Strengthening the Role of Unmarried Fathers: Findings from the Co-Parent Court Project

Fam Process. 2015 Dec;54(4):630-8. doi: 10.1111/famp.12134. Epub 2015 Feb 19.

Abstract

While the importance of fathers in unmarried coparent families is a strong area of social and political interest, a dearth of community-based interventions exists for supporting the role of fathers in at-risk families. The Co-Parent Court (CPC) was a 3-year demonstration project evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative intervention to support unmarried coparents establishing paternity and improving their coparenting relationships and paternal involvement in their child's life. A randomized-control experimental design was employed. The paper will explore father involvement and coparent relationship outcomes.

Keywords: Co-Parent Court; Fathers; Paternity Establishment; Tribunal de co-crianza; Unmarried Coparents; afianzar la paternidad; padres que no están casados y comparten la crianza; papás; 共同养育子女法院; 建立父子关系; 未婚父母; 父亲.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Attitude
  • Case Management
  • Child Custody / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Child, Preschool
  • Education, Nonprofessional*
  • Family Characteristics
  • Father-Child Relations
  • Fathers / education*
  • Fathers / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Illegitimacy*
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Mothers / education*
  • Mothers / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Parenting*
  • Paternal Behavior*
  • Role
  • Social Support
  • Young Adult