DEDICATED  FATHERS

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Background

Dedicated Fathers is an organization created in 2005 by Bulletproof Entertainment and

Mr.Marvin L. Chapman, MFT, CFC.  

Marvin Chapman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), MFC27081, a Certified Forensic Counselor (CFC), F16841, a former mediator with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Mediation and Conciliation Court Services, a Certified Collaborative Divorce Coach, and the President of United Fathers of America - a nonprofit organization established in 1976. 

Marvin has over 25 years of experience both inside and outside of the family court system.  He has been involved in thousands of cases and has developed a working professional relationship with the courts, facilitator's offices, Legal Aid Society, Department of Social Services, Department of Child Support Services, private attorneys, forensic professionals, private therapist, and many others.  This lifetime of knowledge and experience is what Marvin draws upon when assisting parents who are going through the family court process. 

Dedicated Fathers is the result of Marvin's twenty-five (25) years and the collaborative vision of Bulletproof Entertainment.

Organization Mission Statement

The mission of Dedicated Fathers is to provide information, education and empowerment about the adversarial family court system. 

The purpose of Dedicated Fathers is to assist parents by providing information, education and empowerment through an audio book series, an informative workbook, and the Dedicated Fathers community website and blog.

Dedicated Fathers is dedicated to assisting, supporting and guiding parents who are caught in the middle of the confusing, intimidating and frustrating family court system.

Dedicated Fathers was established to let parents know they are not alone. 

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MEDIATION

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There are basically two (2) types of divorce mediation: 

Voluntary Mediation and Court Connected Mandatory Mediation. 

An overview and general outline of both types of mediation are presented below.

Voluntary Mediation

Generally, at any time you and the other parent have the right to enter into voluntary divorce mediation. Voluntary mediation is where you voluntarily (without any mandates from the court or any other source) take your family court issues to an independent third (3^rd) party who is has been specifically trained in the art of mediation and negotiation.  The primary function of an independent divorce mediator is to assist you and the other parent in coming to compromised agreements, which are then prepared into court approved documents, which then become court orders.

Court Connected Mandatory Mediation

The second type of mediation is court connected mandatory mediation.  This mediation is set up by the family courts and you are mandated by the court to attend.  Mediators in court connected mandatory mediation offices are generally professional divorce mediators hired by the court to help parents come up with their own agreements, typically dealing only with custody and visitation issues.  There are generally two (2) types of court connected mandatory mediation –

Confidential mediation and Recommendation mediation.

Confidential Mediation

Confidential Mediation is where all that is said and done within the mediation session is kept confidential.  There court will never hear what was specifically said or done within the mediation sessions.

Recommendation Mediation

Unlike confidential mediation, in recommendation mediation the divorce mediators actually make custody and visitation recommendations directly to the court.  Everything that was said and all behaviors exhibited during the mediation sessions are open for the mediator to interpret, judge and comment upon in open court.

Personal Note:  I find it very hard to believe divorce mediators within the recommendation mediation model have the audacity to believe they can learn the dynamics of a particular family and become so familiar with the functioning of that family to the degree they are able to ethically make an intelligent recommendation about what is best for that family.  I personally believe this is one of clearest forms of abuse which families are subjected to within the adversarial family court system.

Please be sure to read the entire article on Divorce Mediation. You will not want to miss it. You can find this article and many others on such topics as collaborative divorce, the family court system, hiring the right attorney, and father's rights.

You can find these articles at www.dedicatedfathers.blogspot.com and at www.dedicatedfathers.org.  

Thank you and please remember…You Are Not Alone!

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BIOGRAPHY

Marvin L. Chapman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), MFC27081, Certified  Forensic Counselor (CFC), F16841, Certified Collaborative Divorce Coach, and a Registered Legal Document Assistant (OC158).  Early on Marvin recognized his passion for aiding people in crisis when he began his career as an Army medevac helicopter pilot and emergency medical technician.  After being honorably discharged from Army and then completing his education, Marvin worked within the family court system as a family mediator in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Mediation and Conciliation Court Services.  Therefore, he has first hand knowledge of how the family court system works and its requirements.  More importantly, having worked with thousands of parents from both within and outside the family court system, Marvin understands the confusion and frustration of parents who are caught in the family court process. 

In 1986, Marvin was appointed to the California Senate Task Force on Family Equity, a task force set up by the California legislature to review and make recommendations to the legislature on issues relating to family law.  Marvin is a member of Who's Who among Outstanding Business Executives and Who's Who in California.  As a licensed therapist, trained mediator, and with over 25 years of experience in the family court arena, Marvin is uniquely qualified to assist parents going through the family court process.

Marvin is currently the President of United Fathers of America, Inc., a nonprofit children's rights organization established in 1976.  The mission of United Fathers is to enhance parental involvement in the lives of their children, physically and emotionally as well as financially, during and after the breakdown of the parent's relationship, by providing education, information and empowerment to responsible mothers and fathers.  They accomplish this mission by guiding dedicated parents through the perplexing and intimidating family court system, thereby increasing parental accountability and responsibility.

In 2001, the Orange County District Attorney, Family Support Division, retained Marvin to be a guest lecturer for their customer service training.  In 2001, 2002, and again in 2004, United Fathers of America received special recognition from Disneyland Resort by being selected to receive an outstanding Community Service Award.  The 2004 honor was the Jack B. Lindquist Award in recognition of United Fathers as being the most outstanding nonprofit organization in Orange County, CA. 

With over 25 years of experience, Marvin has been involved in thousands of cases and has developed a working professional relationship with the Courts, Facilitator's Office, Legal Aid Society, Department of Social Services, Department of Child Support Services, private attorneys, custody evaluators, therapists and many others. 

This lifetime of knowledge and experience is what Marvin draws upon when helping parents who are going through the family court process.  It is Marvin's passion and his joy to share his knowledge and experience with others.

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Learn from all the fathers who have gone before you.  For over 26 years we have been assisting parents going through the trauma of family court.  Take our experience and use it.  The information in the Dedicated Fathers Audio Book Series will help demystify the confusing and frustrating adversarial family court process.  It will help you can gain the confidence you need to confront the processes, procedures and divorce issues with which you will be bombarded throughout your stay in the adversarial family court arena. 

Armed with the power of the information in the audio series, you will have with the power-tools needed to successfully complete your mission.  For the cost of only one (1) hour with an attorney, you will receive the education and information which could save you thousands of dollars.  Your future will thank you for your insight of taking the steps today which will bring you a better tomorrow.

Thank you for being a Dedicated father.  You may not hear that from your children until years from now, you will probably never hear it from society; however, you will hear it repeatedly from us - thank you for being a Dedicated father. 

I look forward to your joining our growing family of Dedicated fathers and like them, remember....

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

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