We don't answer individual legal questions or give lawyer referrals. Download after purchase. This book assumes that both parents are at least minimally involved in their children's lives. This, however, is not always true.
Some parents leave their families and are never heard from again.
Others are around so infrequently that they have abandoned their families in most respects. With respect to daily parenting, consider talking with one of the children's grandparents, a favorite aunt or uncle or a very close friend about sharing the parenting. If it works, you'll have adult help and your children will have the benefit of another adult's influence while growing up. Send us feedback . Inc. 30 years of providing quality legal information.