"The interest of the parents in the care, custody, and control of their children—is perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized by this Court."
U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
Did you know...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated:
"More than a quarter of American children—nearly 17 million—do not live with their father. Girls without a father in their life are two and a half times as likely to get pregnant and 53 percent more likely to commit suicide. Boys without a father in their life are 63 percent more likely to run away and 37 percent more likely to abuse drugs. Both girls and boys are twice as likely to drop out of high school, twice as likely to end up in jail and nearly four times as likely to need help for emotional or behavioral problems."
-- HHS Press Release, Friday, March 26, 1999