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'''Parents Without Rights''' is a political interest and support group based in [[Florida]], [[United States]] that campaigns for the reform of [[family law]]. It was founded in [[1991]] by a group of men who felt that the Florida's Family Courts did not consider them competent to be active Father and Parents, or have custody of their children, when their marriages ended in [[divorce]]. In [[1995]], they were reorganized.

==Florida law==
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The '''standard visition''' of the Florida courts consists of alternating weekends and a few holidays; this amounts to about 14% of the child's time. Parents Without Rights argues that this standard visitation does not allow enough time for the non-custodial parent to form a meaningful relationship with their child.

==Constitutional law==

Their argument for equality and equal parental rights is based upon the [[Fourteenth 
Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]] of the [[United States Constitution]]. This position was affirmed by the [[United States Supreme Court]] in Troxel et vir. v. Granville, 530 US 57, 67 (2000). The Court stated that parenting is a fundamental right protected by the US Constitution. In [[Troxel]], the court wrote: ''The liberty interest at issue in this case -- the interest of parents in the care, custody, and control of their children -- is perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized by this Court(contracted; show full)*[http://www.ParentsBeforeTheCourt.org Florida Class Action Suit] Florida NCP Class Action Suit
*[http://www.MillionDadsMarch.org Million Dads March] Million Dads March
*[http://www.geocities.com/sharedparentingworks// Shared Parenting Works]

[[Category:Divorce]]
[[Category:Marriage]]
[[Category:Parenting]]
[[Category:Political advocacy groups in the United States]]