Facts About Abandonment
Exposing a Legacy of Legal Abandonment
A government where it enforces equal protections for all children, regardless of their parents’ marital status.
Child support laws should apply equally, whether parents are married or not.
1576
Project: No Name
Throughout history, there has been a curious concept regarding illegitimate children, who were referred to as "nullius filius," meaning "the son of nobody." This began to change with the 1576 case of Labine v. Vincent, which argued that it violated the 14th Amendment to discriminate against these children. At that time, illegitimate children had no rights, and their parents often struggled to care for them.
2025
Project: No Accountability
Fast forward 449 years, and you find yourself as a mother working two jobs, drained of energy and resources, trying to provide a better life for your child than the one you had. Unfortunately, society's response often seems dismissive, suggesting, "You made your bed, now sleep in it," regarding the challenges of being a single mother.
Judicial Fabrication
“While the Supreme Court has held that children should not be penalized for their parents’ actions, the state does just that when it presumes that nonmarital fathers have no relationship with their children”
Furture
Project: Now Change
through urgent legal advocacy and reform, we can create a movement to dismantle the systemic neglect and abuse that has been and is currently plaguing our great nation
