Free tools for fathers fighting to stay in their children's lives. Keep a private custody journal, never miss a chance to reach out, find fun places to take your kids, and stay on top of the news that affects you. Built by a father who's lived this fight.
No father fights alone here.
Log pickups, missed visits, calls and payments in under a minute a day. When you need it, print a clean, dated timeline for your lawyer. Free, and private: it stays on your phone.
Custody, child support and parental alienation news, plus know-your-rights basics. A new story every day. We share experiences and awareness, not legal advice.
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This is what your support builds. Fathers who were fighting alone now have a place to show up, speak out and celebrate together. Every shirt and hat helps us bring more of these stories to light.
What false allegations do to a good father, and why we won't stay quiet.
Watch on TikTok: The Silver Bullet
Reacting to House Bill 378, a push for equal shared parenting, and why every state should be talking about it.
Watch on TikTok: 50/50 shared custody in Pennsylvania
A DMF member shares a huge win live with fathers who have been there.
Watch on TikTok: a huge win from a DMF member
“You consistently bring awareness and hope to dads like me. Thank you.”
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Some days you can't be there. Write it down anyway.
Tell them what you want them to know: on their birthday, through a hard season, or for the day they're old enough to read it. Print it or save it as a PDF. It's private, and nothing you write leaves your device.
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Every design is created by the founder, cut in vinyl and heat-pressed by hand onto quality shirts, hats and hoodies, one piece at a time. Each piece is made to order. Hoodies and caps are $45, tees are $35, plus shipping and handling. The emblem goes on the front. Your message goes on the back. Pick a slogan from the I Said What I Said collection or write your own when you reserve, so you're literally wearing the message. New members get 15% off their first piece. Reserve yours below and we'll email you the shipping cost, payment details and timing. No payment until your order is confirmed.
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Your shirt funds a father's story.
Dads who are being pushed out of their kids' lives often feel like nobody is listening. We're changing that, one interview at a time.
Dads Moving Forward started as one father's story and grew into a community of more than 150,000 people who've lived it, or watched someone they love live it.
Good fathers can be pushed out of their children's lives through parental alienation, false allegations, and a system that doesn't always see the whole picture. Too often the children end up caught in the middle. This isn't about men versus women. Many of our strongest voices are moms, partners and grandmothers who've seen it firsthand. It's about putting children first and keeping loving parents in the picture.
Naming the patterns: alienation, manipulation, children used as leverage. People can't fight what they can't see.
No dad should go through it alone. Lawyers, mechanics, veterans, tradesmen: fathers from every walk of life, helping each other.
Staying steady, staying lawful, staying ready. Building a life your kids can come home to.
To the moms who stand with us: thank you. You see it too.
Some of our biggest supporters are women who've watched a good man fight for his kids. This movement is for every child who deserves both parents, and for every parent who shows up.
The founder of Dads Moving Forward is also a photographer. Portraits, graduations, proms, weddings and events in Binghamton, NY and the surrounding areas. Everyone deserves a shot.
Not ready for a piece yet, but want to stand with us? Send support through Cash App. It helps us sit down with fathers, record their stories and keep this hub running.
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Dads Moving Forward shares experiences and awareness, not legal advice. For a custody dispute, talk to a licensed family law attorney or find free help at LawHelp.org. For local services, call 211.
