Attorney Alan W. Cohen, who operates the Child Support Law Center in St. Louis, Missouri, presents a twelve-step program to take action to succeed where many others have failed, and avoid the Child Support Trap.

For too long men and women have walked into the custody and child support arena without the necessary weapons of knowledge of the Child Support System. The Child Support Trap: A User's Guide provides to both men and women the basic tools to succeed where so many others have failed, giving them the complete and simplified guide to a governmental system that does not care about them or their children, but about its own existence. Attorney Alan W. Cohen, who operates the Child Support Law Center in St. Louis, Missouri, give the reader the nuts and bolts and shows how to use the tools of knowledge to avoid The Child Support Trap.

Trapped By LAW: Stop Paying Child Support for Paternity Fraud shares the true-life account of Carnell Smith's fight to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) against archaic unjust laws that entrap then resist releasing men and teen boys that have been falsely accused of the paternity of a child. There are at least four ways that men and boys are caught in a Paternity Fraud Trap1) Signing a Paternity Confession Document and;2) Incorrect Default Paternity Judgment and;3) Marital Presumption of Paternity and;4) Mistaken Identity. Yet, the family courts with active demands from the Offices of Child Support Enforcement Offices (OCSE), Prosecutors and the State Attorney General offices adamantly refuse to release men and boys to get DNA testing done and will not release those with zero percent paternity results who have wrongly named as the father of a child that he did not create nor adopt. There are millions of dollars $$ in State revenue through OCSE using the Federal Title IV-D program incentives and bonuses for establishing paternity with a child support order. It's quite profitable for the involved State Department of Revenue when the Family Courts enforce the collections for paternity fraud judgments. Carnell Smith won his case by changing the law that bound him and thousands of other men and boys, despite being denied justice by the Supreme Court of the United States and every appellate court in Georgia. Learn more about working with Carnell Smith, Author, and the Paternity Coach.

How parents have been set up to fail, and why helping them succeed is the key to achieving a fair and prosperous society. A next Big Idea Club nominee. Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It’s almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children’s success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap, Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today’s socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need a program like Medicare—call it Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to organize to wield their political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society’s unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform.

Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap helps parents understand the reasons why some children resist a parent during divorce-a reality that touches many families. Combining years of experience in intensive work with families struggling with parent-child estrangement, Overcoming Barriers' first publication offers practical insight on two central questions: Why does a child resist contact with a parent? How can I best support my child to have healthy relationships with both parents? This guide details practical strategies for working through the significant challenges both parents may experience with a resisting child. Common scenarios and concrete solutions are presented both for preferred parents and resisted parents."

Smile! It's not just the end of your marriage, it's the beginning of your second chance!Missy Benson has a two and a half carat diamond engagement ring with color grade H, VS2 clarity and a value of $36,000. It's absolutely gorgeous, practically flawless, and let's be honest, really big!But what the successful Chicago realtor doesn't have anymore is a husband. After 12 years of marriage, her husband, Paul, a handsome, wealthy attorney has devastated her by breaking up their marriage for Priscilla Sommerfeld, a young, personal trainer, who according to Missy's sassy assistant, J.J., looks more like a Las Vegas stripper than a fitness expert.Not sure what to do with her ring, and with no financial issues to worry about, Missy decides to put it up for sale on Craigslist. The price: 99 cents! The catch: She gets to pick the buyer. In essence, she's looking for the perfect guy, but not for herself. Her hope is to regain faith that good men do exist, and that marriages can last forever.Now referring to herself as "the divorced girl," Missy interviews dozens of young men who are vying for the huge ring. It's a contest that includes outrageous characters, hilarious and sentimental stories, and two finalists, both of whom Missy adores and who she must choose between. Then there's Parker Missoni, the sexiest contestant by far, who drives her crazy with his brutal honesty, and at the same time stops her heart with his deep brown eyes.Divorced Girl Smiling is the story of a woman's journey to do whatever it takes to heal herself from divorce. It's about acceptance, reflection, taking accountability for mistakes, and appreciating all of life's wonderful gifts. In other words, if you have the guts to put the past behind, admit your mistakes, embrace your future, and give love another chance, you will surely be a divorced girl smiling.