Lately I have been talking to an extraordinary number of fathers. I usually represent a lot of dads who are courageous and amazing at raising their sons and daughters. However, lately it seems as though 80-90% of my calls this week have been from dads. Dad's that are dealing with difficulties in raising their kids without cooperation from other family, Dads that are dealing with "baby momma drama,” Dads caught in trappings of old child support orders that were never changed, and many other major challenges of parenting and relationships.    I want to simply give some love and light to my Dads and offer the following short tips. This is not intended to exclude my heroic moms, this is just in response to the flurry of calls I have been getting and an effort to encourage and remind fathers who they really are. These tips do not encompass every dad or situation and consulting with an individual attorney is best, but they do address many of the common situations faced by involved Dads. So ...

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