Fathers & Families
| Founded | 1998 |
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| Founders | Ned Holstein John Cristofano Phil Clendenning John Maguire |
| Type | 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization |
| Focus | Shared parenting, parental and gender equality, protection of human and property rights |
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Key people
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Ned Holstein, Founder and Chair |
| Slogan | “Preserving the bond between parents and children” |
| Website | National Parents Organization |
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Formerly called
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Fathers & Families Families and Fathers |
National Parents Organization, until 2013 known as Fathers & Families or Families and Fathers, was founded in 1998 by four fathers, Ned Holstein, John Cristofano, Phil Clendenning and John Maguire, with the goal of promoting shared parenting in every state. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable and educational organization, National Parents Organization focuses on issues of custody, finances, and parental alienation in order to promote gender equality in family court and make shared parenting the norm across the nation.
National Parents Organization has three core principles: shared parenting, parental equality and respect for human and property rights.
The Board of Directors and officers are: Ned Holstein, Massachusetts, Founder and Chairman of the Board; Elizabeth J. Barton, New York; David Brasington, Massachusetts, Secretary of the Board; Ronald Lee Fleming, Massachusetts; Robert A. Franklin, Texas, Journalist for National Parents Organization; Benny Hau, California; Thomas C. Meyers, Massachusetts; Samuel D. Perry, Massachusetts; and Bruce Rogers, Massachusetts.
National Parents Organization sees a problem not in the views held by the public regarding shared parenting, but in the ways in which the legal system hampers equal treatment of both parents in our family courts; as such, the National Parents Organization’s approach to combat these issues is to advance the following strategic objectives:
National Parents Organization relies heavily on its affiliates—a community of activists working to further shared parenting—across the country. To this end, National Parents Organization is building a national office to provide its activists with a variety of support necessary for local advocacy and lobbying efforts.
Since its founding, the National Parents Organization has achieved the following milestones in the fight for shared parenting:
Formerly called Families and Fathers and Fathers & Families, National Parents Organization changed its name in 2013 to emphasize the gender neutrality of its mission.
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