ABSTRACT
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau (Fields & Casper, 2001) show that many children do not reside in two-parent families nor are all such families biological. In fact in 2000, 30.7% of children aged 17 years and younger were residing with one parent, usually a single mother (80%). Other estimates (U.S. Census Bureau, 1998) show that about 11% of children have a nonresident, divorced or separated father. These figures have remained about the same since 1992. Given that there is no expectation of a dramatic decline in the number of children affected by divorce, continued focus on the experiences of these fathers is warranted.
