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BOOKS
Child Support, Divorce, Custody, Access & Government Policies, by W.G. Cheriton, ISBN 0-88970-101-6, Commoners' Publishing, Ottawa 1998, details how greedy politicians, dishonest lawyers, a naive Supreme Court and heavily funded anti-father advocates have spread myths to Canadians on divorce and child support issues. It documents the research uncovered by a diverse array of groups representing non-custodial fathers and mothers, custodial single fathers, second spouses, grandparents, men's groups and pro-marriage women's groups.
This book challenges the opportunistic stereotypes and rigid ideologies dominating this policy area with data, gender-based analysis and examines what works and what does not.
This book examines "children's best interests" — a maxim often given lip service, but not real commitment.
69 pages, Quality paperback, August 1998 51/2 , x81/2" $14.95
About the author:
W.G. Cheriton is a married Ottawa father of three children. He is a "stay-at-home dad" and also runs a printing and publishing business. He was a co-founder of the Canadian men's issues magazine, "Everyman", and is involved in a number of men's issues organizations.
About the publisher: Commoners' is a non-profit publisher of over 100 titles since 1973, in Ottawa, Canada. Current publishing emphasis is on men's issues: parenting, marriage and divorce policy, men's health, male culture and arts.
Here's where to find some surprising facts documented by this book:
- Most of the increase in child support goes to provincial governments, not women or children. (pg 23)
- The biggest group of deadbeats is women, not men: there are twice as many women non-custodial parents evading child support than men. (pg 19)
- 93% of female non-custodial parents don't pay any child support. (pg 20)
- Less than 9% of parents believe Canadian Courts deal effectively with access. (pg 37 )
- Why Canada is a pro-divorce, anti-marriage state. (pg 7)
- 70% of marriage break-up is done by women. (pg 13)
- The only group which benefits from an improved standard of living after divorce is high-income women. (pg 12 )
- The real reason why Finance Minister Paul Martin switched the taxation on child support was to cover up a billion dollar income tax evasion problem. (pg 33)
- Proof that biased courts force men to pay up to 8.5 times the average of women at the same income levels. (pg 15)
- Judges award high income women more child support than low income women, for the same father income. (pg 16)
- Custody and access problems cost parents and society more than is paid in child support. (pg 41)
- The higher the income, the greater the bias against men and the more leniently women are treated in child support. (pg 15)
- The actual percentage of fathers not paying child support is between 7 and 13%. (pg 18)
- "Child Support Guidelines" are used by biased courts to sharply increase the percentage of fathers shut out of children's lives. (pg 39)
- In the family, women are more abusive, particularly with weapons, than men. (pg 49)
- Most of the victims of domestic violence are male. (pg 47)
- Why women killing newborn babies doesn't show up in domestic violence statistics. (pg 53)
- How sole mother custody is behind much of children's problems. (pg.55)
- Why the father is more essential for successful children than the mother. (pg 54)
- Unequal pay for equal work: single custodial fathers average only $6-7 per month in child support, about 2% of the average custodial mother. (pg 23)
- A rising rate of mental illness in separated women is causing child abuse and custody and access conflicts. (pg 43)
- Canada's Supreme Court says women win in family court because of their sex, not by "merit". (pg 58)
- Single mother broken families are the engine which produces most criminals, suicides, unmarried teen pregnancies, rapists, school dropouts and drug abuse. Includes 7 pages of references and three pages of practical alternatives to current policies. (pg 56)
How to order: Your local bookstore or directly from the publisher (VISA, MasterCard, or prepaid cheque or money order: $14.95 plus $3.00 postage, taxes and handling. (17.95 CAN$) ($US15 including P+H for US orders):
Commoners' Publishing Inc.
631 Tubman Cr.
Ottawa, Ontario,
K1V 8L5phone (613) 523-2444 and fax: (613) 260-0401
e-mail is cheriton@home.com
Ottawa Men's Centre is a dedicated support group whose primary goal is to stem the trend of suicide by fathers. We provide divorce resources, impartial attorney referrals and support for men or fathers who are victims of false allegations, parental alienation and or gender bias. Email OttawaMensCentre@hotmail.com 613-797-DADS (3237) or 613-247-9378
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